Additive Manufacturing for
Innovative Design and Production
A 12-week course on the fundamentals, applications, and implications of 3D printing for design and manufacturing.
Starts February 25, 2019
ABOUT THE COURSE
Additive Manufacturing for Innovative Design and Production is an online course tailored for manufacturing professionals from engineers to executives. Led by MIT Professor John Hart and featuring dozens of expert contributors, the course presents the technical foundation of AM, explains how to design parts for AM using advanced digital tools, and equips learners with the knowledge and confidence to identify and evaluate applications of AM. The course concludes with an in-depth case study, where you will solve a real-world design or business strategy problem using your newly acquired AM expertise.
This course reflects MIT’s standards of technically comprehensive, rigorous instruction, while placing heavy emphasis on real-world uses of AM and its practical implications.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of this course, you will:
- Understand the fundamental principles and workflow for AM of polymers, metals, and composites, and how these principles govern the performance and limitations of each mainstream AM process.
- Acquire the vocabulary necessary to navigate the complex, multivariate landscape of additive manufacturing equipment, materials, and applications.
- Learn to identify how, when, and where AM can create value across the entire product lifecycle, from design concepts to end-of-life; and how to select an AM process and material for a specific application.
- Acquire the skills necessary to design parts for AM that combine engineering intuition with computationally-driven design and process-specific constraints.
- Quantitatively assess the value of an additively manufactured part based on its production cost and performance.
- Evaluate the business case for transitioning a product to be made using AM versus the conventional approach, either in part or in whole.
- Develop a cutting-edge perspective on digital transformation and the factory of the future.
In the design section and (optionally) in the case study, learners use Onshape’s cloud-based CAD platform and Frustum’s Generate tool for cloud-based topology optimization. However, previous CAD experience is not necessary to complete the course.
Enrollment for the February 25, 2019 course will open soon! To learn more about these tools and watch videos from the course, download the official course guide >
COURSE DETAILS:
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Start Date:
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February 25, 2019 |
| Duration: | 12 weeks (includes 2 catch up weeks) |
| Time Commitment: | 5-7 hours/week on average |
| Learning Format: | Online |
| CEUs Earned: | 4.5 |
| Course Price: | $1,950 (Group pricing available) |
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Enrollment: |
Opening Soon! |
COURSE FEATURES
Learn online - when and where you would like - as long as you complete each module by the assigned time.
Earn an Additive Manufacturing Professional Certificate and 4.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) from MIT.
Connect with a global community of professionals spanning aerospace, automotive, medical devices, and other industries.
Learn from esteemed MIT faculty, major industrial users of AM, and business leaders from around the world.
Explore dozens of compelling applications of AM, and reflect on the technical and business justifications.
Use cutting-edge CAD and generative design tools to explore digital models of 3D printed parts, and create AM-enabled concepts.
MEET THE FACULTY
John Hart
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity at MIT
Emanuel “Ely” Sachs
Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT
Wojciech Matusik
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT
Stefanie Mueller
Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT
Cem Tasan
Assistant Professor of Metallurgy and Materials Science at MIT
Stephen Graves
Professor of Management at MIT
CERTIFICATE
Get recognized! Learners who successfully complete the course will receive a Digital Certificate from MIT and Continuing Education Units (CEUs).