Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Mechanical Engineering

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Mechanical Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering – Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Unversity

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Mechanical Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering

It is concerned with machines, vehicles, power generation, refrigeration & air-conditioning, ships or aircraft. The Mechanical Engineering team is responsible for the design, development, production and technical marketing of a large variety of machines. They also commission and run industrial installations and process plants. Computer-aided design is an important tool for modern mechanical engineering and is a key subject alongside mechanics, fluid mechanics, strength of materials and thermodynamics.

A CAREER IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING –
WHAT DOES IT ENTAIL?

Mechanical Engineering involves the design and development of machines which range from simple mechanisms to complex machinery such as motor vehicles, ships or aircraft. The mechanical engineer is responsible for the design, development, production and marketing of a large variety of machines and processes. He/She also organises and run industrial installations and process plants.

The focus of the manufacturing industry in South Africa is slowly shifting towards automation and robotics has become an important aspect of modern mechanical engineering. South African mechanical engineers, technologists and technicians have excelled in the development of sophisticated machinery and vehicles, the creation of heavy industries such as Iscor, service industries such as the transport services, manufacturing industries and mining.

Computer aided design is an important tool for mechanical engineering and is a key subject in a modern course, alongside mechanics, strength of materials, fluid mechanics and thermodynamics.

The mechanical engineering team consists of Engineers, Technologists, Technicians and Artisans.

Courses Offered

UNDERGRADUATE

POSTGRADUATE