Mechanical processing technologies are amongst the eldest manufacturing processes used by mankind. These processes are multi-discipline activities that require knowledge from different engineering areas. The methods for analysing these processes seek to integrate this multi-disciplinary aspect to obtain analytical or numeral solutions for the distribution of main field variables in the interior of the parts and the tool-part contact surfaces, resulting in a group of essential elements for design, project and optimization of parts and tools, aiding future engineers to analyze the results critically and propose alternative manufacturing solutions.

CILO-1: Apply knowledge on analysis methods (Ideal work, slab and upper bound methods) to solve manufacturing problems. CILO-2: Identify the main operating varirables of specific manufacturing processes to analyze and solve process design problems. CILO-3: Design components and processes to meet the production requirements for engineering applications.