NPTEL : Advanced Manufacturing Processes (Mechanical Engineering)

Co-ordinators : Dr. A.K. Sharma


Lecture 1 - Manufacturing and Manufacturing Systems

Lecture 2 - Manufacturing Trends and Challenges

Lecture 3 - Manufacturing Aspects, Selection and Classification

Lecture 4 - Description and Taxonomy of the Mfg. Processes

Lecture 5 - Metal Casting basics, Gating and Risering design

Lecture 6 - Evaporative Pattern Casting Process (EPC)

Lecture 7 - Continuous, Permanent mold, Centrifugal and Pressure Die Casting

Lecture 8 - Hybrid EPC Processes and Vacuum EPC Process

Lecture 9 - Set-up of VEPC and Investment Casting Processes

Lecture 10 - Ceramic Shell Investment Casting Process

Lecture 11 - Shell Molding Process

Lecture 12 - Abrasive Flow Machining

Lecture 13 - Mechanism of Material Removal in AFM and Variant processes in AFM

Lecture 14 - Abrasive Jet Machining (AJM)

Lecture 15 - Water Jet and Abrasive Water Jet Machining

Lecture 16 - Ultrasonic Machining Process (USM)

Lecture 17 - Mechanism, Processes Variants and applications of USM

Lecture 18 - Micro USM and advances in USM

Lecture 19 - Electric Discharge Machining (EDM) Process

Lecture 20 - Die-Sinker EDM and Wire Cut Electric Discharge Machining (WEDM)

Lecture 21 - Variant Processes in EDM

Lecture 22 - Electro Chemical Discharge Machining (ECDM)

Lecture 23 - Laser Beam Machining (LBM)

Lecture 24 - Equipment and Process Parameters in LBM

Lecture 25 - Electrochemical Machining (ECM)

Lecture 26 - ECM Kinematics and Tool Design

Lecture 27 - The Subsystems in ECM, advantages and applications

Lecture 28 - Variant Processes in ECM: ECG, ECH, ECDe and STEM

Lecture 29 - Electron Beam, Plasma Beam and Ion Beam Machining

Lecture 30 - Submerged Arc Welding (SAW)

Lecture 31 - Resistance Welding Process

Lecture 32 - Solid State Welding processes

Lecture 33 - Friction Welding process

Lecture 34 - Electron Beam and Plasma Welding Processes

Lecture 35 - Laser Beam welding and Diffusion welding processes

Lecture 36 - High Energy Rate Forming Processes

Lecture 37 - Rapid Prototyping Technology (RPT)

Lecture 38 - Rapid Manufacturing, applications and advancements

Lecture 39 - Microwave Processing of Materials

Lecture 40 - Applications and new trends in Microwave Material Processing