NPTEL : NOC:Manufacturing Automation (Mechanical Engineering)

Co-ordinators : Prof. Sounak Kumar Choudhury


Lecture 1 - Introduction to Manufacturing Automation

Lecture 2 - Various Aspects of Manufacturing Automation

Lecture 3 - Part Transfer Mechanisms

Lecture 4 - Automated Flow Lines

Lecture 5 - Analysis of Automated Flow Lines

Lecture 6 - Vibratory Bowl Feeder

Lecture 7 - Analysis of Vibratory Bowl Feeder

Lecture 8 - Reciprocating Tube Hopper Feeder

Lecture 9 - Centreboard Hopper Feeder and its analysis

Lecture 10 - Reciprocating fork and External Gate Hopper Feeders

Lecture 11 - Rotary Disc Feeder and Centrifugal Hopper Feeder

Lecture 12 - Bladed Wheel and Tumbling Barrel Hopper Feeders

Lecture 13 - Rotary Centreboard and Magnetic Feeders

Lecture 14 - Part Orienting Devices

Lecture 15 - Feed Tracks and their analysis

Lecture 16 - Powered Feed Track and Escapements

Lecture 17 - Various Escapements and Part Placing Mechanisms

Lecture 18 - Design for Automatic Assembly

Lecture 19 - Performance and Economics of Assembly Systems

Lecture 20 - Performance of Indexing and Free Transfer Machines