IE 4530 — Manufacturing Systems and Techniques
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: T/FBostonTraditional
Focuses on manufacturing and design and their impact on each other. Covers the basics of design-manufacturing integration, manufacturing systems, manufacturing processes and techniques, manufacturing automation, and production planning and control. Topics include concurrent engineering, design for assembly, design for manufacturability, rapid prototyping, mechanical tolerancing, bill of materials, group technology, computer-aided process planning, NC part programming, programmable logic controllers, flexible manufacturing systems, computer-integrated manufacturing, and just-in-time philosophy. Topics also include traditional manufacturing processes such as casting, forming, machining, welding, molding, and particulate processing, and nontraditional manufacturing processes such as electrical discharge machining, laser machining, and water-jet machining. Students are required to conduct manufacturing-related experiments in the manufacturing lab to gain hands-on experience.
Corequisites (same term)
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 37 | 40 | 93% | 3.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 40 | 45 | 89% | 5.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 22 | 48 | 46% | 26.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 26 | 52 | 50% | 26.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 38 | 39 | 97% | 1.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 36 | 42 | 86% | 6.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 19% · T 61% · W 19% · Th 0% · F 81%
Common patterns: TF (61% of sections), F (20% of sections), MW (19% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Mohsen Moghaddam (61% of students) · reviews
- Mohammad Amin Javadi (39% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Mohammad Amin Javadi (65% of students) · reviews
- Xiaoning Jin (35% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
Courses that list IE 4530 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (IE course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All IE courses · Plan it at numap.app