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Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (520H3)

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Advanced Manufacturing Technologies

Module 520H3

Module details for 2024/25.

15 credits

FHEQ Level 7 (Masters)

Library

Manufacturing Engineering and Technology by Serope Kalpakjian, Stephen R. Schmid and Chih-Wah Kok (14 Dec 2009) - Pearson
Machinery's Handbook 28th Edition: Larger-Print Edition by Erik Oberg, Franklin Jones, Henry Ryffel and Christopher McCauley (3 Mar 2008)

Module learning outcomes

Know how to exploit a concurrent engineering environment to enable the generation of manufacturing information.

Understand and be able to specify rapid manufacturing processes that can be exploited for prototype manufacture.

Know when it is appropriate to use a particular technology.

Understand the advanced manufacturing techniques required for the manufacture of turbo-machinery

TypeTimingWeighting
Computer Based ExamSemester 1 Assessment70.00%
Coursework30.00%
Coursework components. Weighted as shown below.
EssayT1 Week 11 100.00%
Timing

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Weighting

Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.

TermMethodDurationWeek pattern
Autumn SemesterLecture2 hours11111111111

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