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ME-802 (C) RGPV B.Tech

Machine Tool Design (MTD)

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Syllabus, notes and important questions for ME-802 (C)

Syllabus units

Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.

Unit 1 Basic Features and Kinematics of Machine Tools 9 topics
  • Features of basic machine tools
  • Construction and operation of machine tools
  • Types of machine tools
  • Machine tools motions
  • Transmission: rotation into rotation
  • Rotation into translation
  • Kinematic structures of machine tools – elementary, complex and compound
  • Kinematic features of gear shapers
  • Kinematic features of gear hobbing machine
Unit 1 notes
Unit 2 Regulation of Speed 15 topics
  • Design of gear boxes and need for variation of speed
  • Selection of speed range
  • Laws of stepped regulation
  • Standardization of speeds
  • Speed diagram and analysis of productivity loss
  • Kinematic advantage of gear pair (GP)
  • Structural diagrams, ray diagram and speed chart
  • Gear drives – belt and cone pulley
  • Slip gear type
  • North (worm) gear drive
  • Draw‑key gear drive
  • Clutch type gear drive
  • Mechanical step‑less drives
  • Electrical drives
  • Hydraulic drive
Unit 2 notes
Unit 3 Design of Metal Working Tools 12 topics
  • Design of press working tools
  • Shearing tools
  • Piercing tools
  • Blanking dies
  • Compound die design principles for forging dies
  • Bending tools
  • Forming and drawing dies
  • Tooling for forging – design principles
  • Drop forging design principles
  • Upset forging design principles
  • Design principles and practice for rolling
  • Roll press design
Unit 3 notes
Unit 4 Design of Jigs and Fixtures 14 topics
  • Principles of location
  • Locating methods and devices
  • Principles of clamping
  • Clamping devices
  • Drilling jigs and their types
  • Drill bushes
  • Fixture economics
  • Types of fixtures
  • Milling fixtures
  • Grinding fixtures
  • Broaching fixtures
  • Assembly fixtures
  • Indexing jigs and fixtures
  • Indexing devices
Unit 4 notes
Unit 5 Design of Gauges and Inspection Features 5 topics
  • Design of gauges for dimensional tolerance inspection
  • Design of gauges for form inspection
  • Die and mould design for plastics and rubber parts – compression molding
  • Transfer molding
  • Blow molding
Unit 5 notes
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