Manufacturing Engineering Technology (Mfg)
Undergraduate Courses
100-Level Courses
MFG 130 : Modern Manufacturing.
(3:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Methods and characteristics of successful manufacturing engineers and managers. Introduction to engineering and technology, design, and project management. Lab. |
200-Level Courses
MFG 220 : Material Removal.
(3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | Math 111 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Methods and procedures to shape materials using basic machine tools; cutting theory, tool selection, metrology methods, and machine operation. Introduction to computer numerical control. |
MFG 230 : Computer-Aided Manufacturing.
(3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | MFG 220 & ME EN 172 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Manual and computer-assisted programming of computer numerical controlled (CNC) equipment. Developing CNC programs to manufacture parts for high production. |
MFG 291 : Manufacturing Leadership.
(1:1:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Lectures on personal and professional development emphasizing internship preparation. Field trips observing different types of manufacturing. |
300-Level Courses
MFG 331 : Metals Processes.
(4:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | ME EN 250; ME En 250; CE En 203 or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Capabilities and applications of common metal-processing methods, including relationships between part design, material, and process parameters. |
MFG 340 : Quality Systems in Manufacturing.
(3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Stat 201 or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Tools and principles of quality in manufacturing systems based on the Six Sigma process. Basic tools, variation, loss function, cost of quality, SPC, DOE, and FMEA. Comprehensive project required. |
MFG 355 : Plastics Materials and Processing.
(3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Me En 250 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Understanding plastic materials, properties, and uses. Survey of plastic-manufacturing processes. Designing plastic products and manufacturing systems. |
MFG 399R : International Internship.
(1-3:0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Working in teams to solve problems encountered in international industry. Project management and reporting under guidance of industry supervisor and department faculty. |
400-Level Courses
MFG 431 : Tool Design.
(3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Spring On Demand |
| PREREQUISITE: | MFG 230; MFG 331 or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Designing special tooling for manufacturing processes using solids-modeling design systems. |
MFG 434 : Introduction to Manufacturing Automation.
(3:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | CE EN 103 & MFG 340 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Sensors, actuators, robotics, part feeding and assembly, PLCs, pneumatic and hydraulic control, justifying automation. |
MFG 479 : Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Develop ideas into a business model. Learn product development. Entrepreneurial concepts and practices. Strategic planning and global competitiveness. |
MFG 480 : Process Planning and Systems Design.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | MFG 340 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Analyzing product specifications and production requirements for manufacturing. Equipment selection and justification; facility layout and material-handling system design; process-improvement techniques. |
MFG 485 : Capstone: Production Management.
(3:1:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | MFG 340 & MFG 431 & MFG 480 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Production operations: designing a production system, carrying our production functions, and procuring materials from suppliers. Principles of lean operations, project management, and industrial supervision. |
500-Level Graduate Courses (available to advanced undergraduates)
MFG 531 : Advanced Computer-Aided Manufacturing Programming.
(3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter Odd Yrs. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Previous introductory computer-aided manufacturing programming; senior or graduate status or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | CAD/CAM programming techniques and requirements for manufacturing components on computer numerical-control machine tools, emphasizing CAM programming, postprocessors, and CAM software evaluation. |
| NOTE: | Fee. |
MFG 532 : Manufacturing Systems.
(3:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | Mfg 480 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Analyzing lean manufacturing systems. Numerous examples and case studies from industry demonstrating principles of lean production, inventory management, and lean distribution. Project with a local company to gain confidence with these principles in an industrial setting. |
MFG 533 : Manufacturing Information Systems.
(3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Mfg 480 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Applying and integrating software and information technologies in planning, executing, and monitoring production operations. |
MFG 555 : Composite Materials and Processes.
(3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | Graduate standing or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Structure, processing, properties, and uses of composite materials, including various manufacturing methods and the relationship between properties and fabrication. |
MFG 574 : Advanced Tool Design.
(3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter Even Yrs. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Advanced design of net-shape products utilizing CAD and CAE methods. Plastic injection mold design and construction. Rapid prototyping and injection molding project. |
MFG 580 : Manufacturing Simulation.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | MFG 480 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Design and optimization of manufacturing systems using simulation. Simulation languages and modeling methodology. |
Graduate Courses