The Production Technology department is mainly responsible for delivering diploma curriculum with the TEVT approach, and maintaining high quality standards of training. Achieving such standards, require industrial experienced and skilled trainers, and investment in modern machineries and equipment. Our labs and workshops are equipped for design and manufacturing capabilities, comprising of CNC milling and turning, High Speed Machining, CNC Tool & cutter grinder, EDM die sinking and CNC wire cut.

Besides CNC machines, conventional milling and turning machines are used for the basic training year. In the first year of training, trainees are exposed to sheet metal work and conventional machining processes. Further, they are introduced to precision measuring techniques and equipment, materials, heat treatment and testing. All diploma programs in Tool & Die Technology, Mould Technology and Product Design & Manufacturing have similar foundation year contents, before progressing into specialization areas.

Design and development of products and tooling are taught in computer labs which contain widely used CADCAM softwares and high end suites such as CATIA and Solidworks, CAE applications namely Altair Hyperworks suites and MoldFlow. Reverse engineering facilities including Coordinate Measuring Machine are also available to aid in product design and precision measurement activities. Rapid Prototyping facilities are available for producing new products, which can be further used for testing, optimization and small batch production.

All training activities and Final Year projects are carried out similar to actual industrial conditions and manufacturing processes, such as metal stamping and plastic injection moulding, including product design and development. In the second and third years, trainees learn advanced knowledge and skills in machining, including project management to equip them for the final year project, which is the highlight in the final semester. The lab and workshop layouts allows student to fully utilize all facilities for design, machining, assembly and testing activities. Trainees are self reliant and resourceful in their assignments and projects, hence building core competencies in their technical, social and learning skills.

Facilities in Production Technology Department

The Mould Technology section is responsible for the plastic injection modules and student’s projects, curriculum contents, staff and machineries. Ensuring successful delivery of training contents and updating the Mould technology curriculum is the main task of this section. Standard of GMI’s technical training is maintained by ensuring that the curriculum delivered to trainees matches industry requirements. Grinding Technology modules are offered besides Plastic injection modules, where by students are exposed to surface grinding, cylindrical grinding and tool & cutter grinding technologies. All modules are offered to the public as short term courses or it can be customized to the needs of the industry.

This section consists of 8 members with specialization in plastic processing and Injection molding technologies. These staff has technical expertise in machining processes and has wide manufacturing exposure from their previous employment. The Mould technology section takes care of several facilities, divided equally among different sections. They are:

• Injection Moulding Machine
• Surface Grinding Machine
• Tool & Cutter Grinding Machine
• Cylindrical Grinding Machine

The Tool and Die Technology section is responsible for the stamping tools related modules, student’s projects, curriculum contents, staff and machineries. Ensuring successful delivery of training contents and updating the Diploma in Tool and Die technology curriculum is the main task of this section. Standard of GMI’s technical training is maintained by ensuring that the curriculum delivered to trainee’s match’s industry requirements.
The core modules of this section are Press tool technology, Press tool manufacturing, Die design, Die maintenance, Final year project 1 & 2. Beside the core module other related module which was introduces to the program to support the delivery of core module such as material science, metrology, technical communication, machining technology, CAD/CAM and CNC machining. Students also are exposed to surface grinding, cylindrical grinding and tool & cutter grinding technology and all design modules are conducted in 3 dimensional (3D) environments such as CAD 3D modeling and Die design. The program basically covered the skills of designing of stamping tools, machining of precision stamping tool component, testing & commissioning and maintenance of stamping tools. Beside full time student, the module also offered to the public as short term courses or it can be customized to the needs of the industry.

This section consists of 7 members with specialization in design, fabrication, production, maintenance of stamping tool and stamping machine technologies. This staffs has technical expertise in design, machining processes and has wide manufacturing exposure in the trade from their previous employment. The Tool & Die Technology section takes care of several facilities, divided equally among different sections.

The CNC and CAD/CAM section is responsible for the CNC and CAD/CAM modules and student’s projects, curriculum contents, staff and machineries. Ensuring successful delivery of training and updating the CNC and CAD/CAM curriculum is the main task of the section. Standard of GMI’s technical training is maintained by ensuring that the curriculum delivered to trainee matches industry requirement. There are several modules offered namely CNC Milling/Turning, EDM Die Sinking/Wire Cutting, CAD 2D/3D Drawing, 2D/3D CAM, Manufacturing Jig & Fixtures, Machine Maintenance, Machining Technology, CNC Milling Multi Axis & Programming, CAD CAM 4&5 Axis and Technical Drawing. In facilitating the modules several sophisticated engineering software are used such as Catia, Heidenhein ITNC 530 CNC Milling Simulation, Siemens CNC Lathe Simulation, MDT, Autodesk Inventor Pro 2008 and 2010, Delcam and MTS. All modules are offered to the public as short term courses or it can be customized to the needs of industry.

This section consists of 9 members with specialization in CNC and CAD/CAM technologies. These staff has technical expertise in machining process and has a wide manufacturing exposure from their previous employment. The CNC and CAD/CAM section are equipped with several machineries such as CNC Milling 3 axes, CNC Turning 4 axes, High Speed Machining 3 axes CNC Milling, EDM Die Sinking/Wire Cutting Machines, CNC Milling 3 + 2 axes and CNC Milling 5 axes. All machines are made from leading European country such German, Switzerland and Austria. Those are equivalent with industry standard.

Materials science is an interdisciplinary field involving the properties of matter and its applications to various areas of science and engineering. Materials science is one of the oldest forms of engineering and applied science. Modern materials science evolved directly from metallurgy, which itself evolved from mining.

The aim of materials science is to help students understand materials fundamentally so that materials with the desired properties can be applied for machining and engineering or manufacturing activities.

Industrial applications of materials science include materials design, cost-benefit tradeoffs in industrial production of materials, processing techniques and analytical techniques.

The QUALITY of a product or service refers to the perception of the degree to which the product or service meets the customer's expectations. In the manufacturing industry it is commonly stated that “Quality drives productivity”. Improved productivity is a source of greater revenues, employment opportunities and technological advances. Most discussions of quality refer to a finished part, wherever it is in the process. Inspection, which is what quality insurance usually means, is historical, since the work is done. The best way to think about quality is in process control. If the process is under control, inspection is not necessary. Students learn metrology and apply measurement and inspection technique in their machining activities and Final year project. Producing the ‘Quality mindset’ is a major aim/goal to produced competent workplace in the industry.

Machining is a metal-working process that involves using a power-driven machine tool. Introduce the basic concepts and principles operation of Machine Tools focus in the conventional machine particularly in the metal removal such as a lathe, milling machine or drill, to shape metal. Selecting and applying the correct machine tool operations, cutting parameters, tool selections, clamping techniques and procedures.
Machining is the broad term used to describe removal of material from a workpiece, it covers several processes, which we usually divide into the following categories:

• Cutting, generally involving single-point or multipoint cutting tools, each with a clearly defined geometry.
• Abrasive processes, such as grinding.
• Non-traditional machining processes, utilizing electrical, chemical, and optimal sources of energy.

It is important to view machining, as well as all manufacturing operations, as a system consisting of the workpiece, the tool and the machine.

Material, Quality and Machining Section

This section is responsible for the basic concepts and operation of Machine Tools using conventional machineries. The emphasis is on broad based training in the foundation year allowing diversification into specialized areas later on. As in other sections, trainee emphasis is on mastering the fundamentals of basic machine tools. Learning is supported through experimentation and project work throughout the training period.

An introduction to the basic concepts of Engineering Metrology such as fundamentals of metrology, basic inspections and procedures is also included. Trainees need to perform basic inspection and measurement through various practical exercises by using various types of measuring instrument and gauging method. In addition, the trainees were introduced the basic statistic, quality concepts and quality control tools to contribute for continuous improvement.
In materials science, students need to understand materials fundamentals so that materials with the desired properties can be applied for machining and engineering or manufacturing activities. Industrial applications of materials science include materials design, cost-benefit tradeoffs in industrial production of materials, processing techniques and analytical techniques. The presentations by the experience teaching staff will be augmented by demonstrations and case studies in the respective fields.