May 31, 2026  
2025-2026 Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Catalog

ME 170 - Manufacturing Processes and Materials II/Laboratory


Credit Hours: 3

This course covers advanced subjects in manufacturing. Topics include a review of manufacturing processes such as glass, plastics, composites, ceramics, powder metallurgy, machining, and automation. 

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  1. analyze, evaluate, and discuss the utilization of glass, and its processes and solve the related problems;
  2. analyze, evaluate, and discuss the utilization of plastics, and its processes and solve the related problems;
  3. analyze, evaluate, and discuss the utilization of composites, and their processes and solve the related problems;
  4. analyze, evaluate, and discuss the utilization of ceramics, and its processes and solve the related problems;
  5. analyze, evaluate, and discuss the utilization of powder metallurgy, and solve the related problems;
  6. analyze, evaluate, and discuss the utilization of machining, and solve the related problems;
  7. analyze, evaluate, and discuss the utilization of non-traditional machining, and solve the related problems;
  8. analyze, evaluate, and discuss the utilization of Additive Manufacturing, and solve the related problems;
  9. analyze, evaluate, and discuss the utilization of automation, robotics, and PLCs and solve the related problems; and
  10. create valuable technical reports using charts and graphs, which would analyze the relationship between different factors and come up with an explanation, justification, and demonstration of the related theory.


Prerequisites: ME 155
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