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Master Design for Plastic Manufacturing

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Overview

Whether you're manufacturing using a mass-production method such as injection molding or manufacturing to demand using a method such as 3D printing, working with plastics is a unique and challenging field. Learn how to take plastic's unique properties into account and give yourself an advantage in product design and manufacturing.
  • Discover various methods of manufacturing in plastic.
  • Explore techniques for getting the most out of 3D printing.
  • Plan your designs to fit the constraints of plastic manufacturing.

Syllabus

Courses under this program:
Course 1: Rapid Prototyping for Product Design
-Bring your product designs into the real world with rapid prototyping. Get a close look at the machinery and the techniques, such as 3D printing, machining, and injection molding.

Course 2: Fusion 360: 3D Printed Product Enclosure
-Learn how to design product enclosures to manufacture a 3D printing of the design using Autodesk Fusion 360.

Course 3: Design for Additive Manufacturing: FDM
-Use design for manufacturing concepts to optimize your parts for 3D printing with fused
deposition modeling (FDM) technology.

Course 4: Fusion 360: Designing for Plastics
-Learn about designing for additive manufacturing in plastic using Fusion 360. Discover how to create a form, complete and visualize your design, and set it up for 3D printing.

Course 5: Learning 3D Printing
-Learn the fundamentals of 3D printing and understand the variety of tools and technology available.

Course 6: Additive Manufacturing: Optimizing 3D Prints
-Get high-quality 3D prints, every time. Learn how to adjust and manage 3D printer settings to achieve the best possible results.

Course 7: SOLIDWORKS: Mold Design
-Learn how to design high-quality molds and casts—for one-off prototyping or mass production—in SOLIDWORKS.

Courses

Taught by

Gabriel Corbett, Vladimir Mariano, Kacie Hultgren, Thom Tremblay, Joan Horvath and Tam Black

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