Lessons for Modules 3 & 4

Module Three

Teamwork Lessons • Paired-Choice Matrix• Criteria Rating Technique • Teams in a Manufacturing Setting• Effective Team Members and the DFM Teams

Parametric Solid Modeling Lessons• Loft• Two-Dimensional Drawings Transferred from Three-Dimensional Parts / Assemblies

Design For Manufacturability Lessons• Design for Manual Assembly – Product Design• Design for Manual Assembly – Checklist• Design for Manual Assembly – Estimating Time• Design for Manual Assembly – Worksheet and Analysis

Module Four

Teamwork Lessons • Gantt Chart and Flow Chart• Conflict and Problems in Teams• Communication Skills

Parametric Solid Modeling Lessons• Inventor Presentation

Design For Manufacturability Lessons• The Procedure of a DFM Project (I)• The Procedure of a DFM Project (II)• The Procedure of a DFM Project (III)

Joseph Chen cschen@iastate.edu

Judy Vancejmvance@iastate.edu

Ray Stevens rstevens@iwcc.edu

Ron Sorensen Ron.Sorensen@southeasttech.com

Partners in This Project

Project Director: Joseph Chen

Department of Industrial Education

And Technology221 I. Ed. II

Ames, Iowa 50011-3130

Funded By: National Science

FoundationATE Program # 0053249

www.educ.iastate.edu/iedt/ate/

Recent changes in the global business environment dictate the need for engineering technicians to obtain new skills in Design for Manufacturability, Parametric Solid Modeling, Teamwork and Communication. In addition, there is a significant workforce shortage of engineering technicians across the U.S., particularly within the areas of Iowa and South Dakota served by this proposal.

This project focuses on improving the way that the above topics are taught in community college manufacturing education programs. It also focuses on increasing the pool of qualified applicants to these programs. Four flexible course modules and instructor-training materials that may be infused into a wide range of existing curricula will be developed. The modules integrate Design for Manufacturability, Teamwork skills and Parametric Solid Modeling content to improve the efficiency and

effectiveness of instruction. Summative evaluation tools will be used to assess the impacts of the modules on student skills.

Women who are completing an internship in a baccalaureate program in technical training will deliver a program designed to recruit female students into manufacturing-related pro-grams at three Midwestern community colleges. In addition, these interns will support community college technical instruction to supplement released time for community college instructors who are involved in this project.

An outcome of this project will be larger numbers of better prepared workers that will lead to a more competitive U.S. manufacturing industry. The eventual impact on students will be a heightened awareness of the interaction between design and manufacturing, and the skills to effectively operate in a team environment.

Lessons for Modules 1 & 2

Module One

Teamwork Lessons • Essential Skills in Manufacturing Organization• Brainstorming and Nominal Group Technique

Parametric Solid Modeling Lessons• Parametric Solid Modeling in Manufacturing• Sketch Constraints, Dimensions, Extrusion, Holes, Fillets, and Chamfers• Creating a Solid Model

Design For Manufacturability Lessons• Design for Manufacturing Overview• Design for Manufacturing - A Team Approach• Design for Manufacturing-Standardization and Simplification

Module Two

Teamwork Lessons• Delphi Technique• Consensus Card Method

Parametric Solid Modeling Lessons• Revolve, Mirror, Thread, Rectangular Pattern• Designing Within an Assembly• Circular Pattern, Shell, Split, Work Plane, Sweep• Work Points, Work Axis, Building Work Planes From Points, Coil• Mirroring Within an Assembly

Design For Manufacturability Lessons• Design for Machining• Turning Variables and Calculations• Milling Variables and Calculations