Involves a review of the literature dealing with futuristic trends and projections for our technological society and their implications for future developments.

Study of materials, processes, and equipment used in industry today. Topics include ferrous and nonferrous metals, material testing, heat treatment, founding process output capabilities of machines, welding, and inspection. Field trips and industrial films augment the text material.

(Prerequisite: IT 119 or consent of instructor) A continuation of Manufacturing Processes I. Includes the economics of metal cutting, production machines, abrasives, grinding operation, ultrafinishing, automation, and numerical control.

(Prerequisite: Junior standing) Explores principles of applications of motion analysis, process study, operation study, micro motion study, methods improvement, work simplification, standardization, rating, allowances, analysis of time data.

(Prerequisite: Junior standing) Introduces the types of plant layout and the factors influencing plant layout and design, selection and design of processes and machines, material handling systems, flow diagrams, evaluating alternative layouts, and installing the layout.