Overview
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Learn about some of the processes in product manufacturing as you explore how key tools and practices work in real-world manufacturing shops.
Syllabus
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1. Manufacturing Safety, Technology, and People
- Going off-road to test suspension parts
- Terminology used in machine shops
- Fixture design: From design in SOLIDWORKS to fabrication
- Reverse engineering suspension components
- Welding and fabrication for production
- Mig welding explained
- Assembly of suspension components
- Manufacturing flashlights at Surefire
- Exploring CNC milling and turning
- A look at multiaxis CNC milling machines
- What is tumbling and how does it work?
- Tool crib management for manufacturing shops
- CNC plasma cutting
- Sheet laser cutting
- Rotational tube laser cutting
- Cutting metal to size using band saws, shears, and plate saws
