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Notes On MEE 501

The document provides information about the MEE 501 Production Engineering I course. It includes recommended textbooks, course contents which cover an introduction to production engineering, the role of production engineers, and theories of metal cutting and machining. It also defines what a production engineer is and their duties such as liaising between teams, planning production processes, and ensuring quality engineering solutions. Key aspects of metal machining covered are defining machining, different machining operations like turning, drilling and milling, how chips are formed, and the role of cutting tools.

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Notes On MEE 501

The document provides information about the MEE 501 Production Engineering I course. It includes recommended textbooks, course contents which cover an introduction to production engineering, the role of production engineers, and theories of metal cutting and machining. It also defines what a production engineer is and their duties such as liaising between teams, planning production processes, and ensuring quality engineering solutions. Key aspects of metal machining covered are defining machining, different machining operations like turning, drilling and milling, how chips are formed, and the role of cutting tools.

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Notes on MEE 501

Production Engineering I
Prepared by
B.V. Omidiji
Recommended textbooks
• Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing:
Materials, Processes and Systems. 4th Edition.
Mikell P. Groover.

• A Textbook of Production Engineering. P. C.


Sharma
Course contents
• Introduction
• The role of production engineering in the
mechanical engineering profession
• Theory of metal cutting/machining
• Kinematics of machine tools
• Time and cost estimates
Who is production engineer?
• Production Engineer is an individual who
possesses the wide range of knowledge on
manufacturing and production process. Production
engineer plays a crucial role in an organization,
liaising across various business professionals to
deliver designs equipped for manufacture and
providing solutions to the problems concerning
the design and manufacturing process.
Duties and responsibilities of production
engineer
* Representing the manufacturing department at customer and
product development liaison meetings and ensuring effective
implementation of design practices to meet customer needs.
* Establishing productive working relationships with engineering,
planning, design teams to maintain customary liaison.
* Planning and coordinating various procedures concerning in an
organization.
* Delivering quality engineering production solutions in learned
response to development, hardware, manufacturing, and
operational needs.
* Planning, determining, coordinating, and controlling the
processes concerning production
Duties and responsibilities contd
* Ensuring that strong and efficient teamwork culture
exists within the production team.
* Implementing project schedules and plans in a timely
effective manner.
* Taking initiation and directing various procedures to
increase final outcome of the organization.
* Directing the production team members and
introducing efficient methods of production line.
* Identifying risk mitigation actions and risks.
* Mentoring and developing novice production engineers
Theory of metal machining
• Definition of Machining
Machining is a manufacturing process in which a
sharp cutting tool is used to cut away material to
leave the desired part shape.
Machining is generally referred to as metal removal
processes; the most important branch of it is
conventional machining- turning, drilling and
milling.
The other operations include shaping, planing,
broaching and sawing
Machining contd
• Another group of material removal processes is
the abrasive processes, which mechanically
remove material by the action of hard, abrasive
particles. This process group includes grinding
honing, lapping, and superfinishing.
• Finally, there are the nontraditional processes,
which use various energy forms other than a
sharp cutting tool or abrasive particles to remove
material. The energy forms include mechanical,
electrochemical, thermal, and chemical.
Outcome of machining
The predominant cutting action in machining
involves shear deformation of the work material
to form a chip; as the chip is removed, a new
surface is exposed. Machining is most frequently
applied to shape metals.

The process is illustrated in Figure 1


Chip formation

Figure 1: Chip formation


Classification of metal removal processes

Figure 2: Family tree


Illustrations of machining operations
There are many kinds of machining operations, each of
which is capable of generating a certain part geometry
and surface texture. The three most common types:
turning, drilling, and milling.
In turning, a cutting tool with a single cutting edge is
used to remove material from a rotating workpiece to
generate a cylindrical shape.
Drilling is used to create a round hole.
In milling, a rotating tool with multiple cutting
edges is fed slowly across the work material to
generate a plane or straight surface.
Turning operation

Figure 3: Turning
Drilling operation

Figure 4: Drilling
Milling operation

Figure 5: Milling
Cutting tool
A cutting tool has one or more sharp cutting edges and is made
of a material that is harder than the work material. The cutting
edge serves to separate a chip from the parent work material.
Connected to the cutting edge are two surfaces of the tool: the
rake face and the flank. The rake face, which directs the flow of
the newly formed chip, is oriented at a certain angle called the
rake angle a. It is measured relative to a plane perpendicular to
the work surface. The rake angle can be positive or negative.
The flank of the tool provides a clearance between the tool
and the newly generated work surface, thus protecting the
surface from abrasion, which would degrade the finish. This
flank surface is oriented at an angle called the relief angle
Orthogonal cutting model

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