Type of course

Admission requirements

A relevant undergraduate Bachelor Engineering program with minimum 25 credits mathematics, 5 credits statistics, 7,5 credits physics

Application code: 9371

Course content

Recommended prerequisites

Objectives of the course

The course offers students insights of subsystems of a computer integrated manufacturing system; integration of and communication between those subsystems; and modelling, planning and analysis of manufacturing systems. The course provides elementary understanding of logic and digital control systems and automation of manufacturing operations. Students will also acquire basic training in program control of machine tools.

Upon completing this course, students are expected to get the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge and understanding:

• Knowledge about industrial robots and manufacturing automation.
• Basic knowledge about dimensional measurements and quality engineering.
• Knowledge about material flow and information flow in the manufacturing industry.

Skills:

• Be able to plan and carry out simple manufacturing processes based on product drawings.
• Have the skills to disign different types of tools in simulation environment and be able to control the tool movement.

Competence:

• Understand the relation between product specifications and manufacturing processes.
• Have basic knowledge about technological processes in a manufacturing company.
• Be able to assess the potential for automation in manufacturing companies.

Language of instruction and examination

Teaching methods

The teaching methods used include:

Lectures, exercises, project work.

Information to incoming exchange students

This course is available for inbound exchange students.

This course is open for inbound exchange student who meets the admission requirements. Please see the Admission requirements.

Do you have questions about this module? Please check the following website to contact the course coordinator for exchange students at the faculty: INBOUND STUDENT MOBILITY: COURSE COORDINATORS AT THE FACULTIES | UiT