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The Advanced Manufacturing Module is designed for students to develop an understanding of how a design moves through a manufacturing process from design to prototype to package design and, finally, packaging and shipping. These modules are meant to be taught in the order presented below.
Rapid Prototyping: Students learn about taking a design from the development stage to the prototyping stage (as a simulation for production). Students learn about additive manufacturing and use a 3D printer to print their products.
Package Design: Students learn about packaging engineering along with using subtractive manufacturing methods to produce the packages for the products for the first product.
Automation: This project models the automation that happens in the manufacturing process as students design an assembly line with a robotic arm to put their product from Project 1 into the package from Project 2 and transition the package to a designated shipping spot.
Rapid Prototyping
Rapid Prototyping
Career Role: Designer for local trophy and specialty items company
Brief Problem Description: Students design a coin, token, pendent or similar item that highlights a local event or specialty interest. Students learn about additive manufacturing and use 3D printers to print prototypes of their design.
Major Deliverables:
Prototype coin, pendant, token or trophy
Design poster that includes your design process, rationale for your design, and proposed material and final weight estimates.
Design Portfolio
Design spec sheet
Professional notebook
Curriculum Documents
Package Design
Package Design
Career Role: Packaging Engineers and Graphic Designers
Brief Problem Description: Students design a package for theirs (or another teams) product from the Rapid Prototyping project. The base of the package will be made using a CNC Mill and the top of the package will be made from the CNC Laser Cutter.
Major Deliverables:
Packaging base prototype
Packaging lid prototype
Professional Notebook
Business Letter Summary
Curriculum Documents
Automation
Automation
Career Role: Industrial Engineers
Brief Problem Description: Students design an assembly line process that incorporates a robotic arm to package their product from Project 1 into their container from Project 2. Students may also design other automated components that move their completed package to a shipping site.
Major Deliverables:
Process Flowchart
Robotic Arm Code Flow Chart
Robotic Arm Code
Video of the working process (optional)
Executive Summary of the process and potential uses for the robotic arm and other automated equipment.
Professional Notebook
Curriculum Documents
Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Career Exploration
Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Career Exploration
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