Manufacturing Automation Laboratory.
This laboratory provides students with the opportunity to explore and learn about modern manufacturing automation and production processes. The laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment in CAD/CAM (Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacturing) and computer integrated manufacturing automation systems. It includes production type Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) milling machines, CNC lathes equipped with force dynamometers and acoustic emission sensors, a mini-CNC high speed milling machine tool, laser micro-machining station, an innovative and automated sheet folding machine, Universal MTS testing machine for the assessment of material properties, fatigue life, and an Inston Impact tester for impact properties, an automated storage and retrieval system, programmable logic controllers and programmable mobile platforms, a material handling carousel, and a robotic assembly cyber-physical work station.
Manufacturing Processes Laboratory. This laboratory provides students with the opportunity to study and practice manufacturing processes by supporting experimental learning of the fundamentals and the techniques of manufacturing processes. Students can set up and operate machine tools, manufacture parts, measure process variables, and inspect manufactured parts. Student learning from lab experiences is integrated with prior and subsequent learning of other engineering topics such as engineering materials, process planning, and quality control. The laboratory includes modern facilities to demonstrate and explore examples of manual turning, milling, drilling, grinding, conversational Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) turning and milling, plastic filament extrusion based 3-D printing machines, heat-treating, welding, and joining processes. The laboratory also includes a variety of modern metrology instruments for measurement of process variables and dimensional and surface quality of manufactured parts. The laboratory is used on a scheduled basis for the Manufacturing Processes (ISE 3003/304) and Design of Engineering Systems (ISE 399/400) courses.
Microcomputer Laboratory. This lab is equipped with state-of-the-art PCs. The lab has the latest simulation software such as ARENA, Matlab/Simulink, and optimization software. It has software for quality control, plant layout, production control, statistical analysis, and text processing. It also has CAD/CAM/CAE software including AutoCAD, SolidWorks, ABAQUS, and FeatureCAM. The laboratory is connected to a universitywide network and the internet.
Quality and Reliability Engineering Laboratory. This lab has been developed to allow the students to have hands-on experience in actual methods for quality control and reliability engineering. A variety of software for control charts, sampling plans, and design of experiments is available. The laboratory has a wide array of metrology equipment such as digital calipers and micrometers, roundness measurement equipment, surface profilometers, and a coordinate measuring machine. It also has various materials testing equipment, a Rockwell hardness tester temperature chambers, vibration test stands, and failure analysis equipment such as voltage stressing equipment, and measuring microscopes. LABVIEW, Minitab, and STATGRAPHICS software are available for students' use.
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