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CAREER CLUSTERS
Manufacturing, STEM
What does a career in Digital Manufacturing look like?
A career in digital manufacturing involves leveraging digital technologies like 3D printing, computer-aided design (CAD), and automation to optimize and streamline the manufacturing process. Professionals in this field work on creating digital models, managing production workflows, and implementing advanced technologies to enhance efficiency and precision in manufacturing.
Inside look at the Module:
Students learn the fundamentals of 3D coordinate programming and then design and create simple 3D printed projects while exploring the use of 3D printers in a wide range of industries.
Project-based activities include:
Activity: Video - 3D Printing
Activity: 2D Cartesian Coordinates
Activity: 3D Cartesian Coordinates
Activity: Making a 3D Part
Activity: Narrative Writing & Checkpoint Test
Activity: Making a Keychain
Activity: Design Brief
Activity: Argumentative Writing, Career Research & Planning, and Checkpoint Test
FEATURES
• Project-Based Learning
• Career Ready Practices
• Reading and Writing in Context
• Customizable Content
Career Pathway:
There are hundreds of related careers in the Manufacturing Career Cluster, some more similar than others. By classifying these similar careers into narrower categories called pathways, it helps individuals look at a range of options when it comes to employment in an area with similar skills and knowledge. Although this system of classifying careers into clusters and pathways is helpful in navigating career options, it is not the only way. This module is more specifically aligned with the Production Career Pathway. Individuals in this pathway share a set of skills and knowledge which expand upon the skills and knowledge needed in the Manufacturing Career Cluster. Individuals in the Production Career Pathway demonstrate the following skills and knowledge:
Diagnose production process problems and take corrective action to meet production quality standards.
Manage safe and healthy production working conditions and environmental risks.
Make continuous improvement recommendations based on the results of production process audits and inspections.
Coordinate work teams when producing products to enhance production process and performance.
Demonstrate the safe use of manufacturing equipment.
Planning Your Career:
By working through this module you will begin your journey toward developing the skills and knowledge to be successfully employed in this pathway. By taking your experience and building on it by applying these skills in different scenarios you will be better prepared to take the next step in your educational path. At the end of this module, you will select two of the related careers and describe the means by which to achieve those opportunities.
These are the careers you will explore in this module:
Commercial and Industrial Designers
CNC Machine Tool Operator
Mechanical Engineering Technologists
Materials Scientists
Robotics Engineer
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