Group B
Fundamentals of metal cutting; tool-work interaction for production of machined surfaces.
Classification of machining processes. Basic machining operations (turning, shaping,
planning, drilling and milling processes).
Fundamentals of grinding and finishing; overview of unconventional machining processes;
fundamentals of welding processes; introduction to primary welding and allied processes;
selection of manufacturing processes. Design for manufacturability.
Need for integration—commercial, economic and technological perspective; basic tools of
integration; concept of a system. Introduction to information technology and its elements.
Introduction to group technology; introduction to simulation and database management
systems.
Elements of integration—controllers, sensors, robots, automated machines; AGVs, AS, RS,
etc.
Product and process design for integration; design for economic manufacturing; design for
manufacturing integration.
Introduction to computer aided process planning; selection of machine tools.



