Manufacturing Technology LAB: Practical File
Manufacturing Technology LAB: Practical File
Manufacturing Technology LAB: Practical File
TECHNOLOGY
LAB
PRACTICAL FILE
PAPER CODE: BMA-353
EXPERIMENT-1
Aim: To study and draw the Layout of Machine shop.
Material: Measuring tape.
Theory:
A machine shop is a room, building, or company where machining, a form of subtractive
manufacturing, is done. In a machine shop, machinists use machine tools and cutting
tools to make parts, usually of metal or plastic (but sometimes of other materials such
as glass or wood). A machine shop can be a small business (such as a job shop) or a
portion of a factory, whether a toolroom or a production area for manufacturing. The
building construction and the layout of the place and equipment vary, and are specific to
the shop; for instance, the flooring in one shop may be concrete, or even compacted
dirt, and another shop may have asphalt floors. A shop may be air-conditioned or not;
but in other shops it may be necessary to maintain a controlled climate. Each shop has
its own tools and machinery which differ from other shops in quantity, capability and
focus of expertise.
The parts produced can be the end product of the factory, to be sold to customers in the
machine industry, the car industry, the aircraft industry, or others. It may encompass the
frequent machining of customized components. In other cases, companies in those
fields have their own machine shops.
The production can consist of cutting, shaping, drilling, finishing, and other processes,
frequently those related to metalworking. The machine tools typically include metal
lathes, milling machines, machining centers, multitasking machines, drill presses, or
grinding machines, many controlled with computer numerical control (CNC). Other
processes, such as heat treating, electroplating, or painting of the parts before or after
machining, are often done in a separate facility.
A machine shop can contain some raw materials (such as bar stock for machining) and
an inventory of finished parts. These items are often stored in a warehouse. The control
and traceability of the materials usually depend on the company's management and the
industries that are served, standard certification of the establishment, and stewardship.
Methodology, such as the practice of 5S, the level of compliance over safety practices
and the use of personal protective equipment by the personnel, as well as the frequency
of maintenance to the machines and how stringent housekeeping is performed in a
shop, may vary widely from one place to another business.
Procedure:-
1.Draw the top view of the machine shop.
2.Locate all the machines on the shop floor and draw the layout of the machines.
EXPERIMENT-2
AIM: To Study construction and working of Lathe Machine.
APPARATUS: Lathe machine.
THEORY :
Introduction
The lathe is a machine tool, which holds the work piece between two rigid and
strong supports called centers or in a chuck or face plate which revolves. The
cutting tool is rigidly held and supported in a tool post, which is held against the
revolving work. The normal cutting operations are performed with the cutting tool
fed either parallel or at right angles to the axis of the work.
Common types of lathes
1. Speed lathe
a. Woodworking lathe
b. Centering lathe
c. Polishing lathe
d. Metal spinning lathe
2. Engine lathe
a. Belt driven lathe
b. Individual motor driven lathe
c. Gear head lathe
3. Bench lathe
4. Tool room lathe
5. Semi-automatic lathe
a. Capstan lathe
b. Turret lathe
6. Automatic lathe
7. Special purpose lathe
a. Wheel lathe
b. Gap bed lathe
c. ‘T’ lathe
d. Duplicating lathe
8. Computer Numeric Control lathe (CNC lathe)
3. Gear Box: The quick-change gearbox is placed below the headstock and
contains a number of different sized gears.
4. Carriage: The carriage is located between the headstock and tailstock and
serves the purpose of supporting, guiding and feeding the tool against the job
during operation. The main parts of carriage are:
a) The saddle is an H-shaped casting mounted on the top of lathe ways. It
provides support to the cross-slide, compound rest and tool post.
b) The cross slide is mounted on the top of the saddle, and it provides a
mounted or automatic cross movement for the cutting tool.
c) The compound rest is fitted on the top of the cross slide and is used to
support the tool post and the cutting tool.
d) The tool post is mounted on the compound rest, and it rigidly clamps the
cutting tool or tool holder at the proper height relative to the work centre line.
e) The apron is fastened to the saddle and it houses the gears, clutches and
levers required to move the carriage or cross slide. The engagement of split nut
lever and the automatic feed lever at the same time is prevented by carriage
along the lathe bed.
5. Tailstock: The tailstock is a movable casting located opposite the headstock
on the ways of the bed. The tailstock can slide along the bed to accommodate
different lengths of workpiece between the centers. A tailstock clamp is provided
to lock the tailstock at any desired position.
6. Lead screw: A lead screw also known as a power screw is a screw, moves the
carriage by a precise increment for every rotation of the screw. The lead screw is
made with square, acme, or buttress type threads.
Feed Mechanism
• Feed: The distance advanced by the tool into or along the workpiece for each
revolution of the work.
Units: mm/rev. or mm/min.
• Types
Longitudinal feed (cylindrical turning, thread cutting, etc.)
Cross feed (facing, parting, etc.)
Angular feed (taper turning, chamfering, etc.)
Lathe operations
The engine lathe is an accurate and versatile machine, on which many
operations can be done on this machine. These operations are:
1. Facing 2. Centering 3. Turning 4. Parting 5. Drilling 6. Boring 7. Reaming 8.
Knurling 9. Forming 10. Chamfering 11. Thread cutting
Lathe specifications
In order to identify or to purchase a lathe machine, certain standard of
specification must be considered. Following are some of the important required
specifications.
1. Length of bed
2. Length between centres
3. Centre height
4. Swing diameter over bed
5. Horse power of the motor
6. Number of spindle speeds
7. Number of feeds
8. Bore diameter of the spindle
9. Width of the bed
10. Type of the bed
11. Pitch value of the lead screw
12. Spindle nose diameter
13. Floor space required
14. Type of the machine
2. Face plate
Faceplate is used to hold large, heavy and irregular shaped work pieces, which
cannot be conveniently held between centres. It is a circular disc bored out and
threaded to fit to the nose of the lathe spindle. It provided with radial plain and ‘T’
slots for holding the work by bolts and clamps
3. Driving plate
The driving plate is used to drive a work piece when it is held between centres. It
is a circular disc screwed to the nose of the lathe spindle. It is provided with small
bolts or pins on its face.
4. Catch plate
When a work piece is held between centres, the catch plate is used to drive it. It
is a circular disc bored and threaded at the centre. Catch plates are designed
with ‘U’ – slots or elliptical slots to receive the bent tail of the carrier.
5. Carriers
When a work piece is held and machined between centres, carriers are useful in
transmitting the driving force of the spindle to the work by means of driving plates
and catch plates. The work is held inside the eye of the carrier and tightened by a
screw. Carriers are of two types and they are: Straight tail carrier and Bent tail
carrier. Straight tail carrier is used to drive the work by means of the pin provided
in the driving plate. The tail of the bent tail carrier fits into the slot of the catch
plate to drive the work.
6. Mandrels
A previously drilled or bored work piece is held on a mandrel to be driven in a
lathe and machined. There are centre holes provided on both faces of the
mandrel. The live centre and the dead centre fit into the centre holes. A carrier is
attached at the left side of the mandrel. The mandrel gets the drive either through
a catch plate or a driving plate. The work piece rotates along with the mandrel.
There are several types of mandrels and they are: 7. Plain mandrel 2. Step
mandrel 3. Gang mandrel 4. Screwed mandrel 5. Collar mandrel 6. Cone
mandrel 7. Expansion mandrel
7. Centres
Centres are useful in holding the work in a lathe. The shank of a centre has
Morse taper on it and the face is conical in shape. There are two types of
centres, namely 1. Live centre 2. Dead centre
Different types of centres are available according to the shape of the work and
the operation to be performed. They are 1. Ordinary centre 2. Ball centre 3. Half
centre 4. Tipped centre 5. Pipe centre 6. Revolving centre 7. Inserted type centre
Figure below shows different work holding devices
8. Rests
A rest is a mechanical device to support a long slender work piece when it is
turned between centres or by a chuck. It is placed at some intermediate point to
prevent the work piece from bending due to its own weight and vibrations setup
due to the cutting force. There are two different types of rests.
1. Steady rest 2. Follower rest
PRECAUTIONS:
1. Before lathe machine switching on , see that the tail stock, tool holder
are properly clamped.
2. Use hand power only when putting on or removing chuck or face plate.
3. Do not try to measure work or feed the edge or adjust a cutting tool when
lathe
Is running.
4. Chuck key should be removed from the chuck after tightening. Never allow
the
Chuck key to rest in the chuck.
5. Do not shift or change gears while lathe is running.
6. Choose or adjust proper depth of cut.
7. Use brush to clean the chips.
8. While working on a lathe, use goggles.
EXPERIMENT-3
AIM:- To study construction and working of a Shaper machine.
APPARATUS:- Shaper machine.
THEORY :-
Introduction
Shaping is a process of machining a flat surface which may be horizontal, vertical,
inclined, concave or convex using a reciprocating single point tool. A shaping machine
is a reciprocating type of machine tool. The work is held firmly on the table and the ram
is allowed to reciprocate over it. A single point cutting tool is attached to the ram. When
the ram moves horizontally in the forward direction, the tool removes metal from the
work. On the return stroke, metal is not removed. The ram moves at a slow speed
during forward stroke. But during return stroke, the ram moves at a faster speed.
Though the distances of ram movement during the forward and return stroke remain the
same, the time taken by the return stroke is less as it is faster. It is possible by ‘Quick
return mechanism’. In a shaping machine, a flat horizontal surface is machined by
moving the work mounted on the table in a cross direction to the tool movement. When
vertical surfaces are machined, the feed is given to the tool. When an inclined surface is
machined, the vertical slide of the tool head is swivelled to the required angle and the
feed is given to the tool by rotating the down feed hand wheel.
1 Base The base is hollow and is made of cast iron. It provides the necessary support
for all the other parts of the machine. It is rigidly bolted to the floor of the workshop.
2 Column It is a box like casting mounted vertically on top of the base. Two accurate
guide ways are machined on the top of the column. The ram reciprocates on these
guideways. The front face of the column is provided with two vertical guide ways. They
act as guide ways for the cross rail. Cross rail moves vertically along these guideways.
The column encloses the ram reciprocating mechanism and the mechanism for stroke
length adjustment.
3 Cross rail It is mounted on the front vertical guide ways of the column. The table may
be raised or lowered by adjusting the cross rail vertically. A horizontal cross feed screw
is fitted within the cross rail.
4 Table It is an important part useful in holding the work firmly on it. It is mounted on the
saddle which is located above the cross rail. The top and sides of the table are
accurately machined and have T-slots. Work pieces are held on the table with the help
of shaper vise, clamps and straps.
5 Ram Ram supports the tool head on its front. It reciprocates on the accurately
machined guide ways on the top of the column. It is connected to the reciprocating
mechanism placed inside the column. The position of ram reciprocation may be
adjusted according to the location of the work on the table.
6 Tool head The tool head is fitted on the face of the ram and holds the tool rigidly. It
provides vertical and angular feed movement of the tool. The swivel tool head can be
positioned at any required angle and the vertical slide can be moved vertically or at any
desired angle to machine vertical or inclined surfaces.
Shaper specifications
The size of a shaper is determined by the maximum length of cut or stroke it can make.
A standard shaper is usually capable of holding and machining a cube of the same
dimensions as the length of stroke. The length of stroke is always the principal
dimension, but a number of other details are also required for specifying a shaper fully.
The complete specification of a typical shaper is given below.
1. Length of stroke
2. Maximum horizontal travel of table
3. Maximum vertical travel of table
4. Maximum distance from table to ram
5. Maximum vertical travel of tool slide
6. Length and width of table top
7. Length and depth of table side
8. Power of motor
EXPERIMENT-4
AIM:- To study construction and working of a drilling machine.
APPARATUS:- Drilling machine.
THEORY:-
Introduction
Drilling is a metal cutting process carried out by a rotating cutting tool to make circular
holes in solid materials. Tool which makes hole is called a drill bit or twist drill.
Drilling machine :A power operated machine tool which holds the drill in its spindle
rotating at high speeds and when actuated move linearly against the work piece
produces a hole.
The top of the base is round column section type upright drilling machined and has T-
slots on it so that large workpieces and work holding devices may be set up and bolted
to it. The base of the machine may be mounted on a bench or on the floor.
Column
The Column is the verticle member of the machine which supports the table and the
head containing all the driving mechanism. It is a cylindrical casting mounted vertically
at one end of the base and supports the radial arm, which slides up and down.
An electric motor at the top of the column helps in the vertical adjustment of the arm by
rotating a screw passing through a nut attached to the arm.
Table
The table is mounted on the column and is provided with T-slots for clamping the work
directly on its face. A table is round or rectangular in shape.
Radial Arm
It is mounted on the column and extends horizontally over the base. It has guideways
on which drill head slides. The radial arm moves around the column.
Drill head
It is mounted on the redial arm and drives the drill spindle. In some of the drill machines,
the drill head may be adjusted up or down for accommodating different heights of the
work in addition to the table adjustment.
It encloses all the mechanism for driving the drill at a different speed and feeds. In
lighter machines, the driving motor is mounted at the rear end of the head
counterbalancing the weight of the drill spindle.
The main advantage of this types of drilling machine is that holes of variable sizes at
any point and at any angles can be drilled on the large-sized workpiece without moving
the workpiece.
PARTS
Vertical main column
Base
Moving drill head
Work table
Electric motor
Variable speed gear
box and spindle feed
Mechanism
WORKING
Work piece with the exact location marked on it with the centre punch is clamped rigidly
on the work table. spindle axis and center punch indentation are in the same line.
Machine is started and the drill bit is lowered by rotating the feed handle. Drill bit
touches the work and starts removing material.
PARTS
Heavy base
Vertical column
Horizontal arm
Drilling head
WORKING
Work piece is marked for exact location and mounted on the work table. Drill bit is then
located by moving the radial arm and drill to the marked location. By starting drill
spindle motor holes are drilled.
Boring
It is process carried on a drilling machine to increase the size of an already drilled hole.
Initially a hole is drilled to the nearest size and using a boring tool the size of the hole is
increased.
Counter boring
This process involves increasing the size of a hole at only one end. Cutting tool will
have a small cylindrical portion called pilot. Cutting speed = two- thirds of the drilling
speed for the same hole.
Countersinking This is an operation of making the end of a hole into a conical shape.
Cutting speed = half of the cutting speed of drilling for same hole
.
Spot facing It is a finishing operation to produce flat round surface usually around a
drilled hole, for proper seating of bolt head or nut. It is done using a special spot facing
tool.
Tapping
Process of cutting internal threads with a thread tool called as tap. Tap is a fluted
threaded tool used for cutting internal thread Cutting speed is very slow.
PRECAUTIONS:-
Always use a correct size drill.
1. Select a proper drill material to suit the hardness of the work material.
2. Ensure that the work piece is properly supported and clamped before starting
the operation.
3. Always stop the machine before engaging the power feed on a geared head
machine.
4. Ensure that the chips continue to flow out of the drilled hole in order to avoid
drill clogging.
5. Use correct speed, correct feed and sufficient coolant to prevent excessive
heating.
6. Keep your fingers away from the drill.
7. While fitting the shank of a taper shank drill in a sleeve or a socket always tap
the end of a sleeve or socket with a soft face hammer or against a wooden
surface.
8. Use correct drill geometry.
9. Do not wear loose clothing.
10. Always use protective eye shields.
EXPERIMENT-5
AIM:- To study construction and working of a milling machine.
THEORY :-
Milling machine:
A milling machine is a machine tool that removes metal as the work is fed against a
rotating multipoint cutter. The milling cutter rotates at high speed and it removes metal
at a very fast rate with the help of multiple cutting edges. One or more number of cutters
can be mounted simultaneously on the arbor of milling machine. This is the reason that
a milling machine finds wide application in production work. Milling machine is used for
machining flat surfaces, contoured surfaces, surfaces of revolution, external and internal
threads, and helical surfaces of various cross- sections.
Milling machine rotates the cutter mounted on the arbor of the machine and at the same
time automatically feed the work in the required direction. The milling machine may be
classified in several forms, but the choice of any particular machine is determined
primarily by the size of the work piece to be undertaken and operations to be performed.
Principles of milling:
In milling machine, the metal is cut by means of a rotating cutter having multiple cutting
edges. For cutting operation, the work piece is fed against the rotary cutter. As the work
piece moves against the cutting edges of milling cutter, metal is removed in form chips
of trochoid shape. Machined surface is formed in one or more passes of the work. The
work to be machined is held in a vice, a rotary table, a three jaw chuck, an index head,
between centers, in a special fixture or bolted to machine table. The rotatory speed of
the cutting tool and the feed rate of the work piece depend upon the type of material
being machined.
Principle parts of a milling machine:
1. Base
It is a foundation member and it carries the column at its one end. In some machines,
the base is hollow and serves as a reservoir for cutting fluid.
2. Column
The column is the main supporting member mounted vertically on the base. It is box
shaped, heavily ribbed inside and houses all the driving mechanism for the spindle and
table feed. The front vertical face of the column is accurately machined and is provided
with dovetail guide way for supporting the knee.
3. Knee
The knee is a rigid grey iron casting which slides up and down on the vertical ways of
the column face. An elevating screw mounted on the base is used to adjust the height of
the knee and it also supports the knee.
4. Saddle
The saddle is placed on the top of the knee and it slides on guide ways set exactly at
90° to the column face. The top of the saddle provides guide-ways for the table.
5. Table
The table rests on ways on the saddle and travels longitudinally. A lead screw under the
table engages a nut on the saddle to move the table horizontally by hand or power. In
universal machines, the table may also be swiveled horizontally. For this purpose the
table is mounted on a circular base. The top of the table is accurately finished and T
-slots are provided for clamping the work and other fixtures on it
6. Overhanging arm It is mounted on the top of the column, which extends beyond the
column face and serves as a bearing support for the other end of the arbor.
7. Front brace
It is an extra support, which is fitted between the knee and the over-arm to ensure
further rigidity to the arbor and the knee.
8. Spindle
It is situated in the upper part of the column and receives power from the motor through
belts, gears and clutches and transmit it to the arbor.
9. Arbor
It is like an extension of the machine spindle on which milling cutters are securely
mounted and rotated. The arbors are made with taper shanks for proper alignment with
the machine spindles having taper holes at their nose. The arbor assembly consists of
the following components. 1. Arbor 2. Spindle 3. Spacing collars 4. Bearing bush 5.
Cutter 6. Draw bolt 7. Lock nut 8. Key block 9. Set screw
Parts of milling machine with sketch
Milling methods:
There are two distinct methods of milling classified as follows:
1. Up-milling or conventional milling
2. Down milling or climb milling.
Up-milling or conventional milling In the up-milling or conventional milling, the metal is
removed in form of small chips by a cutter rotating against the direction of travel of the
work piece. In this type of milling, the chip thickness is minimum at the start of the cut
and maximum at the end of cut. As a result the cutting force also varies from zero to the
maximum value per tooth movement of the milling cutter. The major disadvantages of
up-milling process are the tendency of cutting force to lift the work from the fixtures and
poor surface finish obtained. But being a safer process, it is commonly used method of
milling.
Down-milling or climb milling In this method, the metal is removed by a cutter rotating in
the same direction of feed of the work piece. Chip thickness is maximum at the start of
the cut and minimum in the end. In this method, there is less friction involved and
consequently less heat is generated on the contact surface of the cutter and work piece.
Climb milling can be used advantageously on many kinds of work to increase the
number of pieces per sharpening and to produce a better finish. With climb milling, saws
cut long thin slots more satisfactorily than with standard milling. Another advantage is
that slightly lower power consumption is obtainable by climb milling, since there is no
need to drive the table against the cutter.
PRECAUTIONS:-
1. Make sure that the cutter and arbor are secure.
2. See that the cutter and arbor support clear the work.
3. Use cutter that are correctly ground and in good conditions.
4. Do not try to tighten to take off arbor nut by applying power to machine.
5. To avoid striking hands on cutters while setting up, move table with work as for
away from cutter as possible.
6. When using cutters in vertical milling machine, do not take an excessively heavy
cut or feed.
7. Check speed and feeds. These should be proper.
8. Keep hands away from the work while machining.
9. Never reach over a revolving cutter.
10. Do not strike over the milling cutter.
11. Use wire brush/nylon brush to remove the chips.
12. Use of coolants prolongs cutter life and produces smooth surface finish.
EXPERIMENT-6
AIM:- To study construction and working of a Grinding machine.
THEORY :-
Grinding:
Grinding is a material removal process accomplished by abrasive particles that are
contained in a bonded grinding wheel rotating at very high surface speeds. The rotating
grinding wheel consists of many cutting teeth ( abrasive particles ) and the work is fed
relative to the rotating grinding wheel to accomplish material removal.
A grinding machine or grinder is an industrial power tool that uses an abrasive wheel
for cutting or removing the material.
So when we start the electric motor the motor rotates at a certain rpm (150-15000 RPM,
it may change according to the types of grinding machine) with the help of v-belt and
cone pulley the grinding wheel also starts rotating and we perform the operation.
Operation of Grinding machine.
Base or Bed:
It is a cast-iron casting rests on the floor and supports the other parts which are
mounted on it.The base houses the table drive mechanism and on the top of the base
accurately machined guideways are provided at right angles to the table to slide on it.
Table
There are two tables, a lower table, and the upper table.
The lower table provides transverse movement to the work by sliding over the
guideways on the bed, which can be moved by hand or power.
The upper table pivoted at its center over the sliding table and provided with headstock
and tailstock and these can be positioned at any position along the table to hold the
workpiece.
The upper table can be swiveled and clamped for grinding straight or tapered surface.
Head Stock:
The headstock fixed over the bed and supports the workpiece by means of a dead
center and drives it by means of a dog or it may hold the workpiece in a chuck and
drives it.
Tailstock:
The tailstock can be adjusted and fixed in any required position to accommodate
different lengths of the workpiece.
Wheel Head:
Wheel head:
The wheel head is mounted on a slide at the rear end of the base and moves
perpendicularly to the table ways by hand or power to feed the grinding wheel to the
work.
Crossfeed:
Grinding wheel:
The grinding wheel can be fed to the work by engagement of the crossfeed control lever
by hand or power.
PRECAUTIONS:
1. Clean the machine , fixture or device. Align the job and check its trueness
with the wheel.
2. Select wheel according to the job and mount it properly on the machine
spindle.
3. See the wheel guards are in positions and the wheel is moving freely in
between them.
4. True the wheel and mount the job on the machine.
5. On a universal grinder, set the table parallel for straight work swivel the
table, head stock and wheel as may be required for tapered or conical work.
6. Set the table with its stops to have the fixed longitudinal feed.
7. Proceed with rough grinding and check the accuracy of the work.
8. Change the wheel and feed for finishing.
9. When commencing the work the wheel is brought slowly in to contact with
the work or the work is moved slowly against the wheel.
10. When the machine is first started, it should be allowed to run free for a
couple of minutes.
EXPERIMENT-7
Aim:- To perform Lathe operation on a Lathe machine.
Procedure:-
1.Hold the work piece in the chuck, face this end. Centering is done with the help of
centre drill.
2. Turn to reduce diameter as per the given specification of the job.
3. Make groove of required size with the help of parting tool.
4. After grooving drill a hole of the given diameter and length.
5. Knurl the work piece for a given length .
6. Finish the job with the help of fine emery paper.
7. Check up the accuracy of the job with the help of Vernier Caliper, outside
micrometer.
Precautions:
1. Before lathe machine switching on , see that the tail stock, tool holder
are properly clamped.
2. Use hand power only when putting on or removing chuck or face plate.
3. Do not try to measure work or feed the edge or adjust a cutting tool when lathe
Is running.
4. Chuck key should be removed from the chuck after tightening. Never allow the chuck
key to rest in the chuck.
5. Do not shift or change gears while lathe is running.
6. Choose or adjust proper depth of cut.
EXPERIMENT-8
Aim:- To perform drilling operation on a Drilling machine.
Procedure:-
1. Marking the work piece.
2. Hold the workpiece in the vice.
3. Adjust the speed as per the given drawing.
4. Give feed to the job by the drilling bit.
5. Check up the accuracy of the job with the help of Vernier Caliper, Depth gauge.
Precautions:
1. Select a proper drill material to suit the hardness of the work material.
2. Ensure that the work piece is properly supported and clamped before starting
the operation.
3. Always stop the machine before engaging the power feed on a geared head
machine.
4. Ensure that the chips continue to flow out of the drilled hole in order to avoid
drill clogging.
5. Use correct speed, correct feed and sufficient coolant to prevent excessive
heating.
6. Keep your fingers away from the drill.
7. While fitting the shank of a taper shank drill in a sleeve or a socket always tap
the end of a sleeve or socket with a soft face hammer or against a wooden
surface.
8. Use correct drill geometry.
9. Do not wear loose clothing.
10. Always use protective eye shields.