Design
for Manufacturing Cluster
Conceptual Design
Conceptual Design introduces the phases
of the product realization process (PRP) and the
role of teamwork in bringing a product from initial
concept to final manufacture. Eight competency-based
activities guide students through real world scenarios.
They design a product based on customer requirements.
Students present sketches and written narration
of designs, and investigate manufacturing processes.
In a culminating activity, teams modify a robotic
gripper to meet a customer’s needs, drawing
on all the skills learned in the preceding tasks.
An actual company that implements the competencies
developed is profiled.
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Computer Aided Design
In Computer Aided Design, students
use CAD software to prepare accurate drawings
of mechanical components in three dimensions with
dimensions, notes, and geometric dimensioning
and tolerancing (GD&T). Five competency-based
activities guide students through real world scenarios.
They begin with simple shapes, and advance to
parametric solid models and assemblies. They also
share, merge, and revise files between different
CAD systems. In a culminating activity, teams
design a new robotic gripper finger compatible
with the base and supports from the current assembly.
An actual company that implements the competencies
developed is profiled.
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Drawing and Sketching
Drawing and Sketching introduces students
to the basic principles of sketching, drawing, drafting,
descriptive geometry, and geometric dimensioning
and tolerancing (GD&T) as correlated to the
product realization process. Seven competency-based
activities guide students through real world scenarios.
They explore effective visual communication, create
design concept sketches and engineering drawings,
and apply and interpret dimensioning and notes on
drawings. In a culminating activity, teams create
sketches and drawings for a robotic gripper, drawing
on all the skills learned in the preceding tasks.
An actual company that implements the competencies
developed is profiled.
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Geometric Dimensioning
and Tolerancing
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
introduces students to the international system
of symbols used on engineering drawings to articulate
and understand design requirements. Three competency-based
activities guide students through real world scenarios.
Using concepts of GD&T and engineering drawings,
they manufacture and inspect parts, apply Rule One
and use datums to determine positional tolerances
for a part, and create a gage to determine if sample
parts will pass inspection. In a culminating activity,
teams evaluate designs of currently manufactured
robotic gripper parts and investigate possible problems
with implementing GD&T in a manufacturing enterprise,
drawing on all the skills learned in the preceding
tasks. An actual company that implements the competencies
developed is profiled.
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Product Development and Testing
Product Development and Testing introduces
students to the phases of the product realization
process, emphasizing areas in which a manufacturing
engineering technician would be most closely involved.
Eight competency-based activities guide students
through real world scenarios. They explore product
life cycle and life cycle assessment, design for
X, rapid prototyping and manufacturing, and product
testing and evaluation. In a culminating activity,
teams adapt a standard robotic gripper for a special
project, drawing on all the skills learned in the
preceding tasks. An actual company that implements
the competencies developed is profiled.
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Statics
Statics introduces students to
the forces and reactions (acting and reacting) within
a system. Seven competency-based activities guide
students through real world scenarios. Students
apply science and math to statics problems, identify
forces in a plane, draw free body diagrams, explore
moments, torques, couples, equilibrium, and friction,
and determine forces on machines and components.
In a culminating activity, teams design a robotic
gripper that can be used for special applications,
drawing on all the skills learned in the preceding
tasks. An actual company that implements the competencies
developed is profiled.
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Strength of Materials
In Strength of Materials, students examine
applied forces, material properties, and size and
shape to determine the structural response of a
component. Eight competency-based activities guide
students through real world scenarios. They develop
competencies in the fundamentals of stress analysis
as applied to manufacturing processes and manufacturing
machinery through problem analysis and product design.
In a culminating activity, teams design components
drawing on all the skills learned in the preceding
tasks. An actual company that implements the competencies
developed is profiled.
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