1. Engineering Design Methodology
From need and requirements through concept generation, functional breakdown, analysis, verification planning, and reliable product development.
Course overview →Engineering Education
Engineering Product Development Curriculum
Practical engineering education based on decades of product development, manufacturing, problem solving, and engineering leadership.
The curriculum follows the same progression used to develop successful products: define what is really needed, break the problem into manageable pieces, build concepts, apply the physics and engineering fundamentals, select materials for the actual environment, design plastic parts around the behavior of those materials, design tooling capable of producing the required geometry, and then develop a process that produces it accurately and reliably.
Need→Requirements→Concepts→Engineering Analysis→Materials→Plastic Part Design→Tool Design→Scientific Injection Molding→Reliable Production
Courses
2. Structured Engineering Problem Solving
A systematic approach to investigation, root cause, verification, and corrective action using the tools appropriate to the problem rather than the name of the framework.
Course overview →3. Engineering Plastic Materials
Material selection based on application requirements, environmental loads, time, temperature, chemical exposure, and long-term performance.
Course overview →4. Plastic Part Design
How plastic design differs from metal design, and how creep, shrinkage, wall thickness, ribs, draft, weld lines, tolerances, and thermal behavior affect success.
Course overview →5. Tool Design & Manufacturing Systems
Tooling and equipment decisions that determine whether a design can be produced consistently, efficiently, and maintainably.
Course overview →6. Scientific Injection Molding
Developing repeatable cavity conditions and controlling the variables that determine fill, pack, cooling, cycle, quality, and long-term process stability.
Course overview →Must Know
A focused overview of the essential material, part-design, tooling, and molding considerations that influence the quality and reliability of a plastic component. Intended for engineers and others who need to understand the critical interactions and design decisions without the full instructional depth of the six-course program.
Course overview →Engineering Tools
Tools used throughout the curriculum include requirements matrices, Pugh-style decision matrices, material-selection worksheets, cooling calculators, cycle-time calculators, clamp-force calculators, cost models, verification worksheets, troubleshooting guides, and other working engineering resources.
Technical Reference Materials
Current seminars are delivered as instructor-led presentations. Stand-alone written editions are being developed so the material can also function as independent technical reference material.