| CODE | MFE4007 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Manufacturing Automation | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Prerequisites: MFE 2003, PCE2001, MFE2004, MFE3007, Concurrent Module: MFE 4006 Objectives: The objective of this module is to take a more in-depth look at various aspects of automation in manufacturing, and their application in the various stages of product development. Specifically the feasibility study, planning, design, and implementation of automation is discussed. Content: - Basic principles of automation - Building blocks of automation - Elements of industrial control systems - Numerical control - Mechanization of parts handling - Automated production, assembly and inspection - Industrial robots - Programmable logic controllers - Implementation of automation - Ethics in automation Required Text - C. Ray Asfahl, "Robots and Manufacturing Automation", 2nd Edition, John Wiley and Sons, 1992. Reference Texts - Groover, M.P., "Automation, Production Systems, and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing", 2nd Edition, Prentice-Hall, 2001. - Ben-Zion Sandler, "Robotics: Designing the Mechanisms for Automated Machinery", Prentice-Hall, 1991. - Beno Benhabib, "Manufacturing: Design, Production, Automation, and Integration", Marcel Dekker, 2003. |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | Before TAKING THIS UNIT YOU ARE ADVISED TO TAKE MFE3101 AND TAKE PCE2001 AND TAKE MFE2003 While TAKING THIS UNIT YOU ARE ADVISED TO TAKE MFE4006 |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Sandro Azzopardi |
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