MAT4449   Industrial Training Programme: Metals Processing   (20 credits)

Description

This unit will provide an insight into industrial metals processing and the accompanying environmental aspects of the manufacturing sector for advanced engineering applications. This will be a collaboration with a UK producer/manufacturer. Our industrial partner will set a real technical challenge and students working in small groups will undertake experimental work and present a final report. To supplement the main body of work, there will be an exercise around writing a popular science article related top metals processing. This unit aims to provide knowledge and practical experience of industrial metals processing.  The unit will provide a technical insight into key challenges in the metals processing sector and focus on the metallurgical, design, environmental aspects and key economic challenges.  The unit will centre on a specific technical challenge, which will be relevant and timely, and thus, change each year.

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