Week 16

Wildcard week

Learning outcomes

  • Demonstrate workflows used in the chosen process
  • Select and apply suitable processes (and materials) to do your assignment
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Assignment requirement

Individual assignment

  • Design and produce something with a digital process (incorporating computer aided design and manufacturing) not covered in another assignment
  • Documenting the requirements that your assignment meets
  • Including everything necessary to reproduce it
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Progress status

Individual work Done

Design and document

Documentation Done

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1) Introduction

Focus on the final project and this assignment


  • I focused in metal pieces
  • Computer controlled cutting using stainless steel with a laser was amazing
  • Designing the product and the logo was a great experience
  • Stainless steel has different composition, for example 304: 18% chromium, 8% nickel, and the rest is iron. It is very resistant to corrosion and oxidation, and it is widely used in various applications, including kitchenware, construction, and medical instruments.
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2) Individual assigment

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New project

- Design and produce something with a digital process

- Incorporating computer aided design and manufacturing

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I found something interesting at the University entrance. A metal UP logotype using laser cutting
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I reviewed the details about the UP logotype. The stainless steel has 1 inch, with different cuts characteristics
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The logotype as a lot of cutting details and constraints
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I designed a stainless steel tool at Fusion 360
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I added holes and features at the stainless steel tool
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This is the product overview
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I used Nesting software refers to insert logos in the stainless steel tool
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I imported the UP logotype and inserted the tool
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Then I defined the laser cutting route
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Laser cutting routing
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Routing in G Code
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This is the cutting process and details
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This is the product development process
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The piece is ready for laser cutting. This is the laser cutting machine. Large-format, fully enclosed, professional-grade fiber laser cutting system. With: Gantry-style XY motion system, touch screen control panel, fume extraction system, pendant/jog controller and control buttons. Laser Power: 3,000W – 6,000W. Max cut speed: 40 m/min. Cutting area: 1,500 × 3,000 mm. Positioning accuracy: ±0.03 mm. SS304 max thicknes: 12–16 mm
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We upload the design files to the laser cutting machine. Laser cutting in progress. Material: Stainless Steel. Thickness: 2mm. Noozle: single layer L4. Softare: BMC228B CNC controller
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The screen show the design in different angles. Lead Lead-In type Arc, angle 60°, length 1 mm, radio 1 mm. Lead-Out type Arc, angle 60°, lenght 1 mm, radio 1 mm
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Laser cutting parameters completed. Pressure: 0.008 bar. Filter temperature: ~29.4°C. Focus: -1.00 mm. Follow H: 0.300 mm
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Laser cutting route. Jog Speed 1 mm. Current10 mA/min. Power10%. Frequency 10%. Laser Emitter 100 Hz. Blow Pressure 25 ms / 2 BAR. Focus-1.000 mm
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Final laser cutting result. Length 85 mm. Witdth 37 mm. Height 2.5 mm2. Hexagon radio 7.0 mm. Hole 20→58mm
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This is the final product
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3) Final project advance

Packaging design

- External box

- Protection materials

- Product distribution

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External packaging desing - MDF box
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Internal packaging design - Polyurethane foam protection
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Reviewing polyurethane foam protection
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Polyurethane foam protection and project components
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Project components in the box
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Exploring belt options for the final design
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One posible belt selection for the design
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4) Final results

  • Make a plan for system integration for your final project
  • Documented your plan with CAD and/or sketches for system integration
  • Implemented method of packaging for system integration
  • Designed your final project to look linke a finished product
  • Documented system integration of your final project
  • Linked to your system integration documentation from your final project page

5) References files

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