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Production-Optimized Component Design

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Production-Optimized Component Design
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Mechanical and Process Engineering, Bachelor, regulation 01.10.2019
Module code: MAB_19_M_4.07.FBG
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P241-0246
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
2V+1PA (3 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
3
Semester: 4
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Project with paper
in conjunction with the module “Engineering Design with Project” (MAB_19_M_4.04.MK2)
 


[updated 24.09.2026]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

MAB_19_M_4.07.FBG (P241-0246) Mechanical and Process Engineering, Bachelor, regulation 01.10.2019 , semester 4, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
45 class hours (= 33.75 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 90 hours (equivalent to 3 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 56.25 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
MAB_19_A_2.02.TFL Manufacturing Process Technology (with Lab Course)
MAB_19_M_3.05.MK1 Machine Elements and Design 1


[updated 20.08.2026]
Recommended as prerequisite for:
MAB_19_IP_5.03.AGF Additive Manufacturing and Generative Design


[updated 06.04.2020]
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Andrea Bohn
Lecturer:
Julian Guckert, M.Eng.


[updated 20.08.2026]
Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this module, students will:
understand the impact of manufacturing processes on component design, using machining  
  and forming processes as examples.
- be able to design components—including their functional surfaces—for machining from solid semi-finished materials.
- be able to design three-dimensional components with functional surfaces as bent parts made of sheet metal.
- be able to independently familiarize themselves with other manufacturing technology-specific guidelines for component design
  
- be familiar with the fundamentals of ISO-GPS tolerancing

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Module content:
Based on the CAD model of the complete system (from the “Design with Project” module), students must develop the following for all components designed in-house:
- production-ready drawings with appropriate dimensions and required tolerances
- a tabular overview of the sequence of individual production steps from the raw part to the finished part
  (with illustrations and brief explanations)
 
The documentation must clearly indicate which team member developed or was responsible for which components.
 
 
Design and development in the engineering process from the perspective of design for manufacturability
- Designing for machining - general considerations
- Clamping components on/in machine tools
- Designing for drilling, countersinking, reaming, thread production
- Designing for turning
- Designing components with flat functional surfaces
- Designing for machining on multi-axis drilling and milling centers
- Manufacturing tolerances and their consideration in component design
- Procedures for familiarizing oneself with other design considerations specific to manufacturing technologies

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Teaching methods/Media:
- Interactive teaching style with exercises
 
Selected components from the “Design with Project” module will be used for educational purposes
- They will be discussed as examples
- And, where possible, will be manufactured in the htw’s workshops and labs

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Recommended or required reading:
- Hoenow, Meißner: Entwerfen und Gestalten im Maschinenbau. Bauteile – Baugruppen – Maschinen.
  Carl Hanser Verlag, München
- Hoenow, Meißner: Konstruktionspraxis im Maschinenbau. Carl Hanser Verlag, München
- Hintzen, Laufenberg, Kurz: Konstruieren, Gestalten, Entwerfen. Vieweg-Verlag
- Kurz, Hintzen, Laufnberg: Konstruieren, Gestalten, Entwerfen: Ein Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch für das Studium der
  Konstruktionstechnik. Vieweg-Teubner Verlag
- Klocke, König: Fertigungsverfahren 1: Drehen, Fräsen, Bohren (VDI-Buch). Springer Verlag

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