Dragon Innovation’s CEO, Scott loves being able to share learned experiences and knowledge with the next generation of students as they will be the ones fueling the hardware revolution. The Design for Manufacturing’s lectures will cover pertinent hardware topics such as injection molding, die-casting, stamping, picking a factory, understanding cost of goods sold, and more.
Next up in the Design for Manufacturing course, Bill Drislane (VP of Manufacturing and Engineering) is going to talk about waterproofing and sealing. A lot of clients have come to Dragon Innovation with a wrist mounted widget gadget and they all wanted it toRead more…
The next Design for Manufacturing course will be about COGS, BOM, and cash flow, which is the sort of the very boring but absolutely vital part of a functioning business. We deal with a lot of start-ups here at Dragon Innovation: aRead more…
In this Design for Manufacturing lecture, we are focus on the Boothroyd Dewhurst Method of Design for Assembly. Much of the inspiration for this lecture comes from the following references. Product Design for Manufacturing and Assembly Designing Plastic Parts for Assembly There areRead more…
In this Design for Manufacturing lecture, we are going to cover Design for Assembly. Much of the inspiration for this lecture comes from the following references. Designing Plastic Parts for Assembly The Dragon Innovation team mostly deals with injection molded parts and dueRead more…
The next lecture in the Design for Manufacturing course is about Test Design and will be taught by Dragon Innovation‘s VP of Manufacturing and Engineering, Bill Drislane. The presentation was given in conjunction with the Quality lecture. There are two kinds of testing:Read more…
The next lecture in the Design for Manufacturing course is about Quality and will taught by Dragon Innovation‘s VP of Manufacturing and Engineering, Bill Drislane. The presentation was given in conjunction with the Test Design lecture, which will be published atRead more…
Now let’s switch gears from Machining and talk about Stamping, which is another metal forming technique. First, we’ll cover the overview of the typical parts you might find. Next, we’ll speak to the pros and cons for stamping. After, we’ll investigate the processRead more…
Course 8 will cover Machining and Stamping. First, we’ll cover the overview of the typical parts you might find. Then we’ll talk about the pros and cons for machining. After, we’ll look at how the process works along with some ofRead more…
Compression Molding is a very common process, unlike Rotomolding. Examples of compression molded parts are o-rings, gaskets, seals, or hose fittings. The main advantage for Compression Molding is that you can use massively different wall thicknesses. For injection molding, which is theRead more…
This Design for Manufacturing lecture will be part one of two main fabrication topics. Part one is Rotomolding, or Rotational Molding, and part two is Compression Molding. Rotomolding is one of the more esoteric molding techniques. It’s not as popular a techniqueRead more…
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