TOTAL EXAMINATION PROGRAM
PEO Syllabus of Examinations, 2008 Edition
MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
PROFESSIONAL EXAMS – SPECIFIC TO MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
GROUP A
08-Mfg-A1 Design and Manufacture of Machine Elements
Theory and methodology related to conceptual design; review of the methods used in stress analysis; simple design factor approach; variable loads; stress concentrations; bolts and bolted joints; welded joints; springs; shaft and bearing design; clutches, brakes, and braking systems.
The role and characterization of manufacturing technology within the manufacturing enterprise is also examined. Topics include an overview of the deformation process, joining processes, consolidation processes, material removal processes, material alteration processes; composites manufacturing, nano-and-microfabrication technologies rubber processing, glass working, coating processes, mechanical assembly, electronics packaging and assembly, and production lines; and process selection and planning; quality control systems.
08-Mfg-A2 Manufacturing Processes
Fabricating characteristics of metals and plastics. Molding, forging, welding principles and operations, jigs and fixtures. Cold-forming and stamping, turning and related operations, other machining operations and related jigs and fixtures. Metrology. Numerical control machines and applications. Process quality control.
08-Mfg-A3 Production Management
Production systems, including identification of technical, economic, social, human components and characteristics in the system. Forecasting techniques. Inventories, including role, measuring service level, inventory models and their application in distribution and manufacturing. Aggregate planning of production levels and inventories, including master plan, materials requirements planning (MRP), detailed scheduling and sequencing, assembly line balancing. Information and control systems for production operations. Project planning and control.
08-Mfg-A4 Analysis and Design of Work
Methods of work analysis, including process analysis, activity charts, person machine charts, operation analysis, micromotion study, fundamental hand motions and film analysis. Principles of motion economy, method study, motion and time study, rating factor, performance factor, allowances and standard data. Pre‑determined motion time systems. Work sampling. Wage payment. Motivation and work. Wage incentives. Job enrichment. Software available in the field of analysis and design of work.
08-Mfg-A5 Facilities Planning
Strategic planning, site selection, product, process, schedule, activity relationship and space requirements, personnel requirements. Developing solutions, including material handling systems and equipment, layout and computer aided layout. Functions, including receiving and shipping, storage and warehousing, production, offices and services. Evaluating solutions, including deterministic and probabilistic models. Selection, implementation, and periodical review of the layout.
08-Mfg-A6 Quality Planning, Control, and Assurance
Basic concepts: planning, measurement, control, and improvement of quality. Economics of quality. Strategic planning of quality. Total quality management. Quality function organization. Motivation for quality. Statistical tools: tests, regression analysis, design and analysis of planned experiments, Taguchi methods, control charts for variables and attributes, capability analysis, acceptance sampling: single, multiple, sequential, MIL STD105 E, MIL STD 414, elements of reliability. Quality assurance: ISO/QS 9000, suppliers, audits, quality manual, certification.
08-Mfg-A7 Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Introduction to analogue and digital semiconductor devices. Transistor amplifiers and switches. Power semiconductor devices, rectifiers, dc power supplies and voltage regulation. Operational amplifiers and application circuits. Combinational and sequential digital logic circuits. Practical approach to electronic instrumentation, measurement systems and transducers. DC circuits, Single phase and polyphase circuits Magnetic circuits and transformers (ideal and practical), DC machines: motors and generators. AC machines: induction motors, synchronous motors, and alternators. Power factor correction.
GROUP B
08-Mfg-B1 Computer Aided Design and Computer-Assisted Manufacturing
Fundamental concepts in design and manufacturing automation strategies, high volume discrete parts production systems, numerical control manufacturing systems, computer aided manufacturing (CAM), support systems for manufacturing, group technology, and flexible manufacturing systems.
08-Mfg-B2 Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)
Computerization in manufacturing. Manufacturing information systems. Hierarchical control. Just-in-time in the context of CIM. CIM Architecture: Networking OSI, LANS, WANS, MAP. Current technologies: operating systems, case technologies, artificial intelligence, databases. Product Information Management: CAD positioning; Design File Management; Hardware & software; Product Data Models; component, specifications, symbols. Typical Product Information Standards: PDES, IGES, EDIF; Data For Human Consumption. Case Studies.
08-Mfg-B3 Systems Simulation
Computer simulation of systems. Design of simulation models of discrete systems. Statistical foundations and methodology. Generation of random variates. Design of simulation experiments. Simulation programming languages. Applications: the analysis and design of systems for production, and distribution. Model validation. Simulation output analysis. Use of software.
08-Mfg-B4 Product Design and Development
Modern tools and methods for creative product design and development involving product research, establishment of design parameters, experimentation, development of conceptual alternatives, visualization, evaluation, revision, optimization and presentation. Particular topics include: The engineering design process, development processes and organizations, product planning, identifying customers needs, product specifications, concept generation, concept selection, prototyping, robust design, concept testing, product architecture, industrial design, design for manufacturing, patents and intellectual property, product development economics, and managing projects.
08-Mfg-B5 Engineering Materials
Working properties of steel, aluminum, magnesium, and titanium light alloys, superalloys and metal matrix composites. High temperature materials, metallic foams and other cellular materials, precursor derived ceramics, corrosion of materials, intermetallics, multicomponent alloys, biomedical materials, polymeric composites as structural materials, ultrafine and nano structured materials. Microscale and nanoscale mechanisms responsible for their unique properties, such as molecular mobility and phase transitions. Working properties of polymers, shape memory alloys, piezoelectric materials, electrorheological fluids, magnetostrictive materials, and fibre-reinforced composites. Selection of materials.
Testing of engineering materials. Emphasis on those used in aircraft, high-speed ground transportation vehicles, underwater, and space applications.
08-Mfg-B6 Metrology
The language and systems of measurement. Standards and measuring units system. Calibration and traceability and . Optical, pneumatic, electronic and mechanical measuring instruments and related methods. Coordinate metrology and mathematical concepts of dimensional metrology. Measuring errors analysis, their sources and propagation. Uncertainty in physical measurements. Precision and surface engineering. Applications of computers in metrological work and the interfacing of digital measuring equipment.
08-Mfg-B7 Logistics: Transportation Aspects
Introduction to transportation engineering, and transport planning and economics. Modelling of transportation and warehousing problems. Characteristics of transportation systems: rail, highway, airway, waterway, and pipeline. The rural and intercity transport system in Canada; cost and tariffs. Network analysis; the transport planning process. Logistics and competitivity: evaluation of transportation projects and systems, urban transportation analysis and prediction, traffic studies, highway and intercity capacity, characteristics of traffic flow, traffic control principles, and economics.
08-Mfg-B8 Robot Mechanics
Robot components (sensors, actuators, and end effectors, and their selection criteria); basic categories of robots (serial and parallel manipulators, mobile robots); mobility/constraint analysis; workspace analysis; rigid body kinematics (homogeneous transformation, angle and axis of rotation, Euler angles, cylindrical and spherical coordinates); manipulator kinematics and motion trajectories (displacement and velocity analyses, differential relations, Jacobian matrix); non-redundant and redundant sensing/actuation of manipulators; manipulator statics (force and stiffness); singularities; and manipulator dynamics.
08-Mfg-B9 Industrial Safety and Health
Fundamentals of systems safety. Safety and accident prevention — causes and models. Safety in product and process design. Fault-tree analysis and risk assessment. Occupational diseases, stress, fatigue. Health, safety and the physical environment. Engineering methods of controlling chemical hazards, safety and the physical environment: engineering methods of controlling chemical and physical hazards. Code and regulations for worker safety and health.
08-Mfg-B10 Tooling, Jigs and Fixture Design
Types of jigs and fixtures and their applications. Concepts of referencing, locating and planes of movement. Design characteristics for locating, clamping, assembling, machining and operational devices. Templates, vices, angle-plate, boxes and channels, Designing around the human element. Modular work holding, welding fixtures and manipulators, machining and assembly fixtures. Tooling for conventional machining and numerically controlled machines, setup devices. Tooling, jigs and fixtures for high quality production. Tool materials. Considerations for design economics.
08-Mfg-B11 Fluid Machinery
Dimensional analysis and similitude. Performance characteristics. Specific speed and machine selection, idealized velocity diagram. System characteristics and operating point and matching a pump to a piping system. System regulation, momentum and energy transfer, thermodynamic analysis, and efficiency definitions. Two-dimensional cascade analysis and performance. Application to pumps, fans, compressors, and turbines. Performance limits due to unsteady flow stalling and cavitation.
08-Mfg-B12 Ergonomics
Basic human abilities and characteristics, including vision and hearing. Psychomotor characteristics. Anthropometry: static and dynamic human body dimensions and muscle strength. Environmental factors, including illumination, atmospheric conditions, noise, and vibration. Ergonomic work design, including layout of equipment, manual work aids, design of seating, and person-machine interfaces: instruments, controls, and software.
COMPLEMENTARY STUDIES
11-CS-1 Engineering Economics
Basic concepts of engineering economics through understanding of the theoretical and conceptual financial project analysis. Types and applications of engineering economic decisions. Capital, cash flow, and the time value of money concepts. Nominal and effective interest rates when considering loans, mortgages, and bonds. The application of present worth analysis, annual equivalent analysis and rate of return analysis in evaluating independent projects, comparing mutually exclusive projects, analyzing lease vs. buy alternatives and making decisions. After-tax financial analysis requiring an understanding of capital cost allowance (depreciation) and corporate income tax. Understanding methods of financing and capital budgeting. Break-even, sensitivity and risk analyses.
11-CS-2 Engineering in Society – Health and Safety
The duties and legal responsibilities for which engineers are accountable; safety laws and regulations; and a basic knowledge of potential hazards and their control: biological hazards – bacteria, viruses; chemical hazards - gases, liquids and dusts; fire and explosion hazards; physical hazards – noise, radiation, temperature extremes; safety hazards – equipment operation; workplace conditions - equity standards, human behaviour, capabilities, and limitations; managing safety and health through risk management, safety analyses, and safety plans and programs; practices and procedures to improve safety. The roles and social responsibilities of an engineer from a professional ethics point of view, as applied in the context of Canadian values. The integration of ethics into engineering practice, and its effect on public safety and trust.
11-CS-3 Sustainability, Engineering and the Environment
Basic knowledge of soil, water and air quality engineering: soil and water interaction, water supply issues, human activities and their interaction on soil, air and water resources. Fundamentals of: soil erosion, water quality, atmospheric pollution (carbon and nitrogen cycle), climate change, risk assessment. Basic knowledge of renewable energy sources: solar, photovoltaic, wireless electricity, thermal, wind, geothermal, and biofuels. Introduction to renewable materials engineering; nano materials, new material cycles. Eco-product development, and product life cycle assessment; recycling technologies; reuse of products; design for disassembly, recycling, e-waste, and reverse manufacturing. Consumption patterns; transportation; environmental communication; consumer awareness. Optimized energy and resources management. Sustainable methods: sustainability indicators; life cycle assessment; regulatory aspects of environmental management, ecological planning.
11-CS-4 Engineering Management
Introduction to management principles and their impact upon social and economic aspects of engineering practice. Engineering management knowledge topics including: market research, assessment and forecasting; strategic planning; risk and change management; product, service and process development; engineering projects and process management; financial resource management; marketing, sales and communications management; leadership and organizational management; professional responsibility. New paradigms and innovative business models, including: sustainable production, products, service systems and consumption; best practices and practical examples of successful implementations of sustainable scientific and engineering solutions.