81877 - Materials and Processes for Product Design

Learning outcomes

Despite the official language of the course being Italian, the teacher can speak Spanish and English fluently to help visiting students during their first weeks of lectures.

The course is delivered in Italian. Please, refer to the Italian version.

A translation of the Learning outcomes is reported below:

The module aims to create a project in which the student can integrate the problems of industrial engineering as main design components by verifying the interactions between processes and product at the production level. At the end of the course, the student: (knows how to practice design for assembly and disassembly; ( knows how to design elements and components of the project, taking into account the processes used to produce them, verifying the materials and the necessary rework.

 

Course contents

Despite the official language of the course being Italian, the teacher can speak Spanish and English fluently to help visiting students during their first weeks of lectures.

The course is delivered in Italian. Please, refer to the Italian version.

A translation of the Course contents is reported below:

Opening session

Presentation of the course program, which is divided into the following parts:

- The declinations of Design;

- Production processes and their sustainability;

- Analysis of industrial products;

- Style exercises and workshop;

- Assignment of industrial product projects to be developed during laboratory hours.

Guidance on:

- Bibliography and in-depth reading.

- Assessment methods.

Below are more details on each section:

The declinations of Design

Overall drawing, part drawing, design for assembly, design for automated assembly (DFAA), design for manufacturability (DFM), design for remanufacturing, design for reuse (DFR), design for recycling"), drawing from the material "material driven".

Production processes and their Sustainability

Introduction to primary forming processes, subtractive processes, advanced and innovative prototyping and additive manufacturing processes.

Introduction to the principles of sustainable production (factors of the "Triple Bottom Line": society, environment, economy). Starting from the analysis of the life cycle of the product (LCA, "Life Cycle Assessment", LCC, "Life Cycle Costing") considerations on the environmental impacts of the various most widespread technologies for the manufacture of an industrial product.

Introduction to "Kansei Engineering" for the improvement of the project through the evaluation of the emotional impact of the product.

Industrial Product Analysis

Product analysis in terms of material choice, manufacturing processes, and evaluation of functional relationships and constraints on the product that the designer/planner must take into account.

Exercises from plane geometry to three dimensions (from sheet metal to object).

Style and portfolio exercises

Restyling and re-engineering of industrial products by replacing materials and processes with particular attention to the use of innovative materials and processes. Redesign for additive processes for comparison with product realisation for subtractive processes.

During the course, re-design projects of industrial products will be assigned to be presented for the exam in the form of portfolios!

During the course, reviews will be carried out with the teacher to supervise the progress of the assigned project.

Readings/Bibliography

NOTES BY THE COURSE PROFESSORS.

Suggested books

Pahl, G., Beitz, W., Feldhusen, J., Grote, K. H. “Engineering Design: A Systematic Approach”, Springer, 2007

Ashby, M F., Johnson, K. “Materials and Design. The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design”, Butterworth Heinemann, Oxford, 2014, ISBN 9780080982052

Ashby, M F. “Materials Selection and Process in Mechanical Design”, Butterworth Heinemann, Oxford, 1999, ISBN 0-7506-4357-9

Mele, M., Campana, G. "Tecnologie Additive. Introduzione ai processi e alle strategie produttive", Esculapio Editore, 2021. ISBN: 9788893852395

Chang, K.-H., “e-Design, Computer-Aided Engineering Design ”, Academic Press, Elsevier, 2016, ISBN 9780128095690

 

Teaching methods

Despite the official language of the course being Italian, the teacher can speak Spanish and English fluently to help visiting students during their first weeks of lectures.

The course is delivered in Italian. Please, refer to the Italian version.

A translation of the Teaching methods is reported below:

Lectures are given with the help of a blackboard, an overhead projector, or a projector. Distance learning via Microsoft Teams. Laboratory exercises on product analysis and re-design of industrial products.

Assessment methods

Despite the official language of the course being Italian, the teacher can speak Spanish and English fluently to help visiting students during their first weeks of lectures.

The course is delivered in Italian. Please, refer to the Italian version.

A translation of the Assessment methods is reported below:

The verification of learning takes place through a final exam that includes the discussion and evaluation of the portfolio presented by the student, which ascertains the acquisition of the knowledge imparted and the expected skills.

The dates of the summer sessions (June and July) will be established during the lessons. The lists will be published on Almaesami and on the notices page of the teacher's website. The final exam is booked through the Almaesami system.

The exams of the autumn (September) and winter (January and February) sessions will be communicated through the publication of the exam lists on Almaesami and on the notices page of the teacher's website.

The exam consists of the evaluation of the portfolio, which the student will have to present on one of the exam dates.

The passing of the exam will be guaranteed to students who demonstrate mastery and operational ability in relation to the key concepts illustrated in the course. In particular, knowledge of the main production processes and the relationships between industrial product design and production processes is considered fundamental.

A higher score will be awarded to students who demonstrate that they understand and are able to perform the re-design of industrial products when material and process constraints are imposed. Failure to pass the exam may be due to insufficient knowledge of key concepts, lack of mastery and adequacy of technical language.

 

 

Teaching tools

Despite the official language of the course being Italian, the teacher can speak Spanish and English fluently to help visiting students during their first weeks of lectures.

The course is delivered in Italian. Please, refer to the Italian version.

A translation of the Teaching tools is reported below:

Lessons are generally delivered in person. Lessons can be delivered in mixed mode on the occasion of specific events that determine the need to use the virtual classroom. The means used are presentations with the help of computer media, audiovisual media and traditional whiteboard. For the exercises, students will use CAD (Computer Aided Design) and CAE (Computer Aided Engineering) software systems accessible to users of the University of Bologna installed on their personal computer. Materials and processes laboratory.

Office hours

See the website of Giampaolo Campana