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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
College of Technology at Alfred
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PREREQUISITE:
Management and Engineering Technologies
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Tool, Die & Fixture Design
MECH 6123
Spring
MECH 1643 or equivalent
MECH 1603 or equivalent
COURSE FORMAT:
2 (# of hours—lectures/week)
3 (# of hours—labs/week)
COURSE LEVEL:
Upper
COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAMINATION: No
Date Approved by Faculty Senate: _____________
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Tool, Die & Fixture Design is a specialized phase of mechanical or manufacturing
engineering that develops the tooling and work holding devices for manufacturing
operations. This course will introduce the student to the design of tools, machining
tooling, jigs and fixtures and other work holding devices. Students will be required to
create working industrial drawings for various work holding devices and fixtures for a
myriad of metal removal applications. This will require students to research, analyze,
and select the most equitable and safe design solution through calculations, component
selection, and mechanical design.
Topics covered in this course include theory of cutting and forming of metal, dies and die
types, miscellaneous press working operations, presses and press accessories, press
classification and selection, blanking and piercing dies, die life, dies block, die sets, die
material, utilization, function and nomenclature of die components, tool and die designtechniques, mathematical analysis of die components, etc..
STUDENT OBJECTIVES
This course has been designed to help the student achieve the following objectives and be
able to do the following:
1. Identify a variety of tooling materials to be selected for a specific manufacturing
operation or process by successful completion of tests and quizzes.
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2. Design and select appropriate work holding jigs, fixtures, clamps, etc. consistent
with the applicable machining and manufacturing processes function and
precision as demonstrated through successful completion of tests and quizzes.
3. Design tooling that is safe and easy to operate and capable of producing
manufactured products economically, reliably, and quickly as evidenced by
satisfactory completion of design sketches and CAD drawings.
4. Produce design sketches or drawings of various jigs and fixtures.
TEXTBOOK(S)
Tool Design, Donaldson, Cyril, Current Edition, Glencoe-McGraw Hill.
Fundamentals of Tool Design, Current Edition, or 4th Edition, John G. Nee, Society of
Manufacturing Engineering, 2003
Supplemental Books
Techniques of Pressworking Sheet Metal: An Engineering Approach to Die Design,
ISBN: 0-13-900696-6, Donald F. Eary, and Edward A. Reed, Prentice Hall, Copyright
2002
Applied Manufacturing Process Planning: With Emphasis on Metal Forming and
Machining, Donald H. Nelson, and George Schneider, ISBN: 0-13-532458-0, Prentice
Hall, Copyright 2001.
DIVISION OF SUBJET MATTER
Topic
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
Tool Design
Tool Materials
Cutting Tool Design
Workholding Principle
Embossing and Miscellaneous Forming
Jig Design
Fixture Design
Miscellaneous Press working Operation
Press Classification and Selection
Design of workholding tools
Types of Die Construction
Die Design Techniques
Design of Tools for Inspection and Gaging
Mathematical Analysis of Die Components
Tool Design for Joining Processes
Modular Tooling and Automated Tool Handling
The Computer in Tool Design
Mechanical Handling Devices
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Lecture
Hours
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
Lab
Hours
3
3
3
6
6
6
6
3
6
3
S
Exams
TOTAL
2
30
45
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Blackburn, J., ed. Time-Based Competition: The Next Battleground in American
Manufacturing. Homewood, Ill.: Irwin, 1991.
2. Womack, James, Daniel Jones, and Daniel Roos. The Machine that Changed the
World. New York: Macmillan, 1990.
3. Deming, W.E. Out of the Crisis. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Center for Advanced
Engineering Study, 1986.
4. Bedworth, D., M. Henderson, and P. Wolfe. Computer-Integrated Design
Manufacturing. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1991.
5. Keen, Peter. The Process Edge. Boston: HBS Press, 1997.
6. Monden, Y. Toyota Production System, 2nd Edition, Atlanta, GA: IIE Press, 1993.
7. Taylor, B. W. Introduction to Management Science, 5th Edition. Upper Saddle
River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1996.
8. Brown, R. G. Statistical Forecasting for Inventory Control. New York: McGrawHill, 1959.
9. Womack, James, and Daniel Jones. Lean Thinking. New York: Simon & Schuster,
1996.
Online Tool Design Links
http://www.tooldesignworks.com/
http://www.lostfoam.com/services/tool.design.shtml
http://www.flomet.com/
http://www.carrlane.com/
http://www.advtool.com/
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http://www.ptdmold.com/
http://www.designtoolinc.com/
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Dean of School
Instructor of Course
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______________________________
Department Chair
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Date