italian version

Aims :

This course provides fundamentals of manufacturing processes and tooling and vill give the basic information for selection of manufacturing processes and machines and for the definition of parameters in manufacturing processes.
Competence: casting processes, forming and shaping processes, material removal processes and machines and welding processes

Topics :

The transformation of raw materials into products. Material-Design- processing interactions. Economic role of manufacturing
METAL CASTING: Fundamentals of casting: fusion and solidification of metals and alloys, molding, melting, pouring. Casting processes: sand casting and mold making, other expendable mold casting processes, permanent mold casting processes. Foundry practice. Casting quality. Metals for casting. Product design considerations
METAL FORMING AND SHEET METALWORKING: Fundamentals of metal forming and plasticity. Bulk deformation processes in metal working: open die forging, close die forging and other related processes. Basic aspects of rolling, drawing and extrusion. Sheet metal forming: cutting, bending and drawing operations and related processes. Die and presses for bulk and sheet metalforming.
MATERIAL REMOVAL PROCESSES: Theory of metal machining, cutting tool technology, machining operations and machine tools, economic and product design in machining. Grinding and other abrasive processes.
WELDING PROCESSES: Fundamentals of welding, welding processes: arc welding, submerged arc welding, protective gas arc welding: TIG, MIG, MAG processes, gas and thermit welding, resistance welding, special welding processes. Brazing and soldering

Textbooks :

F.Gabrielli, Appunti di Tecnologia Meccanica, Pitagora Editrice, Bologna, 2005
F. Mazzoleni, Lezioni di fonderia, Liguori, Napoli.
G. Perotti, Tecnologie siderurgiche, Levrotto & Bella, Torino, 1970
G.F. Micheletti, Tecnologia meccanica, Vol I (Il taglio dei metalli), 1977 e Vol. II (Macchine utensili), 1984, UTET, Torino
A. Vallini, La saldatura e i suoi problemi, Vol I, Dal Bianco editore, Udine, 1971
O. Zurla, Appunti di macchine utensili, Clueb, Bologna, 1989

Exam :

L'esame consiste in una prova scritta ed una orale sugli argomenti sviluppati durante il corso.

Tutorial Session :

Martedì 11,30 - 14,00
Giovedì 11,30 - 14,00 e, per casi particolari, su appuntamento.