Manufacturing Technology 6 credits

The course deals with manufacturing methods for product production and production of engineering products as well as prototypes in small series and serial production. The course contains the following: - Overview of manufacturing methods within: Molded manufacturing (including casting, forging, extrusion), Plastic processing, Cutting, Bonding, Powder metallurgy - Surface treatment, surface roughness, abrasion and surface coating - Basic interaction between manufacturing, material properties, product requirements and cost - Overview of the technical materials classification and properties - Method and selection of materials based on properties and process capacity from a business perspective and a sustainability perspective - Prototype manufacturing and Additive manufacturing - Scientific papers in the field and critical review of such papers