MET 230 Engineering Materials and Processing. (3) F, S, SS
Materials, their structures, properties, fabrication characteristics, and applications. Material forming, joining, and finishing processes. Automation and quality control.

MET 231 Manufacturing Processes. (3) F
Metal removal processes, emphasizing drilling, milling, and lathe processes, including tool bit grinding. Emphasis on production speeds and feeds. Lecture, lab.

MET 300 Applied Material Science. (4) F
Principles of materials science emphasizing concepts relevant to manufacturing and use. Discuss metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites. 3 hours lecture, 1 hour lab. Prerequisite: MET 231 or instructor approval.

MET 302 Welding Survey. (3) F
Theory and application of industrial welding processes; introductory welding metallurgy and weldment design; SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, Oxyacetylene, and brazing experiences. Lecture, lab. Prerequisite: upper-class standing.

MET 303 Machine Control Systems. (3) S
Theory and application of electromechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, fluidic, and electrical control systems for manufacturing. Lecture, lab. Prerequisites: ETC 201 (or PHY 112); MAT 260.

MET 313 Applied Engineering Mechanics: Materials. (4) F, S, SS
Stress, strain, relations between stress and strain, shear, moments, deflections, and combined stresses. 3 hours lecture, 1 hour lab. Prerequisite: ETC 211.

MET 321 Engineering Evaluation of Welding Processes. (3) N
Theory and application of the arc welding processes and oxy-fuel cutting; fixturing, procedures, safety, codes, and experimental techniques are covered. Lecture, lab. Prerequisites: MET 302; PHY 112.

MET 322 Engineering Evaluation of Nontraditional Welding Processes. (3) N
Theory and applications of EBW, LBW, solid-state bonding, brazing, and soldering. Lecture, lab. Prerequisites: MET 302; PHY 112.

MET 325 Electrical Power Source Analysis. (4) S
Design and operating characteristics of electrical power sources and related equipment. Equipment selection, setup, and troubleshooting procedures covered. Lecture, lab. Prerequisites: ETC 201; MET 302; PHY 112, 114.

MET 331 Design for Manufacturing I. (3) S
Introduction to design of machines and structures, with emphasis on layout design drawing. Basics of gears, cams, fasteners, springs, bearing linkages, cylindrical fits, flat pattern development, and surface finish requirements emphasized. Prerequisite: MET 313.

MET 341 Manufacturing Analysis. (3) S
Introduction to the organizational and functional requirements for effective production. Includes writing production operation plans. Prerequisite: MET 231.

MET 343 Material Processes. (4) S
Industrial processing as applied to low, medium, and high volume manufacturing. Basic and secondary processing, fastening and joining, coating, and quality control. Lecture, lab.

MET 344 Casting and Forming Processes. (3) S
Analysis of various forming processes to determine load requirements necessary for a particular metal forming operation. This information is used to select equipment and design tooling. Metal casting processes and design of castings. Introduction to powder metallurgy. Prerequisites: MET 300 and 313 or instructor approval.

MET 345 Advanced Manufacturing Processes. (3) S
Metal removal processes, emphasizing milling, grinding, turret and tracer lathe, and cutter sharpening. Application of machinability theory to practice. Production feeds, speeds, and tool wear measurement. Lecture, lab. Prerequisites: MET 231 and 300 or instructor approval.

MET 346 Numerical Control Point to Point and Continuous Path Programming. (3) N
Methods of programming, set up, and operation of numerical control machines, emphasizing lathe and mill systems. Lecture, lab. Prerequisite: MET 231.

MET 354 Mechanics of Materials. (4) F
Vectors, force systems, friction, equilibrium, centroids, and moment of inertia. Concepts of stress, strain, and stress analysis as applied to beams, columns, and combined loading. Prerequisites: MAT 170; PHY 111; nonmajor.

MET 396 Manufacturing Professional Orientation. (1) F
Career focus for Manufacturing Engineering Technology students. Familiarization with the manufacturing industry. Prerequisite: junior standing.

MET 401 Statistical Process Control. (3) S
Introduction to statistical quality control methods as applied to tolerances, process control, sampling, and reliability. Prerequisite: MAT 117 or 170.

MET 416 Applied Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. (3) F
Techniques and practices of computer-integrated manufacturing, with an emphasis on computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing. Prerequisite: MET 346 or instructor approval. General Studies: N3.

MET 420 Welding Metallurgy I. (4) N
Metallurgical principles applied to structural and alloy steel and aluminum weldments; laboratory emphasis on welding experiments, metallography, and mechanical testing. Lecture, lab. Prerequisites: MET 300, 302.

MET 421 Welding Metallurgy II. (3) N
Metallurgical principles as applied to stainless steel, super alloy, titanium, and other refractory metal weldments and braze joints. Prerequisite: MET 300.

MET 425 Welding Codes. (2) N
Familiarization with and application of the various codes, standards, and specifications applicable to weldments. Prerequisite: MET 302 or equivalent.

MET 432 Thermodynamics II. (3) S
Thermodynamics of mixtures. Combustion process. Applications of thermodynamics to power and refrigeration cycles. Prerequisite: ETC 340.

MET 433 Thermal Power Systems. (4) N
Analysis of gas power, vapor power, and refrigeration cycles. Components of air conditioning systems. Direct energy conversion. Psychrometry. Analysis of internal combustion engines and fluid machines. Lecture, lab. Prerequisite: MET 432 or instructor approval.

MET 434 Applied Fluid Mechanics. (3) N
Fluid statics. Basic fluid flow equations. Viscous flow in pipes and channels. Compressible flow. Applications to fluid measurement and flow in conduits. Prerequisite: ETC 340.

MET 435 Alternate Energy Sources. (3) F
Alternate energy systems, energy use and its impact on the environment, and demonstrating practical alternative energy sources to fossil fuels. Prerequisite: instructor approval.

MET 436 Turbomachinery Design. (3) N
The application of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics to the analysis of machinery design and power cycle performance predictions. Prerequisite: MET 432 or instructor approval.

MET 438 Design for Manufacturing II. (4) F
Application of mechanics in design of machine elements and structures. Use of experimental stress analysis in design evaluation. Lecture, lab. Prerequisite: AET 312 or MET 331 or instructor approval.

MET 442 Specialized Production Processes. (3) F
Nontraditional manufacturing processes, emphasizing EDM, ECM, ECG, CM, PM, HERF, EBW, and LBW. Prerequisite: MET 231.

MET 443 N/C Computer Programming. (3) F
Theory and application of computer-aided N/C languages with programming emphasis with APT and suitable postprocessors. Lecture, lab. Prerequisite: MET 346 or instructor approval.

MET 444 Production Tooling. (3) F
Fabrication and design of jigs, fixtures, and special industrial tooling related to manufacturing methods. Lecture, lab. Prerequisite: MET 345.

MET 448 Expert Systems in Manufacturing. (3) F
Introduction to expert systems through conceptual analysis, with an emphasis on manufacturing applications. Prerequisite: MET 231.

MET 451 Introduction to Robotics. (3) F
Introduction to industrial robots. Topics included are robot geometry, robot workspace, trajectory generation, robot actuators and sensors, design of end effectors, and economic justification. Prerequisite: MET 303 or instructor approval.

MET 452 Implementation of Robots in Manufacturing. (3) N
Robotic workcell design, including end effectors, parts presenters, and optimum material flow. Prerequisite: MET 451 or instructor approval.

MET 453 Robotic Applications. (3) S
Lab course utilizing robots and other automated manufacturing equipment to produce a part. Students are required to program robots, as well as interface the robots with other equipment. Prerequisite: MET 303 or 325 or instructor approval.

MET 460 Manufacturing Capstone Project I. (3) F
Small-group projects to design, evaluate and analyze components, assemblies, and systems. Lecture, lab. Prerequisite: MET 303 or instructor approval.

MET 461 Manufacturing Capstone Project II. (3) S
Small-group projects applying manufacturing techniques, with an emphasis on demonstrating state-of-the-art technology. Lecture, lab. Prerequisite: MET 460 or instructor approval.

MET 462 Capstone Project/Weldment Design. (3) S
Design of welded structures and machine elements in terms of allowable stresses, joint configurations, process capabilities, and cost analysis; welding procedures emphasized. Prerequisites: MET 302, 313.

MET 501 Statistical Quality Control Applications. (3) S
SPC problem-solving techniques for implementation in industrial setting, design and analysis of experiments. Prerequisite: instructor approval.

MET 502 Specialized Production Processes. (3) F
Specialized production processes, including lasers,; electronic beam,; abrasive and water jet; and chemical and thermal processes. Prerequisite: instructor approval.

MET 504 Applications of Production Tooling. (3) F
Design and fabrication of fixtures, jigs, templates, and specialized industrial tooling for manufacturing. Lecture, lab. Prerequisite: instructor approval.

MET 507 Manufacturing Enterprise. (3) F, S
Organization and project management of cellular manufacturing methods, including IIT and lean manufacturing. Prerequisite: instructor approval.

MET 512 Introduction to Robotics. (3) N
Introduction to industrial robots. Topics include: robot workspace, trajectory generation, robot actuators and sensors, design of end effectors, and economic justification. Application case studies. Prerequisite: MET 303 or instructor approval.

MET 513 Advanced Automation. (3) F
Analysis and design of hard and flexible automation systems. Particular attention to material handling technology. Prerequisite: instructor approval.

MET 514 N/C Computer Programming. (3) S
Point-to-point and continuous path control system programming emphasizing metal removal procedures and processes. Lecture, lab. Prerequisite: instructor approval.

MET 517 Applied Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. (3) F
Techniques and practices of computer-integrated manufacturing, with an emphasis on computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing. Prerequisite: MET 346 or instructor approval.

MET 560 Fundamentals of Security Engineering. (3) F
Definitions of threats, fundamentals of design of physical protection systems, computer modeling and analysis of security systems.

MET 571 Waste Minimization and Waste Prevention. (3) S
Life cycle analysis, selection of environmentally compatible materials, design of waste minimization equipment and operation, economics of waste minimization and prevention. Prerequisite: ETC 340 or instructor approval.

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