Project 2: Manufacturing Processes Links

Categories of manufacturing processes

• Additive
• Subtractive
• Formative: molding, casting

General Considerations

• Machining vs 3d printing (process selection)
• Material selection
• 3D parts from 2D shapes
• CAD Software

Conventional Manufacturing Equipment

• Standard wood shop equipment
• Lathes
• Milling Machines

CNC

• The CNC process
• CNC mill and lathe
• CNC router

Casting/Molding

• Sand casting
• Silicone molding
• Injection molding

Laser Cutting

3D printing

• Stereolithography
• Zortrax M200
• NVBot
• CubePro
• FlashForge
• Dimension 1200es
• Object Printer
• Autodesk Amber
• Astroprint 3D printing queue

Other processes

• Plasma cutter
• Waterjet
• Vacuuform
• Circuitry
• Other manufacturing processes

Joining

• Welding
• Soldering

Off campus resources

• TechShop
• Shapeways