Description
You can see plastic injection-molded parts everywhere. From the consumer products and children's toys in our homes all the way through to the interiors of the cars we drive. With the addition of injection-molding simulation tools and Product Design Extension in Autodesk Fusion 360, there’s the opportunity to take the design of injection-molded components all the way from concept through to design, manufacturing validation and tooling manufacture all without ever leaving Autodesk Fusion 360. So that's what we'll do! We'll follow the whole process from start to finish. We'll look at designing a part, designing the mold, validating the mold, cutting chips on a computer numerical control (CNC) machine to make the mold, and producing the part.
Key Learnings
- Learn how to design injection molding ready parts.
- Learn about designing appropriate injection molding tooling.
- Learn about validating injection mold tooling designs.
- Learn about manufacturing and using injection molding tooling to produce plastic components.
Speakers
Simon LeighDr Simon Leigh is an associate professor of Engineering at the University of Warwick, where he leads the Digital and Material Technologies Laboratory. His research is undertaken in the field of Additive Manufacturing (AM, also known as 3D printing) and focuses on the development and application of novel materials and processes for high-resolution functional AM and multi-material AM. He has also led on the building of the Warwick Engineering Build Space (a collaboration with Autodesk), which is a multi-million pound creative space housing everything from hand tools and machine tools through to CNC equipment, 3D printers and robotics systems. The aim of the Engineering Build Space is to allow students to quickly realise their designs and build both their practical design and manufacturing skills working alongside a team of experienced 'makers in residence.'
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