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ME-802 (C) · Machine Tool Design/Official Syllabus

Machine Tool Design (ME-802 (C)) - Official Syllabus

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Unit 1

Basic Features and Kinematics of Machine Tools

  • Features of basic machine tools
  • construction and operation, types of machine tools
  • machine tools motions
  • transmission-rotation in to rotation, rotation in to translation
  • kinematic-structures of machine tools: elementary, complex and compound structure
  • kinematic-features of gear shapers and gear hobbing machine
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Unit 2

Regulation of Speed, Gear Drives

  • Design of gear boxes- need for variation of speed, selection of speed range
  • laws of stepped regulation, standardization of speeds, speed diagram
  • analysis of productivity loss, kinematic advantage of GP
  • structural diagrams, ray diagram and speed chart
  • Gear Drives: Belt and cone pulley, slip gear type, north gear drive
  • draw key gear drive, clutch type
  • mechanical step less drives, electrical drives; hydraulic drive
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Unit 3

Design of Metal working Tools

  • Design of press working tools, shearing, piercing, blanking, dies
  • compound die design principles for forging dies
  • bending, forming drawing dies
  • tooling for forging design principles for forging dies, drop forging, upset forging
  • design principles and practice for rolling, roll press design
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Unit 4

Design of Jigs and Fixtures

  • Principles of location, locating method and devices
  • principles of clamping, clamping devices
  • drilling jigs, types, drill bushes
  • fixture and economics, types of fixture, milling, grinding, broaching
  • assembly fixtures indexing jig and fixtures, indexing devices
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Unit 5

Design of Gauges and Inspection Features

  • Design of gauges for tolerance for dimensions and form inspection
  • dies and mould design for plastics & rubber parts: compression molding
  • transfer molding, blow molding

Reference Books

  • Machine Tool Design and Numerical Control
  • Principles of Machine Tools
  • Tool Design
  • Text Book Of Production Engineering
  • Fundamentals of Metal Cutting and Machine Tools
  • Technology of Machine Tools
  • Production Engineering
  • Fundamentals of Tool Design
  • Die Design Handbook
  • Die Design Hand Book
  • Metal Cutting & Cutting Tool Design
  • Introduction to Jig and Tool Design
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