Tag Archives: manufacturing
November in CIM
Within the past month (stretching back a bit into October), we’ve been working on two major projects: CNC Programming and Mill Use To complete this project, students first designed their initials (out of straight lines and arcs), plotted points’ coordinates, … Continue reading
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Day Before
Attendance was light today, as always on the day before a holiday like Thanksgiving or Christmas break. My eleventh grade engineering class was close to being there in full force [of those who are normally there], which I was proud … Continue reading
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3D Printing
In CIM, we briefly discuss some of the rapid prototyping technologies that exist, including 3D printing. Two of my colleagues at school have 3D printers, and with them we can see one of the amazing ways a design can be … Continue reading
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A Computer Integrated Manufacturing Holiday
Each year in CIM (Computer Integrated Manufacturing), students design and manufacture jewelry boxes. It is a project where students bring together what they’ve learned already (in CIM and in a prior course Introduction to Engineering Design) with the CAD-CAM-CNC … Continue reading
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