Introduction to Manufacturing Processes

Manufacturing processes offer us all commercial products used daily in our lives. Traditional manufacturing processes have sharply changed during the last twenty years and are expected to continue changing due to a number of factors that include subtractive manufacturing, environmental regulations, quantum computers and others. This course offers an overview of traditional and new manufacturing processes in a detailed way.

Content

• Plastics, thermoplastics, elastomers
• Polymer chemistry
• Polymerization approaches
• Catalysts
• Properties
• Energy requirements of manufacturing processes
• Metals [ferrous and non-ferrous]
• Ceramics
• Composites
• Heat treatment
• Melting furnaces
• Mold and core making
• Casting
• Forging
• Hot and cold working of metals
• Welding
• Metal cutting
• Lathe Machine
• Drilling machine
• Milling
• Powder metallurgy
• Quality control

For Whom:

Operation/Production Managers, Technicians, Machine Operators, Supervisors, Directors, and others who are involved in the day to day activities in the manufacturing sector.

Training Methodology

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.