Program Overview

Course Overview

The course "Manufacturing processes" is offered in the Autumn semester of 2025. It is a part of the Bachelor's Degree Programme in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) at Aarhus University.

Course Details

• ECTS: 5
• Forms of instruction: Lecture
• Forms of examination: Take-home assignment (Assign) and written
• Language of instruction: English
• Level: Bachelor
• Location: Aarhus

Course Content

The course covers analyses of manufacturing processes that involve material removal (e.g., milling, turning), material forming (e.g., sheet metal forming, deep drawing, extrusion, metal casting, injection moulding), and processes that create new material (e.g., welding, additive manufacturing). It also includes process design, as well as societal, environmental, qualitative, and quantitative aspects of manufacturing engineering. Hands-on lab exercises and visits to or by industry are part of the course.

Description of Qualifications

The objective of the course is to apply knowledge about engineering design, material science, and applied mechanics to analyze and design manufacturing processes. By the end of the course, students are expected to be able to:

• Evaluate common manufacturing processes that involve material removal, material forming, and material addition
• Identify possibilities and limitations as well as strengths and weaknesses of common manufacturing processes
• Explain the background for selecting processes to manufacture a specified engineering design
• Analyze and estimate process parameters for selected manufacturing processes
• Interpret technical documentation for selected manufacturing processes
• Communicate with other professions about some commercial as well as quantitative/qualitative aspects of manufacturing engineering
• Plan and carry out project work in relation to manufacturing engineering

Academic Prerequisites

Students must have passed or signed up for the courses "Design and Construction", "Material Science and Production", and "Machine design" (or equivalent).

Course Structure

• Type of course: Ordinary, Exchange
• Primary programme: Bachelor's Degree Programme in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)
• Related programmes: Bachelor's Degree Programme in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)
• Department: Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering
• Faculty: Technical Sciences
• Location: Aarhus
• Maximum number of participants: None

Teaching

• Forms of instruction: Lecture, classroom instruction, and practical
• Instructor: Jinghao Li, Tito Andriollo
• Course coordinator: Jinghao Li

Examination

• Forms of examination: Take-home assignment (Assign) and written
• Form of co-examination: Internal co-examination
• Assessment: 7-point grading scale
• Permitted exam aids: All
• Duration: 2 hours for the written exam

Requirements for Taking the Exam

None.

Comments

• Take-home assignments: 3 take-home assignments to be handed in during the semester.
• Written exam: Written test in the course curriculum. It is not allowed to use tools based on generative artificial intelligence (GAI).
• Grading: One total grade based on an overall grading with 50% based on home assignments and 50% based on the written exam.