Course: Process Theory

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Course title Process Theory
Course code TUVI/TK8TP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Monka Peter Pavol, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Theory of process manufacturing operations of plastic parts, stamping, plastic molding, injection molding, blow molding hollow articles, dipping, rotational sintering. 2. Technology of machining focusing on physical fundamentals of chip formation within plastic materials. 3. Choice of specific technological conditions for machining plastics. 4. Technological characteristics and selection of optimum cutting parameters during machining of structural plastics. 5. Theory of technological processes focusing on machining composites. 6. Choice of technological conditions in the production of composites. 7. Specific conditions for the quality control of plastic products focusing on dimensional accuracy, surface roughness and applications of dimensional chains. 8. Creation of residual stress and control of the residual stress in the surface layer of plastic products. 9. Recycling plastic, material recycling, raw material recycling, energy recycling, regeneration of rubber, recycling of biodegradable plastics. 10. Plastic surface finishing, painting, printing, the high printing, intaglio printing, printing from the desktop, network printing. 11. Industrial robots and manipulators, typical constructions, degrees of freedom in the plane and in the space, mathematical description of kinematics, matrix description of rotation and translation, D-H notation. 12. Solution of robot motion, forward and inverse kinematics tasks, robot movement programming. 13. Interaction between robot and its environment, sensors, communication interfaces. 14. Construction of end effectors. Typical arrangements. End effectors.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Individual work of students
  • Preparation for examination - 150 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge of basic physical laws and mathematical apparatus for optimizing a system with linear dependencies of dependent variables.
Knowledge of basic physical laws and mathematical apparatus for optimizing a system with linear dependencies of dependent variables.
Knowledge of the classification of production technologies from the point of view of the effect on the integrity of the material.
Knowledge of the classification of production technologies from the point of view of the effect on the integrity of the material.
Knowledge of the classification of production technologies in terms of the dependence of the economic impact on the required production.
Knowledge of the classification of production technologies in terms of the dependence of the economic impact on the required production.
Skills
Ability to optimize a production engineering problem by linear programming.
Ability to optimize a production engineering problem by linear programming.
The ability to select an appropriate set of production technologies for the component determined by the production drawing and the required productivity.
The ability to select an appropriate set of production technologies for the component determined by the production drawing and the required productivity.
learning outcomes
Knowledge
General scientific basis of engineering production processes.
General scientific basis of engineering production processes.
Theoretical base of processes of polymeric materials.
Theoretical base of processes of polymeric materials.
Quality of polymer process products with a focus on surface layers.
Quality of polymer process products with a focus on surface layers.
General scientific basis of engineering production processes.
General scientific basis of engineering production processes.
Fundamentals of product and process life cycle assessment.
Fundamentals of product and process life cycle assessment.
Sustainability and Circular Economy in Manufacturing Engineering.
Sustainability and Circular Economy in Manufacturing Engineering.
Recycling of materials with a focus on polymeric materials.
Recycling of materials with a focus on polymeric materials.
Optimization of the characteristics of the production process - production operations, technological procedure, energy consumption, carbon footprint, production batch, warehouse management.
Optimization of the characteristics of the production process - production operations, technological procedure, energy consumption, carbon footprint, production batch, warehouse management.
Flexible automation of production processes - industrial robots and manipulators.
Flexible automation of production processes - industrial robots and manipulators.
Skills
The ability to objectively select suitable production processes from the point of view of practical multi-criteria consequences of engineering production processes.
The ability to objectively select suitable production processes from the point of view of practical multi-criteria consequences of engineering production processes.
The ability to evaluate the quality characteristics of the products of polymer materials processing processes.
The ability to evaluate the quality characteristics of the products of polymer materials processing processes.
Skills in objectively determining the complex problem of economic, energy and environmental impacts of production processes.
Skills in objectively determining the complex problem of economic, energy and environmental impacts of production processes.
Ability to incorporate social and environmental factors into the design of production processes.
Ability to incorporate social and environmental factors into the design of production processes.
Skills in the optimization of multi-criteria non-linear problems of manufacturing technologies.
Skills in the optimization of multi-criteria non-linear problems of manufacturing technologies.
Skills for designing a simple workplace with elements of flexible automation.
Skills for designing a simple workplace with elements of flexible automation.
teaching methods
Knowledge
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Lecturing
Lecturing
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Skills
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Students working in pairs
Students working in pairs
Teamwork
Teamwork
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Knowledge
Analysis of the student's performance
Analysis of the student's performance
Composite examination (Written part + oral part)
Composite examination (Written part + oral part)
Recommended literature
  • Neslušan, M. aj. Experimentálne metody v trieskovom obrábaní. Žilina: EDIS, ŽU, 2007. ISBN 978-80-8070-711-8.
  • Řasa, Jaroslav. Strojírenská technologie 3. 1. vyd. Praha : Scientia, 2000. ISBN 8071832073.
  • WOLF, R.A. Plastic Surface Modification: Surface Treatment and Adhesion.. München: Hanser, 2010. ISBN 978-3-446-41270-5.


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