The main purpose of this course is to introduce students to the principles and operation of mechanical equipment such as lathes, drill presses, milling machines, and measuring requirements and instruments. Shop safety and other manufacturing processes such as grinding and sawing are also covered. Individual laboratory projects will be assigned to each student to reinforce the topics covered in the theory.
Core Courses are courses that fulfill lower-level requirements and apply to any transfer path major where they appear. Manufacturing Processes is universal course description, which maps to specific courses on SUNY campuses. Approved SUNY Transfer Path Core Courses are guaranteed to transfer to fulfill requirements in the major and/or required cognates (not just as electives) at all SUNY campuses if the course is completed with a grade of C or better.1 You may Search for Core Course equivalents using the Transfer Navigator.
1 While a grade of C or better is guaranteed, campuses can have different policies where they accept a passing grade lower than C. Pass/Fail courses may be accepted at the discretion of the campus, but transfer is not guaranteed.