Design and Manufacturing II
MIT OpenCourseWare offers this mechanical engineering course covering modern manufacturing across four areas: manufacturing processes, equipment and control, systems, and design for manufacturing. Lectures address process physics, equipment design and control, quality assurance, and systems design and operation, with an emphasis on integrating multiple engineering disciplines to determine manufacturing rate, cost, quality, and flexibility. Labs form a core part of the course, giving hands-on exposure to manufacturing fundamentals and practices alongside the lecture material. The course materials are freely available through MIT OpenCourseWare under a Creative Commons license, including syllabus, lecture notes, and lab materials, though no formal certificate is issued. It suits students who have already covered introductory manufacturing concepts and want a deeper, systems-level treatment of how manufacturing decisions affect cost and quality.