Course detail
Technological Projects and Materials Handling
FSI-ETM Acad. year: 2025/2026 Winter semester
The content of Technological projects and materials handling aims at introducing students to the basics of technological design and enables them to gain insight into independent processing of pre-project analysis and precise technological layout of workshop as well as basic manufacturing operations, including material handling. The course mainly deals with the following topics: capacity calculations, fundamental design of manufacturing plant, detailed layout of workshops and workplaces, assembly lines and IPS and utilizes ergonomy in its technological design. The main objectives of the field relating to material handling is on the pre-project preparation, material handling devices, storage design and economic evaluation of project. Substantial part of the subject is also given to the use of computers and modern software for the purpose of company design, storages and their material handling processes. Students will also become familiar with basic principles of project management (application conditions, methods, criteria for success of the project etc.).
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
5
Supervisor
Department
Entry knowledge
Basic knowledge of manufacturing technology (forming and machining technology), as well as basic knowledge of machines and technological equipment used.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
The conditions of the credit: students solve the example designing of workshops and production line, storage. The participation and the right solution are required.
The exam has the written and spoken parts: area of technological projects and materials handling and representative models of producing efficiency. During the spoken part are solved 1-2 theoretical questions from different parts of the subject.
For the evaluation the ECTS is used.
Attendance at lectures is checked. The lecture is different each week, that is why an absence may be compensated for in the same week only. Only one lecture may be missed without penalty. In the case of more missed exercises and the impossibility of replacing the exercise, the substitute protocols and computational work will be assigned.
Aims
The main goal of the subject is to provide students with all basic information about designing of industrial plants. The course is divided into different parts: one focusing on designing of workshops and production line, storage and other part concentrating on material handling. Both parts are connected with different technology of mechanical engineering.
Students will acquire necessary knowledge from the areas of mechanical engineering workshops designing, storage and material handling. The subject is focused mainly on different technologies of mechanical engineering such as metal forming, welding and cutting, machining and casting.
Study aids
The study programmes with the given course
Programme B-STR-P: Engineering, Bachelor's
specialization STG: Manufacturing Technology, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
39 hours, optionally
Syllabus
1. Introduction to the subject, theoretical foundations
2. Design steps and the examples
3. Main project of the study set of the buildings
4. Designing of the foundries
5. Designing of the forges
6. Designing of pressing and stamping shops
7. Designing of welding shops
8. Schematic design phase methods
9. Capacity computation and calculation
10.CRAFT and other computation methods
11.Designing of assembly and machining workplaces
12.Producing lines and flexible systems
13.Material handling in different condition, project management, economy and efficiency calculation
Computer-assisted exercise
26 hours, compulsory
Syllabus
1. Capacity computing of the enterprise main project
2. Material handling design and capacity project of the forge
3. Machine layout and disposition of the pressing and stamping shop
4. Material handling design and capacity project of the stamping and pressing shop
5. Capacity calculation of the cutting line
6. Checking of the projects
7. The storages – Individual projects
8. Capacity computing (non-automated)
9. Capacity computing by using computer softwares
10. Choosing machine by using the choice lists
11. Proposal of the capacity
12. Computer softwares – different kinds of the computing methods (CRAFT etc.)
13. Economy of the projects, efficiency of the production, course-unit credits