Have you found yourself confronted with long development times and high development expenses? Now you can reduce lead times, reduce investment in prototypes and preproduction tooling, and improve customer communication.
The digital world has moved to a new level in engineering design development. Recent advancements in rapid prototyping are transforming the way engineers and manufacturers are approaching design and tooling development. As companies and engineering staff adopt solid modeling, they are able to engage in design development and validation completely digitally. The implications are reduced development expenses, reduced redesign, and improved product visualization.
An additional tool put into the development of products and tooling is the use of rapid prototyping after digital design validation. This allows us to take what we think we may have perfected on the computer and print out a working prototype in a matter of hours without preproduction tooling or expensive processes. The resulting printed part is a 3 dimensional, plastic part that can actually be used in application. The parts can be assembled, fastened, glued, sanded, and painted to look and feel exactly like the product design intent. These plastic parts can be used, for example, with design assembly validation, tooling validation, actual molds or tooling components for short runs, marketing, trade shows, and customer design verification.
Rapid Prototyping technology has entered a new age of small, non-toxic, and inexpensive office machines. Many companies are finding they can justify the investment with the savings of just a few projects.
Course Purpose
• Develop an understanding of Rapid Prototyping fundamentals.
• Improve your design teams understanding of how this technology can be incorporated in your design process.
• Understand the mechanics and capabilities of Rapid Technologies.
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
• Identify projects that will benefit from Rapid Prototyping.
• Determine the appropriate type of RP technology to use.
• Prepare solid models for export to Rapid Prototyping equipment.
• Determine the capabilities and limitations of the technology.
• Anticipate problems and plan accordingly.
Course Outline/Components
A. Introduction and overview
B. Historical development and future applications
C.Incorporating rapid technology into the design stream
D. Determining appropriate applications
E. Equipment or process selection
F. File preparation
G. Software and hardware mechanics
H. Action Plan
Based on your needs, we can tailor this training to fit your specific industry, audience, and schedule. Email or call Sierra College Training & Development for more information at: 916-781-6245.
