22-3720 Manufacturing for Product Design

Course is dedicated to advanced manufacturing processes as they concern product designers. Students build on material covered in the introductory course as well as processes introduced within the design studio sequence. Advanced processes are examined along with the connection between product designers and engineers. Interrelationship between CAD/CAM and rapid prototyping is addressed in greater detail, as are issues of green manufacturing, design for disassembly (DFD), and specialized batch production. Field trips to advanced manufacturing sites or presentations from material and process specialists form a key component of the class. Coursework includes a design-related project.

3 Credits
Requisites PREREQUISITES: 22-2710 Product Design III: Product Semantics