Integrating The Product Realization Process Into A Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Using Desktop Manufacturing Equipment | Zendy

Robert E. Wells | Zendy; Jeffrey R. Mountain | Zendy; Donald E. Goddard | Zendy

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Integrating The Product Realization Process Into A Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Using Desktop Manufacturing Equipment

Author(s) -

Robert E. Wells,

Jeffrey R. Mountain,

Donald E. Goddard

Publication year - 2020

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Conference proceedings

DOI - 10.18260/1-2--9422

Subject(s) - viewpoints , realization (probability) , product design , product (mathematics) , manufacturing engineering , process (computing) , presentation (obstetrics) , curriculum , product engineering , flexibility (engineering) , computer science , new product development , engineering , engineering drawing , medicine , art , pedagogy , psychology , statistics , geometry , mathematics , marketing , business , visual arts , radiology , operating system

This paper describes how desktop manufacturing equipment can be used to help students experience the full Product Realization Process, and understand how production considerations inevitably impact the design process. Curriculum development has included the enhancement of an Introduction to Manufacturing course with demonstrations and laboratory exercises, the creation of a new hands-on elective course in Computer-Aided Manufacturing, and the addition of practical content in several design courses. It is shown that presentation of the production aspect of the Product Realization Process can be significantly enriched using relatively inexpensive desktop manufacturing equipment.

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