Program Overview

Course Overview

The course MG2028, CAD and Other IT Tools in Industrial Processes, is a 6.0 credit course that focuses on the IT tools used by mechanical engineers in the manufacturing industry. The course aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills to create robust CAD models, use CAD models in various IT tools, and adapt CAD models for additive manufacturing.

Course Description

Manufacturing companies face fierce international competition, where new products have to be developed and produced at an ever-increasing pace. Thus, productivity in the product realization process is of utmost importance. Companies form joint ventures and cooperate with subcontractors and consultants to speed up their work. To facilitate such sharing of work tasks, the use of IT tools, such as CAD, CAM, CAE, and PDM systems, is becoming a necessity. However, to fully utilize such tools, well-structured and efficient sharing and exchange of information between different companies and their software systems are necessary.

Course Objectives

After passing the course, the student will be able to:

• Create robust CAD models that could easily be understood and further developed by others
• Use CAD models in various IT tools, such as CAM, CAE, and product configuration systems
• Adapt CAD models for additive manufacturing and use them in preparation for manufacturing
• Create and exchange information about a product and its manufacturing by using CAD system functionality and common exchange formats
• Independently reason about how product and production information is handled in manufacturing companies and how they use IT tools in their product realization processes

Course Contents

The course covers the following topics:

• Guidelines for creating robust CAD models
• IT tools for manufacturing preparation, CAM, product configuration, and computer-aided calculations, FEM, and CAE
• Other IT tools that utilize the CAD model, such as metrology or preparation for additive manufacturing
• Standards for structuring and exchanging product data
• Work methods and information handling in IT systems for industrial product realization

Intended Learning Outcomes

The course has the following intended learning outcomes:

• Create robust CAD models
• Use CAD models in various IT tools
• Adapt CAD models for additive manufacturing
• Create and exchange information about a product and its manufacturing
• Reason about how product and production information is handled in manufacturing companies

Examination and Completion

The course is examined through:

• Homework assignments CAD (1.5 credits)
• Homework assignments other (3.0 credits)
• Laboratory exercises other (1.5 credits) The grading scale is A, B, C, D, E, FX, F. To get a higher grade, a number of voluntary assignments have to be completed and approved.

Literature and Preparations

The specific prerequisites for the course are:

• MF1061 Design and Product Realization, Introduction
• MJ1103 Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
• MF1001 Mechanical Engineering, introductory course
• Swedish B and English A or the equivalent The recommended prerequisites are basic knowledge about product design and production, and basic proficiency in using 3D CAD.

Further Information

The course is offered by ITM/Production Engineering Stockholm, and the main field of study is Mechanical Engineering. The education cycle is the second cycle. The course may not be taken by students who have taken the course MG2128. Students who have not taken any of the courses MF1046/MF1061, MJ1103/MF1101, or MG1028 should take the course MG2128.