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Tools and Work Design (5 cr)

Code: 5031123-3005

General information


Enrollment

13.12.2022 - 11.01.2023

Timing

12.01.2023 - 24.03.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Engineering and Business

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering

Teachers

  • Heikki Saariluoma

Teacher in charge

Heikki Saariluoma

Groups

  • MKONTS20

Objective

After a completed study unit the student
- has a grasp of the technical and financial significance of tool design and manufacturing and of product design for product development operations and for the entire business cycle of the product
- can design tools for conventional manufacturing methods
- can apply the Lean and JIT principles in production development projects
- knows the basics of production layout design (production line, functional layout, cell layout).

Content

- production types, production planning process, the principles of Lean Production and JIT, the basics of production layout design, work analysis
- tool designer proficiency, design aids, 3D modelling
- the significance of the CAD/CAM  system for tool design and manufacturing
- workpiece securing devices, sheet metal working tools, injection moulds, and the tools required for production automation.

Evaluation scale

H-5