Investment Casting Project
General
- Undergraduate; 4th year
- 30 learners; teams of 3
- 20 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
- 1 projects wanted
- Anywhere
- Academic experience
- Any company type
- Manufacturing, Consumer goods & services
Categories
Skills
Project timeline
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September 23, 2019Experience start
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October 1, 2019Project Scope Meeting
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December 3, 2019Experience end
Timeline
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September 23, 2019Experience start
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October 1, 2019Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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December 3, 2019Experience end
Overview
- Details
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Are you currently using investment casting or willing to explore investment casting? Are you looking to increase your manufacturing production, improve your current process or product design, speed up productivity, or find better cost effective solutions? In this project, 4th year mechanical engineering students will develop an improved design for a product of your choice.
- Learner skills
- Project planning, Design thinking
- Deliverables
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- A completed prototype (includes pattern and mold).
- A report that includes documentation of the investment casting process.
- A brief final presentation of the prototype and executive summary that can be done virtually or in-person.
Should the participating company wish to receive the physical prototype, it can be shipped by the university at the cost of the company.
Project Examples
Investment casting is a technique for making small, accurate castings in refractory alloys using a mold formed around a pattern of wax or similar material which is then removed by melting. Investment casting being used in various fields including medical, jewellery, and construction.
Working in teams, students will analyse your product’s current features, consider and analyse every aspect of molding and extraction, and suggest modifications/improvements. Students will use investment casting to create an improved prototype of your product. Project examples include, but are not limited to: blades, wrenches, keyholders, anchors, etc.
The department is getting a new investment casting machine that uses aluminum and all costs for materials will be covered by the university.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.
Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.
Provide data on your current approach, production needs and requirements, and share comprehensive product design documentation with the students.