last modified 14/01/2005

Course code:  wb5422-03

Course name: Industrial Assembly

ECTS creditpoints: 3

Faculty of  Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology

Lecturer(s): Tichem, dr.ir. M., Buiting-Csikós, mw. ir. Cs.

Tel.:  015-27 81603

Catalog data: assembly process, assembly systems, design of assembly systems, Design For Assembly, micro-assembly

Course year: MSc 1st year

Period: 2A

Hours p/w: 4

Other hours: laboratory project, cases/exercises, company visit, self study.

Assessment: written examination, participation in laboratory project, cases and company visit

Assessm.period(s): 3rd  

(see academic calendar)

Prerequisites: wb5420-03

Follow up: n.o.a.

Detailed description of topics:

  1. Characteristics of assembly in different segments;

  2. Development model for assembly systems;

  3. Assembly process models;

  4. Design For Assembly;

  5. Poka Yoke;               

  6. Assembly systems: concepts, automation, outsourcing, structures and components;

  7. Micro-assembly: basics, main methods;

  8. Micro-assembly: micro-factories, micro-feeding, micro-gripping, self-adjustment, batch-assembly and packaging.

Course material:

Reader for sale at the start of the course. Printout of used overhead slides.

References from literature:

Industrial Assembly, S.Y. Nof et al, Chapman & Hall, London, 1997, ISBN 0-412-55770-3

Remarks (specific information about assessment, entry requirements, etc.):

A written examination will assess the individual knowledge level. Next, assessment will be based on participation in obligatory laboratory project, cases and company visit.

Goals:

Gaining knowledge and skills in industrial assembly, in order to be able to (guide the) development and implementation of assembly systems.

Prepare students for participation in research.

Computer use:

Laboratory project(s):

Programming of an assembly system.

Design content:

Design of assembly processes and systems, (re)design of a product and processes from the viewpoint of optimal assembly.

Percentage of design: 70%