In the Shop: Manufacturing

Learn about some of the processes in product manufacturing as you explore how key tools and practices work in real-world manufacturing shops.

1. Manufacturing Safety, Technology, and People

• Going off-road to test suspension parts
• Terminology used in machine shops
• Fixture design: From design in SOLIDWORKS to fabrication
• Reverse engineering suspension components
• Welding and fabrication for production
• Mig welding explained
• Assembly of suspension components
• Manufacturing flashlights at Surefire
• Exploring CNC milling and turning
• A look at multiaxis CNC milling machines
• What is tumbling and how does it work?
• Tool crib management for manufacturing shops
• CNC plasma cutting
• Sheet laser cutting
• Rotational tube laser cutting
• Cutting metal to size using band saws, shears, and plate saws