2.008x 2016 S1-3 4 1 Framework-En

PROFESSOR: To conclude this introduction to 2.
008x,
I'll tell you where we're going from here.
First, I've outlined six main learning
objectives for the course.
First, I want you to learn the fundamentals and applications
of a variety of manufacturing processes,
processes that involve different formation physics
and materials.
Now there are many more processes out there
than those we'll be able to cover,
but we'll cover ones that are arguably most
important and representative.
Next, we'll be able to develop quantitative and quantitative
ways to analyze the performance of different processes,
and that will let us select the best processes
for particular applications.
Third, we'll learn about variation in quality,
particularly how to understand sources of variation
in manufacturing processes and how
we can monitor and control variation
using statistical methods.
We'll also learn about cost, particularly
how to estimate the cost of a manufacturing process--
for example, making LEGO bricks versus production volume--
and how design and process choices influence
the cost of production.
Now while we won't be able to do hands-on projects,
unless you do them on your own, we'll
have lots of demonstrations and example components and video.
So the course will be very multimedia rich,
and that will let us reinforce the principles
of process physics designed for manufacturing and operation.
So I really want you to feel like you've
walked through a lot of factories
by the end of the course.
And last, we'll gain a perspective
on the future of manufacturing.
I think we've already started that,
but we'll learn how it'll be shaped
by advanced technology such as 3D printing and robotics
as well as geographic and economic considerations.
These learning objectives are captured
by the following course outline.
In 2.008x, we'll refer to each topic as a module.
And after this introductory module,
we'll begin with process planning.
Then we'll address a series of mainstream manufacturing
processes-- machining, injection molding, thermoforming,
sheet-metal forming, and casting as well as
additive manufacturing.
Then we'll talk about quality and variation,
discuss the fundamentals of manufacturing systems,
and learn how to interpret and estimate manufacturing cost.
After that, we address sustainability,
a very important, timely, and cross-cutting topic
that should be on our minds throughout the course
and deserves its own module.
Then we offer modules on manufacturing of electronics,
including semiconductor electronics and printed circuit
boards, as well as robotics and automation.
And then our concluding module will wrap up the course
and discuss future trends in manufacturing.
And as you'll see, some of these modules
will be longer than others, and they're all interrelated.
We'll be able to take, for example, principles of quality
and variation and cost and apply them
to all the processes above, or we'll
find ways that additive manufacturing can
be used to complement and improve
upon existing processes.
One example is to make high-performance tooling
for use in injection molding or machining,
and additive manufacturing has growing uses
in advanced production parts as well.
As you make your way through, you'll

find three types of assessments-- concept
questions, problem sets, and challenges.
In addition, if you choose to obtain a certificate
as a verified learner, you'll complete a final exam.
And everyone will have access to all the modules I described,
but in some places you can choose which assessments
to complete according to your interests
and therefore to meet the requirements to pass
the course.
And we'll also identify four main attributes,

what I might call as the big four, that
allow us to both quantitatively and qualitatively compare
processes.
And these four attributes are cost--
the cost of a manufacturing process, and that
depends on the characteristics of the process
and the production volume; rate--
how quickly a process can be operated
and what limits its rate; quality, expressed here
by this distribution function, what you might know
is a normal distribution; and flexibility,
or the ability of a process to adapt to a new configuration
or change shape or change material.
The last one here is flexibility.
And all of these attributes are interrelated,

and for each process, such as machining or injection molding,
we'll discuss the process physics, the process
capabilities.
We'll see examples of equipment and what
governs the design of equipment, and then we'll
derive rules for design for manufacturing-- again,
connecting the early-stage design process
to the manufacturing process.
And this will let us develop a specific as well as holistic
understanding of manufacturing.
So when you conclude the course, when you graduate from 2.008x,
you should have the tools and confidence to enter a factory
that uses many different manufacturing processes,
some that we've studied and some that are unfamiliar,
and be able to understand its operations and make suggestions
for improvement.
Now that sounds like a tall order,
but it speaks to the fact that the knowledge we will develop
is quite universal.
It's specific to some processes but speaks
to manufacturing overall.
In order to improve manufacturing in the future,
you need to understand how to improve existing processes
and invent the processes that will be used in the future.
So as you can tell, manufacturing
is very important to me.
It influences my choice of career
as a professor who participates in teaching and research
in manufacturing, and I think it's essential to our world.
And that's because manufacturing is
how we take our ideas, our inventions, our innovation,
and bring them to scale, bring them to the people
and hopefully improve human life.
And it also means that manufacturing influences
many different fields--
of course mechanical engineering and product design but also
materials and biology and chemistry
and business and finance.
And so with that, I welcome you to MIT for 2.008x,
and I look forward to leading you through the fundamentals
of manufacturing processes.

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PROFESSOR: To conclude this introduction to 2.

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