The Guide to Prototyping: Engineering Manufacturing
What you'll learn
- Why you would make a prototype
- Manufacturing methods suitable for creating prototypes (additive manufacturing, laser cutting, sheet metal processes e.t.c)
- Detail of different manufacturing processes and what they are capable of
- How to approach suppliers to make prototypes
- Lead times, Packaging, Delivery and Payments when dealing with machine shops
- How to handle issues with suppliers
- The types of pitfalls that can occur in creating a prototype
Requirements
- There are no prerequisites for this course. A willingness to learn is required, anything else can be helpful!
Description
Do you wish to turn your designs and ideas into tangible physical products that you can develop, use or sell?
Are you creative and want to take your talents to the next level?
This course will springboard your understanding of the engineering world on product manufacture through many prototyping routes such as; turning, milling, laser cutting, water jet machining and many others! Learn how to approach your suppliers with all the necessary information to create your parts, whilst not having the appearance to your supplier of being new to it all! Prevent making some of the mistakes I have made in the past by learning about some errors I have encountered, but also how to handle issues should any problems or disputes arise.
I have personally created components for a race car, including suspension, drivetrain and steering, but also I have built a 3D printer using the knowledge contained in these lectures.
What will you create with the knowledge from this course?
- Learn-Ed Team
Who this course is for:
- Beginners
- Engineering Students
- Product Design Students
- Entrepreneurs
- Hobbyists
Instructors
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Learn-Ed is formed from two professionals each with Masters Degrees in mechanical engineering and each have experience in high profile professional jobs in the automotive and defense sectors. These two professionals also have a wealth of knowledge in non-engineering topics and aim to build a collection of courses to help students become skilled in a wider range of subjects.
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I am a Mechanical Engineer with a Masters degree that has worked for high-end and luxurious engineering companies. I also enjoy learning and teaching the knowledge and skills I have developed over the years, including engineering, design, photography and many more. I am on Udemy to learn, but also to deliver high-quality material to other students eager to learn!
- 4.1 Instructor Rating
- 491 Reviews
- 2,843 Students
- 4 Courses
Hi,
I graduated from university with a MEng degree in Mechanical Engineering, and since then have spent a number of years in varying sectors, such as research and development, power generation, maritime, defence, and within those places I’ve been a designer, technical specialist, a project and programme manager, a team lead, and an instructor, suffice to say the list goes on.
Now my interests lie beyond just being a technical body in the sphere I work in, like many of you reading this now, I can say first and foremost, I’m an avid learner. Having spent the better part of 15 years in and around the classroom both as student and teacher, learning new hobbies online, and working for myself (and others) in the big wide world, there’s opportunity to pass on what I know.
I firmly believe that whether you’re a student yourself, a hobbyist, or just have a passing interest in something. Whatever you would like to learn should be structured, comprehensive, interesting, and empower you to walk away knowing more than you did a day ago. I always try to capture those principles in the courses I teach.
Before imparting something, I always first ask myself what the need of the student is, and what I wished has been done better when I was learning it for the first time.
Thanks for your interest, and I hope one of my courses resonates with you.