Course code: wb5432-03

Course name: Fundamentals of material removal processes

This concerns a Course

ECTS credit points: 2

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology

Section of Production Technology and Organisation

Lecturer(s): Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. B. Karpuschewski

Tel.:  015 - 27 83204 / 83152

Catalog data:

turning, drilling, milling, grinding, honing, EDM, ECM, process fundamentals, tool characterisation, recent developments

Course year:

MSc 1^st year

Course language:

English

In case of Dutch: Please contact the lecturer about an English alternative, whenever needed.

Semester:

2B

Hours per week:

2

Other hours:

0

Assessment:

Written exam

Assessment period:

2B

(see academic calendar)

Prerequisites (course codes):

Follow up (course codes):

Detailed description of topics:

Classification of material removal processes, processes with geomtrically well-defined cutting edges (turning, drilling, milling, etc.), processes with geomtrically non-defined cutting edges (grinding, honing, lapping, etc.), other processes, tool characteristics, process parameters, recent developments, state-of.the-art machine tools  

Course material:

• reader

References from literature:

• W. König, F. Klocke: Fertigungsverfahren - Band 1: Drehen, Fräsen, Bohren, Band 2: Schleifen, Honen, Läppen, Springer Verlag
• H.K. Tönshoff: Spanen, Springer Verlag 1995
• S. Kalpakjian: Manufacturing processes for engineering materials, Pearson education, New Jersey 2003
• H.J.J. Kals et.al.: Industriele productie, ten Hagen & Stam bv, Den Haag 2001

Remarks assessment, entry requirements, etc.:

final written test

Learning goals:

gaining knowledge about fundamentals of material removal processes, technological comparison of different manufacturing possibilities, limits of technology

Computer use:

none

Laboratory project(s):

none

Design content:

process demands on machine tool design

Percentage of design:  15%