Course Alignment:
Pune University
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore
Institute having Instrumentation and control department
Institute having Mechanical Engineering department
Target Audience:
Undergraduate students of Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering branches. Post-graduate students of Process Instrumentation, Mechatronics, Production Engineering.
Introduction
Micromachining refers to techniques for fabrication of 3D structures on the micrometer scale. Until recently watch parts were considered to be the micro components produced for the purpose of making watches. Recent demands for micro parts have required us to manufacture variety of micro components used in different fields from entertainment electronics to biomedical implants. The convenience and value of many products can be substantially increased with reduced size and weight. With the trend toward miniaturization, micromachining becomes increasingly important in fabricating micro parts1 . In the medical field, diagnosis and surgery without pain is possible through miniaturization of medical tools. The convenience and value of many products can be substantially increased with reduced size and weight. With the trend towards miniaturization, micromachining becomes increasingly important in fabricating micro parts. Micro parts may have overall size of few millimeters but it has many features that falls in micro range from 1 µm to 500 µm. features size of 100 µm is common in micromachining. This means small as hair size, the average hair diameter is about 100 µm1-5 . The design and construction of tools, tool holders, cutting tools, and electrodes need to evolve as greater demands are placed on them for machining these miniature parts. A study of micromachining process proves that micro cutting processes are not just a miniaturization of the conventional cutting technology, and requires an adjustment of the entire machining setup and processes. Miniaturization technologies are perceived as potentially key technologies of the future that will bring about completely different ways people and machines interact with the physical world. In the industrial world the interest in microscopic scale manufacturing is exponentially increasing in relation to the rapid growth of Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) research. Thus a greater attention is given to improve traditional techniques and developing nonconventional methods, in order to obtain more precision.
Objective
Study the different types of micromachining processes
Study the characteristics and applications of different types of micromachining processes
To understand the effect of various process parameters on micromachining processes
Use this to request the hosting of a Phase 2 lab.
Lab name: Micromachining lab Broad Area: Mechanical Engineering
Lab Repo URL:
To study pulsed-heating of materials - https://github.com/virtual-labs/exp-pulsed-heating-coep-master-v1.0.0
To study erosion mechanism from Lazarenko's model - https://github.com/virtual-labs/exp-lazarenko-model-coep-master-v1.0.0
To study various thermal models for EDM - https://github.com/virtual-labs/exp-thermal-models-edm-coep-master-v1.0.0
To study the influence of process parameters on the Wire EDM - https://github.com/virtual-labs/exp-wire-edm-coep-master-v1.0.0
Laser hardening using NdYAG laser system - https://github.com/virtual-labs/exp-hardening-ndyag-laser-coep-master-v1.0.0
Laser spot welding using NdYAG laser system - https://github.com/virtual-labs/exp-welding-ndyag-laser-coep-master-v1.0.0
Study of Electrochemical machining process - https://github.com/virtual-labs/exp-electrochemical-machining-process-coep-master-v1.0.0
Study the effect of process parameters in electrochemical grinding - https://github.com/virtual-labs/exp-electrochemical-grinding-coep-master-v1.0.0
Course Alignment: Pune University Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Indian Institute of Technology Delhi BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore Institute having Instrumentation and control department Institute having Mechanical Engineering department
Target Audience: Undergraduate students of Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering branches. Post-graduate students of Process Instrumentation, Mechatronics, Production Engineering.
Introduction Micromachining refers to techniques for fabrication of 3D structures on the micrometer scale. Until recently watch parts were considered to be the micro components produced for the purpose of making watches. Recent demands for micro parts have required us to manufacture variety of micro components used in different fields from entertainment electronics to biomedical implants. The convenience and value of many products can be substantially increased with reduced size and weight. With the trend toward miniaturization, micromachining becomes increasingly important in fabricating micro parts1 . In the medical field, diagnosis and surgery without pain is possible through miniaturization of medical tools. The convenience and value of many products can be substantially increased with reduced size and weight. With the trend towards miniaturization, micromachining becomes increasingly important in fabricating micro parts. Micro parts may have overall size of few millimeters but it has many features that falls in micro range from 1 µm to 500 µm. features size of 100 µm is common in micromachining. This means small as hair size, the average hair diameter is about 100 µm1-5 . The design and construction of tools, tool holders, cutting tools, and electrodes need to evolve as greater demands are placed on them for machining these miniature parts. A study of micromachining process proves that micro cutting processes are not just a miniaturization of the conventional cutting technology, and requires an adjustment of the entire machining setup and processes. Miniaturization technologies are perceived as potentially key technologies of the future that will bring about completely different ways people and machines interact with the physical world. In the industrial world the interest in microscopic scale manufacturing is exponentially increasing in relation to the rapid growth of Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) research. Thus a greater attention is given to improve traditional techniques and developing nonconventional methods, in order to obtain more precision.
Objective