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Manufacturing provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 20 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

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20 hours worth of material
Self Paced
Overview

  • How are designs turned into products? What resources, materials and methods are used and what set of activities goes under the heading of 'manufacturing'? This free course will introduce ...

Syllabus

    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 Introduction
    • 1 Introduction
    • 1.1 Making a product
    • 1.2 The manufacturing process
    • 1.3 Component parts
    • 1.4 What is manufacturing?
    • 1.5 Product design specification (PDS)
    • 1.6 A PDS checklist
    • 1.7 Product form and function
    • 1.8 Product design
    • 1.9 Engineering or industrial design?
    • 1.10 Marketing
    • 1.11 Product value
    • 1.12 Manufacturing processes: making things
    • 1.13 Gears and gearing
    • 1.14 Getting into shape: some basics
    • 1.15 Scales of material structure
    • 1.16 Classifying shapes
    • 1.6.1 (2D) continuous
    • 1.16.2 (3-D) - Shapes
    • 2 Casting
    • 2 Casting
    • 2.1 Introduction
    • 2.2 Properties for processing – casting
    • 2.3 Types of casting
    • 2.3.1 Permanent pattern
    • 2.3.2 Permanent mould
    • 2.3.3 Expendable mould and pattern
    • 2.4 Casting processes
    • 2.5 Casting metals
    • 2.6 Casting plastics
    • 2.7 Casting microstructure and defects
    • 2.8 Casting our gearwheel
    • 3 Forming
    • 3 Forming
    • 3.1 Introduction
    • 3.2 Properties for processing – forming
    • 3.3 Forming v casting
    • 3.4 Forming processes
    • 3.5 Extrusion
    • 3.6 Rolling
    • 3.7 Metal forging
    • 3.8 Forming our gearwheel
    • 3.9 Failure of replacement gears
    • 3.10 Powder processing techniques
    • 4 Cutting
    • 4 Cutting
    • 4.1 Introduction
    • 4.2 Cutting processes
    • 4.3 The mechanics of machining
    • 4.4 Hardness
    • 4.5 Types of tool material
    • 4.6 Machining our gearwheel
    • 5 Joining
    • 5 Joining
    • 5.1 Introduction
    • 5.2 Mechanical joining
    • 5.3 Adhesive joints
    • 5.4 Brazing and soldering
    • 5.5 Glues
    • 5.6 Welding
    • 5.7 Solid-state welding
    • 5.8 Fusion welding
    • 5.9 Joining (assembling) our gearwheel
    • 6 Making the gearwheel
    • 6 Making the gearwheel
    • 6.1 Introduction
    • 6.2 Production costs
    • 6.3 Looking ahead
    • 7 Surface engineering
    • 7 Surface engineering
    • 7.1 Introduction
    • 7.2 Case study 1: The kitchen knife
    • 7.2.1 Increase the hardness of the steel
    • 7.2.2 Make the knife out of a harder material
    • 7.2.3 Engineer the cutting edge to retain the sharpness
    • 7.3 Stainless steel
    • 7.4 Wear
    • 7.5 Physical vapour deposition
    • 7.6 Plasma spraying
    • 7.7 Case Study 2: Optical coatings
    • 7.8 Optical terms
    • 7.8.1 Refractive index
    • 7.8.2 Dispersive power
    • 7.8.3 Scattering
    • 7.9 Materials selection
    • 7.10 Scratch-resistant coatings
    • 7.11 Anti-reflective coatings
    • 7.12 Concluding remarks
    • Conclusion
    • Appendix I Table of hardness values
    • Acknowledgements

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