Manufacturing Engineering (2 years)
As a Manufacturing manufacturing Engineering engineering student, you will have access to the our Production Technology Centre (PTC) during your studies. PTC is one of the largest and newest most up to date manufacturing laboratories in Sweden.
The PTC has been in the field of manufacturing research for over 20 years. This collaborative platform offers a unique collection of manufacturing and related advanced industrial research technologies:
- Welding technologies (tungsten inert gas, metal active gas, robotised welding, etc.)
- World-leading thermal spraying facilities (plasma- and combustion-based spraying guns)
- CNC milling and turning equipment
- Metal additive manufacturing technologies (powder bed fusion techniques such as electron beam melting, directed-energy deposition techniques such as laser metal deposition with wire and powder as well as wire-arc, etc.)
- Measurement and control systems for in situ monitoring and inspection
Most research projects at PTC address metallic materials such as high-strength steels, stainless steels, nickel-based superalloys, aluminium- and titanium-based light materials, metallic and ceramic coatings, high-temperature metals/alloys, biomaterials and nanoengineered materials. PTC is also equipped with advanced materials testing and characterisation laboratories to explore the process-microstructure-properties-performance relationship of the materials.
Testing and characterisation equipment
- Microstructural inspection and microanalysis including optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy
- Geometrical and surface topography assessment using 3D profilometry
- Phase analysis using X-ray diffractometry
- Mechanical testing including microhardness, tensile, creep and fatigue at room and high temperatures
- Thermomechanical simulation and testing using a Gleeble welding simulator
- Weldability testing using Varestraint (Variable-Restraint) technique
- Wear, corrosion, and electrochemical investigations in various environments at room and high temperatures
- Non-destructive testing using ultrasound, X-ray, infrared camera, and eddy current, etc.
- Machining dynamics measurement and test equipment (rotating and stationary dynamometers, impact hammers, accelerometers, …)
You will be introduced to some of the above equipment during your courses, and you may work with some of them based on the topic of your thesis.
Academic and corporate connections
The PTC is home to University West’s research area Production Technology West (PTW). Here you will have the opportunity to do research and experimental work together with experienced researchers, engineers and technicians in the field. There are many companies linked to our research environment. As a student, you will have the opportunity to be part of cutting-edge research and meet possible future employers.
You will be considered for admission to the Master in Manufacturing Engineering if you fulfil the following entry requirements:
- Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, materials science and engineering or the equivalent. The degree must include at least 7.5 credits of materials science and at least 15 credits of mathematics including basic knowledge of analysis, linear algebra and statistics.
Manufacturing represents a notable section of economic activities in developed countries. Companies of all sizes need manufacturing engineers to handle tasks and challenges relevant to manufacturing processes. These challenges include planning design and development of manufacturing processes, development design of new manufacturing methods or improving existing methods. From this master’s programme, you will gain skills to enhance your career in different sectors of the manufacturing field. On graduation, you will be highly competitive for positions within the private sector or further PhD studies.
