Materials & Methods Plastics vs. Other Materials
- Introduction to Manufacturing
- Definition
- DFA/DFM and Concurrent Engineering Teams
- Mass vs. Lean Production
- Types of Manufacturing and Production Systems
- An Environmental Manufacturing System
- Cost Estimating Systems
- Cost Types and Elements
- Cost Formulae
- Cost Estimating Tools
- Cost Confidence Levels
- Tooling Methods for Plastics and Other Materials / Methods
- Prototype vs. Production Tooling
- Hard/Soft/Tool-less Manufacture
- Tool Selection
- Producibility Processes for Plastics and Other Materials / Methods
- Process and Material Selection
- Stamping
- Injection Molding
- Blow Molding
- Die Casting
- Extrusion and Drawing
- Powder Metal
- Machining
- Material and Tool Cost Estimating for Plastics and Other Materials / Methods (“Hands-on” Exercise)
- Tooling Decision Process
- Tooling Strategy Selection Chart
- Prototype Process Selection Charts
- Production Tool Cost Estimating Charts
- Part Cost Estimating Methods
- Wrap-up
- Course Recap and Q/A
- Evaluations
