AMIE Question Paper of 'Fundamentals of Manufacturing & Design' of Section-A (Diploma Scheme)

S'06: 1 FN:AN201/AD301(1401)
FUNDAMENTALS OF DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING
Time: Three hours

Maximum marks: 100

Answer FIVE questions, taking ANY TWO from Group A,
ANY TWO from Group B and ALL from Group C.

All parts of a question (a, b, etc) should be
Answered at one place.

Answer should be brief and to-the.point and be supplemented
with neat sketches. Unnecessary long answers
may result in loss of marks
.
Any missing data or wrong data may be assumed suitably
giving proper justification.

Figures on the right-hand side margin indicate full marks.
Group A
1. (a) What are the major stages of engineering design?
Discuss with a suitable example. 8

(b) What is the role of need analysis in the design
process? Give one need statement for each of the
following:
(i) Bicycle

(ii) Washing Machine

(iii) Personal Computer

(iv) Private Car. 8

(c) What are the main limitations of the sand casting
process and how are they overcome? 4

2. (a) Why is 'clearance' provided in die and punch for
Blanking and piercing operations? Explain with neat sketches. 8

(b) Distinguish between cold and hot working with
respect to principle, advantages and applications. 6

(c) What are the distinguishing features between a casting
and a pattern ? 6

3. (a) What do you mean by design communication? How
does a drawing help to a design engineer to share his ideas? 8

(b) During writing a technical report, what points should
be kept in mind for easy communication?

(c) What factors govern the selection of manufacturing 6
process for a product?

4. Differentiate between:

(i) Piercing and Blanking

(ii) Creative Design and Innovative Design

(iii) Discrete Manufacturing and Continuous Manufacturing

(iv) Physical Reliability an4 Economic Feasibility. 5x4

Group B

5. (a) What is the source of heat in resistance welding? Why
is the control of pressure important in resistance welding? 8

(b) Explain briefly the purposes of using fluxes in
welding. 6

(c) Why are truing and dressing necessary for a grinding wheel? 6

6. (a) What do you mean by integration? How does it differ
from interfacing? What are the basic needs for integration? 8

(b) Explain in detail the integration of CAD and CAM.
What is the role of computer in this integration? 6

(c) What are the major benefits derived from group
Technology concept in manufacturing? 6

7. (a) What is robotic cell? Draw a robotic cell and label
its all parts. 8

(b) What are the main elements of information
system? Distinguish between hard and soft information. 6

(c) Giving a suitable example, explain the concept of
designing a process for manufacturing integration? 6

8. (a) Define cutting velocity, feed and depth of cut as
applied to turning in lathes. What major factors are
considered while selecting the values of those three
machining parameters? 8

(b) Distinguish between:

(i) Boring and Internal Turning 2

(ii) Shaping and Planning. 2

(c) What is computer aided process planning (CAPP)?
What type of data are required for developing a CAPP
system? Distinguish between variant and generative
systems of process planning. 8

Group C

9. Write the most correct answer:

(A) (i) In which of the following process, the electrode
is non-consumable?

(a) Gas welding

(b) Arc welding

(c) TIG welding

(d) Thermit welding 1
.
(ii) The highest cutting speed is used in

(a) Centreless grinding

(b) Surface grinding

(c) Cylindrical grinding

(d) Internal grinding 1

(iii) In the metal forming processes, the stresses
induced in the material are

(a) less than the yield strength of the material.

(b) greater than the ultimate strength of the
material.

(c) less than the fracture strength of the material.

(d) less than the limit of proportionality 1

(iv) What is parting line? 1

(v) What is the significance of recrystallisation temperature in
metal forming? 1

(vi) What is manufacturing logic? 1

(vii) What do you understand by intelligent robots? 1

AMIE Question Paper of 'Fundamentals of Manufacturing & Design' of Section-A (Diploma Scheme)

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