Syllabus Information

5.3. Syllabus

1) Mechanical design in process planning.

Geometric modeling systems (CAD).

Design rules for structural and aesthetic parts.

2) Manufacturing and rapid prototyping.

Prototyping and integration phases in the product development cycle.

Manufacturing technologies and rapid prototyping.

Reverse engineering.

3) Planning manufacturing processes.

Planning mechanical forming processes.

Tools for molding and deformation processes.

4) Analysis of the feasibility of manufacturing by CAE.

Finite element in manufacturing processes and planning stages.

Validation of manufacturing process.

5) Planning machining processes.

CNC machining systems and high performance machining.

Machining strategies in CAM systems.

6) Concurrent Engineering and PLM.

Planning manufacturing processes in Concurrent Engineering environments.

Product data management (PDM).

CAD / CAM / CAE systems. Data exchange standards.