Mechanical Engineering is an applied discipline that uses relevant natural sciences and technological sciences as its theoretical foundation, combined with technical experience from production practice, to research and solve all theoretical and practical problems in the development, design, manufacturing, installation, application, and repair of various machinery.

This major cultivates advanced engineering and technical personnel who possess the basic knowledge and application abilities in mechanical design, manufacturing, mechatronics engineering, and automation. They can work in research institutes, enterprises, and high-tech companies, using computer-aided design, manufacturing, and technical analysis to engage in the research, design, manufacturing, control, and programming of various mechanical and mechatronics products and systems, equipment, and devices; the development of CNC equipment and computer-aided programming; the design, manufacturing, development, and application research of high-tech products and systems such as industrial robots, precision mechatronics devices, intelligent machinery, micro-machinery, and power machinery; and technical management.

Casting machinery and mining machinery are two different types of industrial equipment. Their characteristics and main uses are as follows:

1. Characteristics of Casting Machinery:
   • The production process involves heating metal materials, injecting liquid metal, and shaping.
   • It uses special environmental conditions such as high temperature and high pressure, requiring properties such as wear resistance, high-temperature resistance, and pressure resistance.
   • It has a high degree of automation, enabling large-scale production, high efficiency, and high-precision product shaping.

Main Uses:

• Used to manufacture metal castings, such as automotive parts, machinery parts, and engineering machinery parts.
• Applicable to shipbuilding, aerospace, construction, energy, and metallurgy industries.

1. Characteristics of Mining Machinery:
   • It performs operations such as rock breaking, transportation, screening, washing, and stacking during mining.
   • The machinery is required to have strong shock resistance, wear resistance, and corrosion resistance.
   • Depending on the work site, common mining machinery includes excavators, loaders, crushers, screens, and transportation equipment.

Main Uses:

• Used for ore collection and processing in coal mines, metal mines, and non-metal mines.
• In civil engineering, it can also be used for excavating foundations and trenches.