MIT Professional Education launches Rapid Prototyping Technology short course

MIT Professional Education has added a new course, Rapid Prototyping Technology, to its lineup of short programs. Running July 20-24, 2015, on MIT’s campus in Cambridge, Mass., the course will provide participants hands-on exposure to processes commonly used to fabricate prototypes rapidly.

The course presents an introductory-level review of principles that govern rapid prototyping technologies, design for manufacturing, and best practices. Additionally, professionals will work in groups to model and design components for subsequent fabrication during lab time, providing a start-to-finish, hands-on technical experience. Lab time will include fabrication guidance by MIT faculty and assembly of components, followed by measurement and inspection of the resulting parts.

The course materials cover 3-D printing, laser cutting (polymers), waterjet cutting (metals and polymers), CNC milling (metals and polymers), thermoforming (polymers), foam cutting, silicone molding, and use of a CNC router (wood and/or foam). Students will keep parts that they create during the class.

For more information or to enroll, visit web.mit.edu/professional/.