Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Imagine, design, carry out and operate machinery, mechanical systems and mechanical production units to provide a solution to a complex problem by integrating needs, constraints, context and technical, economic, societal, ethical and environmental issues.
• Identify complex problems to be solved and develop the specifications by integrating needs, contexts and technical, economic, societal, ethical and environmental issues.
• Optimally design and calculate the dimensions of machinery, mechanical systems and mechanical production units, based on state of the art, a study or model, addressing the problem raised; evaluate them in light of various parameters of the specifications.
• Mobilise a structured set of scientific knowledge and skills and specialised techniques in order to carry out mechanical engineering missions, with a focus on Design and Production, using their expertise and adaptability.
• Master and appropriately mobilise knowledge, models, methods and techniques related to the mechanics of solids and fluids, energy exchanges, dynamic and vibratory behaviour of systems, manufacturing and mechanical production, operating machines, and production management (organisation, maintenance, quality).
• Study a machine, a mechanical system or a mechanical production unit by critically selecting theories, models and methodological approaches, and taking into account multidisciplinary aspects.
• Identify and discuss possible applications of new and emerging technologies in the field of mechanical design and production.
• Communicate and exchange information in a structured way - orally, graphically and in writing, in French and in one or more other languages - scientifically, culturally, technically and interpersonally, by adapting to the intended purpose and the relevant public.
• Argue to and persuade clients, colleagues, teachers and boards, both orally and in writing.
• Adopt a professional and responsible approach, showing an open and critical mind in an independent professional development process.
• Analyse their personal functioning and adapt their professional attitudes.
• Show an open and critical mind by bringing to light technical and non-technical issues of analysed problems and proposed solutions.
• Exploit the different means available in order to inform and train independently.
• Contribute by researching the innovative solution of a problem in engineering sciences.
• Construct a framework, formulate relevant hypotheses and propose appropriate solutions from the analysis of scientific literature, particularly in new or emerging disciplines.
• Collect and analyse data rigorously.
• Adequately interpret results taking into account the reference framework within which the research was developed.
• Communicate, in writing and orally, on the approach and its results in highlighting both the scientific criteria of the research conducted and the theoretical and technical innovation potential, as well as possible non-technical issues.

Learning Outcomes of UE

Forming processes of plastics.
Forming processes of composite materials.
Powder metallurgy.
Nontraditional machining processes (Electro discharge machining, Electrochemical machining, Chemical milling, Ultrasonic machining).
Design for X.
Additive manufacturing (3D printing).
Adhesive bonding.
Surface treatment and coating.
Responsibilities of the engineer, environmental issues
This course is given in French and includes an introduction to technical vocabulary in English.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

Select an appropriate manufacturing process for metal parts as well as for plastics or composites according to specifications.
Choose a suitable material for the manufacture of a part.
Analyze the advantages and disadvantages associated with additive manufacturing.
Take into account manufacturing constraints (cost, quality, schedule) when designing a product ("Design for X").
Understand the role of materials in manufacturing processes and the effect of processes on the mechanical properties of manufactured parts.  
Understand the importance of manufacturing in the industrial world and the role of the Engineer in the climate and environmental transitions of the field.
Raising awareness of the climate and environmental issues facing by the industry, and how the field, driven and fuelled by research, is making its climate and environmental transitions.
Highlighting the impact and responsibility of the engineer and the choices he makes on the life cycle of a component, the consumption of resources and energy, and how to optimise these aspects.
Strong link with the professional world and industrial practices, in particular through feedback from industry, concrete examples and case studies.

The course supplements information given in the Manufacturing Processes course of BAB3. It gives an overview of advanced manufacturing techniques as well as manufacturing processes of products made of plastics or composite materials.  

The course is given by academics who conduct research in the field of manufacturing technology and, in the same time, maintain close links with industrial companies, providing education to the forefront of technological and industrial requirements.

Prior Experience

Manufacturing processes and metal alloys