MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

ME 313

Course Description

A quantitative and qualitative study of manufacturing processes including machining, extrusion, sheet metal forming, welding, and casting for metals; and additive manufacturing, extrusion, injection molding, thermoforming and blow molding for plastics. Emphasis on process selection for optimum design. Laboratory experiments and demonstrations. Quality, strength, and economic evaluations.

Prerequisties

(MS&E 350 , MS&E 351 , or MS&E 352 ) or (declared in Biological Systems Engineering: Machinery Systems, BS and ME 306 or EMA 303 )

Satisfies

ME 314 , ME 437 , ME 449 , and ME 514

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.86

17.51% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

0.58% from Historical

A Rate

79.61%

254.79% from Historical

Class Size

103

-2.83% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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