Project 2: Toy manufacturing

Part 1: Manufacturing processes

February 7: Manufacturing process teams assigned based on white board signups
February 19 and 21: Manufacturing process presentations
February 21: Manufacturing process web pages due

For Part 1 of Project 2, each Project 2-1 team will create a presentation for the class and a WordPress page that

  • describes how the assigned process works
  • links to online resources (e.g. YouTube videos of the process in action)
  • provides information about where the process is available on campus and how to gain access

Check the Anvil web pages (https://anvil.andrew.cmu.edu/wiki/Main_Page and https://anvil.andrew.cmu.edu/wiki/Campus_Resources) which have reasonably up-to-date descriptions of campus resources. If you find resources Anvil doesn’t know about, send email to cmuanvil@gmail.com to let them know.

When you create your WordPress web page, be sure that the page title includes the name of the process and that the parent page is the table of manufacturing processes page.

Be sure to give credit for all images you use that your team does not create.

Part 2: Toy manufacture

February 7: Toy team formation and preliminary toy selection
February 26: CAD drawings due
March 7: Manufactured toys due
March 21: Web page documenting completed toy due

For Part 2 of Project 2, each Project 2-2 team will manufacture one of their toy concepts. At the end of class on February 7, I will ask each team to tell me which toy you plan to manufacture, what processes you plan to use, what each person on the team plans to do, and when your internal deadlines are. You will have time during class on 2/7 to put your plan together.

CAD files of parts

For this part of Project 2, each student needs to generate a CAD file of one component of the toy that will be manufactured by the Part 2 team. If your toy doesn’t have enough parts or a CAD file is infeasible for some reason, then a CAD drawing of a part of another toy is acceptable. I will create an upload link on Canvas for the files.

If you don’t know CAD, go to lynda.com through the CMU portal (https://www.cmu.edu/computing/services/it-professional/training/). Do the first few tutorials in SolidWorks, AutoCAD, or whatever CAD package you think you need. It’s best to chose an application that the rest of the team knows because part of their job is to help you learn how to generate the CAD file for the simplest part in your toy.

Manufactured toys

Each team should bring its manufactured toy (or as much of the toy that’s ready) to class on Thursday  March 7. I am only expecting the mechanical parts of the toy for this deadline. If your team is planning to add electronics, that isn’t due yet.

Web report on toy manufacture

Each team must create a web page that includes a picture and description of their toy, as well as a description of how each part was made. If you want to include the CAD files on your web page, just include screenshots; cad files tend to be large and don’t display in html.

Ordering parts for Project 2

Fill out the class order form to request parts.  Check with IDeATe lending first to be sure the item you need can’t be borrowed/purchased from lending.  If not, fill out the form with ALL the required information. Most items will be purchased within a day or two. The IDeATe staff will check with me before ordering any expensive or weird items.