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II SEMESTER
CC5291- DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURE, ASSEMBLY AND ENVIRONMENTS

Regulation – 2017

Academic Year 2017 – 18

Prepared by

Mr. K.VENKATESAN, Assistant Professor (O.G)

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SUBJECT : CC5291- DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURE, ASSEMBLY AND ENVIRONMENTS
SEM / YEAR: II / I

UNIT I - INTRODUCTION
General design principles for manufacturability -strength and mechanical factors, mechanisms selection,
evaluation method, Process capability -Feature tolerances Geometric tolerances -Assembly limits -Datum features
-Tolerance stacks

PART – A
Q.No Questions BT Level Competence
1. Define Ratings (BT-1) Remembering
2. Point out importance of evaluation of concept (BT-4) Analyzing
3. Define tolerance (BT-1) Remembering
4. Discuss about process capability (BT-2) Understanding
5. Define Tolerance stack. (BT-1) Remembering
6. Explain the five symbols of Geometric tolerance and draw the symbol (BT-3) Applying
7. Discriminate the various factors which involved for Mechanisms (BT-5) Evaluating
selection
8. Explain datum feature concept in tolerance. (BT-3) Applying
9. List the different limits of Assembly. (BT-1) Remembering
10. Define Process capability ratio. (BT-1) Remembering
11. Describe about the strengthening factors involved in DFM. (BT-2) Understanding
12. Describe about the evaluation methods used in DFM. (BT-2) Understanding
13. List out the general principle used in design. (BT-1) Remembering
14. Explain the basic concept involved in DFMA. (BT-3) Applying
15. Illustrate the block diagram for design factors in DFMA. (BT-3) Applying
16. Define Manufacturability. (BT-1) Remembering
17. Classify various types of Tolerance. (BT-4) Analyzing

18. List out different Manufacturability process. (BT-1) Remembering

19. Describe the strength factors in DFMA (BT-2) Understanding
20. Point out the various development process involved in development of (BT-4) Analyzing
design
PART – B

1. Describe the design principle for manufacturability in DFMA. BT 1

Remembering
 2. Discuss with neat sketch about Tolerance and its types used in
manufacturing.
BT 2 Understanding

3. Summarize the design principle used for DFM. BT 2 Understanding

4. Discuss with neat sketch about Process capability BT2 Understanding

5. List out the Mechanical factors in design for manufacturing and BT 1 Remembering
Mechanism selection design for manufacturing
6. Develop various evaluation methods used for manufacturability in
BT 5 Evaluating
DFMA.

7. Explain in detail about the assembly limits, Datum features & tolerance BT 4 Analyzing
stack

8. Classify the tolerance and explain about the tolerance stacking with neat BT3 Applying
sketch.

9. Describe with neat sketch about the manufacturing datum, functional

BT 1 Remembering
datum & change in datum in DFM.

10. List the factors of demand and supply. What are the consequence BT 4
Analyzing
of these determinants?
11. Explain the factors influencing Design. BT 4
Analyzing

12. Explain the various means by which the designer can work through the BT 4 Analyzing
discovery of solution of the problem.
.
13. Explain the various factors that determines the choice of material BT 2 Understanding

14. Discuss the capabilities and qualities needed by sequential designer Applying
BT 3

PART - C
1. Analyze how the components are manufactured in the industries BT4 Analyzing
associated with the machining and tolerance?

2. Summarize the factors considered in design for manufacturing, BT4 Analyzing

assembly and environment.

3. Explain in detail about mechanical factors considering for DFMA.

BT 5 Evaluating

4. Explain the tolerance stacking used in the DFMA and list the
BT 5 Evaluating
significance of tolerance Stacking.
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SUBJECT : CC5291- DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURE, ASSEMBLY AND ENVIRONMENTS

SEM / YEAR: II / I

UNIT II - FACTORS INFLUENCING FORM DESIGN

Working principle, Material, Manufacture, Design-Possible solutions -Materials choice –Influence of materials on form
design -form design of welded members, forgings and castings.

PART – A
Q.No Questions BT Level Competence
1 List out the factors involved in form design. (BT-1) Remembering
2 Illustrate the block diagram of form design. (BT-3) Applying
3 Define Service life.. (BT-1) Remembering
4 Define form design. (BT-1) Remembering
5 Explain the various Steps involved in Material choice. (BT-1) Remembering
6 Define casting. (BT-1) Remembering
7 Define forging. (BT-1) Remembering

8 Define welding. (BT-1) Remembering

9 Classify the welding. (BT-4) Analyzing

10 Describe about the design rules for welding. (BT-2) Understanding

11 Summarize the various defects in welding. (BT-2) Understanding
12 Describe about design rules for casting. (BT-2) Understanding
13 Describe about design rules for casting member. (BT-2) Understanding
14 Summarize the various defects in casting. (BT-2) Understanding

15 Define Shrinkage. (BT-1) Remembering

16 Discriminate the main factors consider in assembly. (BT-5) Evaluating
17 Differentiate between Runner and Riser in casting. (BT-4) Analyzing

18 Demonstrate about the various remedies for shrinkage effect in casting. (BT-3) Applying
19 Explain influence of materials on form design. (BT-5) Evaluating
20 Develop the various steps casting process. (BT-6) Creating

PART – B
1. Explain in detail about the influence of material in form design. (BT-4) Analyzing

2. Design the various steps for material selection in the form design. (BT-6) Creating

3. List out he design rules for form design of welded member with neat sketch. (BT-1) Remembering
4. List out he design rules for form design of casting member with neat sketch (BT-1) Remembering

5. List out he design rules for form design of forging member with neat sketch (BT-1) Remembering

6. Explain in detail about the Pugh selection process. (BT-5) Evaluating

7. Discuss about the welded defects in form design with suitable sketch. (BT-2) Understanding

8. Illustrate with neat sketch about form design of casting defects. (BT-3) Applying
9. Demonstrate with neat sketch about form design of forging defects. (BT-3) Applying

10. Explain factors influencing form design. (BT-4) Analyzing

11. Discuss briefly the influence of material on form design. (BT-4) Analyzing

12. Explain the design factors to be considered when selecting casting as a manufacturing (BT-6) Creating
process
13. Elaborate the Guidelines for designing weldments. (BT-3) Applying

14. Figure shows the initial design of the shaft support bracket, which is bolted to a housing to (BT-4) Analyzing
support a rotating shaft. Accurate machining is needed for the bore with high tolerance in
locating the bore relative to the dowel holes. B

PART – C

1. Evaluate the significance of material selection procedure in form design. (BT-5) Evaluating

2. Develop the possible solution for material selection in form design. (BT-6) Creating

3. Analyze the impact of selection of materials on form design in DFMA. (BT-4) Analyzing

4. Explain in detail about the impact of various defects in welding and casting (BT-4) Analyzing
Process in form design.
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SUBJECT : CC5291- DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURE, ASSEMBLY AND ENVIRONMENTS

SEM / YEAR: II / I
UNIT III - COMPONENT DESIGN - MACHINING CONSIDERATION
Design features to facilitate machining -drills -milling cutters -keyways -Doweling procedures, counter sunk screws -
Reduction of machined area-simplification by separation -simplification by amalgamation -Design for machinability -
Design for economy -Design for clampability –Design for accessibility -Design for assembly –Product design for
manual assembly -Product design for automatic assembly –Robotic assembly.

PART – A
Q.No Questions BT Level Competence
1 Explain about functional datum. (BT-1) Remembering
2 Define Machining sequence. (BT-2) Understanding

3 Define Manufacturing Datum. (BT-3) Applying

4 Explain about the need for changing the datum. (BT-4) Analyzing

5 What is meant by simplification by separation? (BT-5) Evaluating

6 Explain about the need for reduction of machined area. (BT-6) Creating

7 Define Mach inability. (BT-1) Remembering

8 Define Clamp ability. (BT-2) Understanding

9 Define accessibility. (BT-3) Applying

10 Discuss about the amalgamation process. (BT-4) Analyzing

11 Describe how the machined areas can be reduced. (BT-5) Evaluating

12 Explain any four examples of simplification by separation. (BT-6) Creating

13 Explain about how the amalgamation can be simplified. (BT-1) Remembering

14 Distinguish between machinability and clamp ability. (BT-2) Understanding
15 (BT-3) Applying
Distinguish between clamp ability and accessibility.
16 Classify the types of drilling cutters. (BT-4) Analyzing
17 Classify the types of milling cutter. (BT-1) Remembering

18 Classify the types of keyways. (BT-2) Understanding

19 What is the different between Drilling and milling? (BT-1) Remembering
20 Demonstrate about the doweling procedure. (BT-1) Remembering

PART – B
1 Describe in detail about the reduction of machined area by simplification by (BT-1) Remembering
separation with neat sketch.
2 Discuss about the doweling procedure and counter sunk screws. (BT-4) Analyzing

3 Describe in detail about the design for accessibility. (BT-1) Remembering

4 Write the design method for clamp ability with neat sketch. (BT-2) Understanding

5 Explain in detail about the design for assembly. (BT-6) Creating

6 Describe in detail about the design for economy (BT-1) Remembering

7 Describe in detail about simplification by amalgamation. (BT-1) Remembering

8 Explain in detail about the reduction of machined area. (BT-6) Creating

9 Illustrate with the block diagram about the counter sunk head screw. (BT-3) Applying

10 Illustrate the design rules for design for machinability with suitable sketch. (BT-3) Applying

11 Explain briefly the mechanical properties that affect Machinability (BT-6) Creating

12 Discuss in detail Economic And Product Design Considerations In Machining (BT-4) Analyzing

13 Summarize the principles and process used for Design for Assembly (BT-2) Understanding

14 Discuss in detail process and principles used for design for Design for (BT-4) Analyzing
clampability and the Design for accessibility

PART – C
1 Design the procedure for how components are manufactured in the industries (BT-6) Creating
based on machining area and explain with neat sketch?
2 Differentiate between economical and uneconomical design with suitable (BT-2) Understanding
example.
3 Distinguish between simplification by amalgamation and reduction of (BT-2) Understanding
machined BT-4 Area.
4 Explain the significance of machinability in the DFMA associated with (BT-6) Creating
Machining process with neat sketch.
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SUBJECT : CC5291- DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURE, ASSEMBLY AND ENVIRONMENTS

SEM / YEAR: II / I
UNIT IV - COMPONENT DESIGN - CASTING CONSIDERATION
Redesign of castings based on Parting line considerations -Minimizing core requirements, machined holes,
redesign of cast members to obviate cores. Identification of uneconomical design -Modifying the design -group
technology-Computer Applications for DFMA

PART - A
Q.No Questions BT Level Competence
1. Define group technology. (BT-1) Remembering
2. Define Pattern. (BT-2) Understanding
3. What is meant by parting line? (BT-3) Applying
4. Define mould. (BT-4) Analyzing
5. What is meant by cast hole? (BT-5) Evaluating
6. What is meant by Machined hole? (BT-6) Creating
7. Demonstrate the portable parting line in the casting process. (BT-1) Remembering
8. Discuss how the uneconomical design is identified. (BT-2) Understanding
9. Summarize the various factors involved in uneconomical design. (BT-3) Applying
10. When design is modified in DFMA. (BT-4) Analyzing
11. Differentiate core and cavity. (BT-5) Evaluating
12. List out the casting defects. (BT-6) Creating
13. Explain the basic steps involved in G.T. (BT-1) Remembering
14. Summarize the benefits of G.T. (BT-2) Understanding
15. Illustrate the methods to implement G.T. in DFMA. (BT-3) Applying
16. Explain any two computer application for DFMA. (BT-4) Analyzing
17. What are the merits of implementing computer application in DFMA (BT-1) Remembering
process?
18. Classify the types of G.T. (BT-2) Understanding
19. Demonstrate the new trend in computer application for DFMA. (BT-1) Remembering
20. Explain the various computer applications in DFMA process. (BT-1)
Remembering

PART - B
1. Describe computer application in DFMA with neat sketch.
(BT-1)
Remembering
2. Illustrate the following with neat sketch i) Casting pattern ii) mould iii) Evaluating
parting line. (BT-5)

3. (BT-6) Creating
Summarize about minimizing the core requirements in casting process with
example
4. Describe about machined holes in casting process with suitable example
(BT-1) Remembering

5. Design and develop possible and portable parting line in casting processes
with example. (BT-2)
Understanding

6.
Discuss with neat sketch about detail about casting requiring special sand (BT-3) Applying
cores.
7.
Describe and develop the Obviate sand cores in casting process. (BT-3) Applying

8. (BT-4) Analyzing
Explain in detail about inspection method in GT.

9. (BT-4) Analyzing
Explain in detail with suitable sketch of optiz method.

10.
Describe in detail about design features to facilitate machining, drills and (BT-3) Applying
milling cutters.
11.
Discuss in detail General design rules for riser necks used in iron castings (BT-3) Applying

12. (BT-4) Analyzing

Write notes on Design Consideration in Castings

13. (BT-4) Analyzing

Explain briefly Computer modeling of casting processes

14.
Discuss the use of GT for Design of Manufacturing Systems (BT-3) Applying

PART - C

1.
Summarize the significance of group technology in DFMA and explain with (BT-3) Applying
neat BT-5 Sketch?
2. (BT-4) Analyzing
Explain with suitable sketch about casting defects.

3.
Develop the design factors to be considered for redesign of casting based on (BT-3) Applying
parting line consideration with suitable sketch.
4. (BT-4) Analyzing
Explain with suitable sketch about types of casting processes.
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SUBJECT : CC5291- DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURE, ASSEMBLY AND ENVIRONMENTS

SEM / YEAR: II / I
UNIT V - DESIGN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
Introduction –Environmental objectives –Global issues –Regional and local issues –Basic DFE methods –Design
guide lines –Example application –Lifecycle assessment –Basic method AT&T’s environmentally responsible
product assessment -Weighted sum assessment method –Lifecycle assessment method–Techniques to reduce
environmental impact –Design to minimize material usage –Design for disassembly –Design for recyclability –
Design for manufacture –Design for energy efficiency –Design to regulations and standards.

PART - A
Q.No Questions BT Level Competence
1. Define Life cycle assessment. (BT-1) Remembering
2. What are the main objectives of environmental design? (BT-2)
Understanding

3. List the significance of DFE. (BT-3) Applying

4. Describe the global issues. (BT-4) Analyzing
5. Describe the local issues. (BT-5) Evaluating
6. List the guideline for material selection. (BT-6) Creating
7. What are the guideline for product structure? (BT-1) Remembering
8. Summarize the various steps involved in life cycle assessment. (BT-2) Understanding
9. List the techniques used to reduce environment impact. (BT-3) Applying
10. Define disassembly (BT-4) Analyzing
11. Define Recyclability (BT-5) Evaluating

12. Define Remanufacturing. (BT-6) Creating

13. Define energy efficiency. (BT-1) Remembering
14. Describe the standards followed in design for environmental. (BT-2)
Understanding

15. Demonstrate the steps involved for minimizing the material usage. (BT-3) Applying
16. What is meant by ISO-14000. (BT-4) Analyzing
17. What are the benefits of ISO-14000. (BT-1) Remembering
18. Differentiate Regulation and standards. (BT-2)
Understanding

19. What are the steps involved in Recyclability. (BT-1) Remembering

20. What are the basic DFE methods? (BT-1)
Remembering
 PART - B
1. Illustrate the following (1) global issue (2) Regional and local issue. (BT-1)
Remembering

2. What is mean by DFE? Explain the design guidelines for DFE.

(BT-2) Understanding

3. Explain in detail in AT & T Product assessment method. (BT-3)

Applying

4. Describe in detail about the weighted sum assessment method. (BT-2) Analyzing

5. Discuss the techniques to reduce environment impact in design for (BT-5) Evaluating
Environment.
6. Describe in detail about the design to minimize the material usage in design. (BT-6) Creating

7. Explain in detail with suitable sketch of Recycling of the product.

(BT-1) Remembering

8. Understanding
Describe with suitable sketch of Remanufacturing process in DFE. (BT-2)
9. Discuss the Regulation and standards followed in DFE.
(BT-3) Applying

10. (BT-4) Analyzing

Analyze energy efficiency concept in DFE with suitable example.
11. Explain briefly the elements of Design for Recycling. (BT-1) Remembering

12. Discuss in detail about Design to regulations and standards.

(BT-3) Applying
13. Elaborate in detail Design for energy efficiency.
(BT-3) Applying
14. Discuss in detail about Design to minimize material usage.
(BT-3) Applying
PART - C
1. Distinguish between the following with suitable sketch i) Recycling ii) (BT-4) Analyzing
Remanufacturing
2. Develop the design factors to be considered for minimize the environmental
impact. (BT-3) Applying

3. Summarize how the components are to be manufacture in the industries

associated with regulation and standards. (BT-3) Applying

4. Explain with suitable example about the environmental objective in DFMA. (BT-1) Remembering