Introduction To Mechanical Micro Machining

By Prof. Ajay M Sidpara | IIT Kharagpur

Learners enrolled: 1330

The emergence of miniature and micro products / components has increased the demand of the production of micro components with feature size from a few millimeters to tens of micrometers. Mechanical micro machining is one of the key technologies to enable the realization of high accuracy complex micro products made from a variety of engineering materials. Mechanical micro machining is capable to machine metals, polymers, and ceramics in very less time as compared to lithographic processes and other micro machining processes such as EDM, ECM, LBM, etc. As a result, it has found strong base in a wide array of practical applications.

Though the machine for micro cuttings are kinematically similar to conventional machines, there are many differences in terms of process mechanics, machine components, etc. Hence, understanding of machining at micro scale is very important to process any material to the desired dimensions.

INTENDED AUDIENCE : Mechanical,Manufacturing,Production.

PRE - REQUISITES :Conventional machining processes (lathe, milling, drilling, etc.)

INDUSTRY SUPPORT : Research institutes: Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), Mumbai; Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), Durgapur; Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI), Bangalore

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Elective
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Mechanical Engineering Manufacturing Processes and Technology
Credit Points :	3
Level :	Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date :	23 Jan 2023
End Date :	14 Apr 2023
Enrollment Ends :	06 Feb 2023
Exam Registration Ends :	17 Mar 2023
Exam Date :	30 Apr 2023 IST

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1: Experimental observations and theoretical prediction of constituents of an atom

Week 2: Scaling law
Week 3: Mechanical micro machining (process, mechanism)
Week 4: Burr formation, surface roughness, built up edge
Week 5: Cutting fluid, run out, grain size
Week 6: Micro machine structure - I
Week 7: Micro machine structure - II
Week 8: Fabrication of micro cutting tools
Week 9: Miniature machine tools
Week 10: Diamond Turning (process, types, mechanism, applications)
Week 11:Metrology for micro machining
Week 12: Sensor integration for process monitoring

Books and references

1. Micro-Cutting: Fundamentals and Applications by Cheng, Huo, Wiley Publication

2. Introduction to Micromachining 2nd Edition, Ed. V. K. Jain, Narosa Publishing House, ISBN: 978-81-7319-915-8.

3. Precision Manufacturing by David Dornfeld and Dae-Eun Lee, Springer US

4. Research papers

Instructor bio

Prof. Ajay M Sidpara

IIT Kharagpur

Ajay M Sidpara is a faculty in Mechanical Engineering Department at IIT Kharagpur. His research interests are on surface finishing at nano scale and micro machining for different applications such as optics, biomedical, micro fluidics, etc. He has extensively worked on development of different tooling for nanofinishing, micro machining and improvement of process efficiency using different strategies. He has published 26 journal papers, 12 book chapters, and many conference papers related to nanofinishing and micro machining. 3 patents are filed related to his research work. He has received funding from SERB, BRNS and GE Power India. He has received Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Award 2013, Young Engineers Award 2015 from IE (India), and CSR innovation award from GE Power India Limited (erstwhile ALSTOM India Limited). He is a reviewer of more than 20 international journals and also delivered around 20 invited talks in the institutes, and research labs.

Course certificate

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Date and Time of Exams: 30 April 2023 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.
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