Manufacturing engineering and materials processing, 48.
Product and factory development: product development; product design; factory requirements; factory design; human elements in the factory; computers and controllers. Factory operations: practical cost estimating for manufacturing; product tooling and equipment; computer-aided process planning; work measurement; control of production and materials; control of quality. Parts fabrication: principles of structural mechanics; materials characteristics of metals; conventional fabrication processes; non-traditional machining methods; non-metals - plastics; composite manufacturing; finishing. Assembly processes: manual assembly; assembly automation; electronics assembly.