Schaefer, M. (2016, June), Use of Casting Simulation and Rapid Prototyping in an Undergraduate Course in Manufacturing Processes  Paper presented at 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana. 10.18260/p.27114

\bibitem{asee_peer_27114}
  Schaefer, M. (2016, June), \emph{Use of Casting Simulation and Rapid Prototyping in an Undergraduate Course in Manufacturing Processes}
  Paper presented at 2016 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana.
  10.18260/p.27114

Mathew Schaefer.  "Use of Casting Simulation and Rapid Prototyping in an Undergraduate Course in Manufacturing Processes".  2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2016, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2016.  https://strategy.asee.org/27114 Internet.  22 Jul, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_27114}
  Mathew Schaefer.
  "Use of Casting Simulation and Rapid Prototyping in an Undergraduate Course in Manufacturing Processes".
  \emph{2016 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2016, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2016.
  https://strategy.asee.org/27114 Internet.  22 Jul, 2024

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AB  - Mechanical Engineering students at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) study manufacturing processes in the junior year. Part of their study in this course is a project to create an original casting. This project encompasses several steps. First is to design the part and the associated mold system (gates & risers) for sand-casting the part. Next, students analyze performance of their mold layout through the use of SolidCast casting simulation software and make improvements to the initial mold layout. A final version of the casting design is submitted to the MSOE rapid prototyping center for fabrication of the casting patterns. The last step is to make an aluminum sand-cast part, in a small-scale foundry in MSOE’s labs. The project emphasizes the basic premise of the course; a manufactured part must be designed within the limitations and capabilities of the manufacturing process. 

Successful completion of the project covers several key course outcomes, including: 1) understand the steps involved in basic green-sand casting process along with its capabilities and limitations, 2) apply this knowledge to design a component and mold layout, 3) understand the characteristics of a good versus poor mold layout, 4) apply modern computing methods as a means to do design of an effective mold for sand casting.
	
With the successful implementation of SolidCast™  and rapid prototyping methods into this project, students learn course outcomes at a much higher level. In the past, the lab was an informative exercise where students made sand cast parts. Now it is a true engineering design experience for the students. They are able to approach mold design as a fluids problem, a heat transfer problem, and a manufacturing quality and cost problem.

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