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DET

Design Engineering Technology - everything shared across the programme.

Program · 205 topics · 1127 panels

Contains DET 102 DET 130 DET 330 DET 368 DET 403

DET 102

Safety, reading and dimensioning engineering drawings, CAD modeling and assemblies, and digital fabrication for DET 102.

Course in DET · 50 topics · 277 panels

Carries General Safety Rapid Prototyping Center Machine Safety Reading Engineering Drawings Pictorial Sketching and Visualization Section and Auxiliary Views Drawing Dimensioning Drawings in Design CAD Platform Workflow 2D Sketching and Constraints Part Features CAD Assemblies CAD Certifications Additive Manufacturing Digital Fabrication Also in DET DET 130 DET 330 DET 368 DET 403

DET 130

Safety, materials, plastics, wood and metals, manufacturing documentation, economics and lean for DET 130.

Course in DET · 69 topics · 359 panels

Carries General Safety Woodshop Machine Safety Metals Lab Machine Safety Rapid Prototyping Center Machine Safety Materials and Manufacturing Foundations Additive Manufacturing Plastics and Forming Plastics Processing Wood as a Material Shaping Wood Wood Joining and Finishing Metals and Heat Treatment Forming and Joining Metals Manufacturing Documentation Manufacturing Economics Lean Thinking and Improvement Also in DET DET 102 DET 330 DET 368 DET 403

DET 330

Shop safety, measurement, cutting fluids, sawing, milling, drilling, turning, grinding, CNC, inspection and nontraditional machining for DET 330.

Course in DET · 84 topics · 466 panels

Carries General Safety Metals Lab Machine Safety Material Removal Overview Precision Measurement and Layout Cutting Fluids and Coolant Maintenance Sawing and Bench Work Mill Setup and Tooling Machining Fundamentals Machining Keyseats and Broaching Drilling and Threading Lathe Tapers and Threads Grinding CNC Fundamentals CNC Turning Inspection and Fixturing Workpiece Materials for Machining Nontraditional Machining Also in DET DET 102 DET 130 DET 368 DET 403

DET 368

Composite materials and molding.

Course in DET · 16 topics · 81 panels

Carries General Safety Composite Material Behavior Silicone Mold Making Also in DET DET 102 DET 130 DET 330 DET 403

DET 403

Safety, mechanics, power transmission, circuits, motors, microcontrollers, energy storage and soldering for DET 403.

Course in DET · 58 topics · 297 panels

Carries General Safety Units, Motion, and Force Rotation and Torque Work, Power, and Efficiency Belt, Chain and Gear Drives Screw Threads and Lead Screws Bearings and Shaft Support Electrical Units Circuits, AC and DC Electrical Diagrams Electric Motors Microcontroller Basics Energy Generation and Storage Soldering Also in DET DET 102 DET 130 DET 330 DET 368

2D Sketching and Constraints

Sketch entities and planes, geometric relations, and fully defined sketches.

Topic · 3 topics · 20 panels

5S Workplace Organization

The five-step method for organizing a workplace - and why a tidy shop is a safer one.

Topic · 1 topic · 7 panels

Additive Manufacturing

Additive processes compared by feedstock, build mechanism, and postprocessing.

Topic · 2 topics · 9 panels

AI: From Zero to Takeoff

From inspectable models to evidence about progress, prompting and choosing tools.

Topic · 7 topics · 28 panels

Bearings and Shaft Support

Bearing types and loads, reading bearing designations and sizes, supporting and adjusting shafts, and linear bearing guides.

Topic · 4 topics · 26 panels

Belt, Chain and Gear Drives

Choosing a drive, keyed shaft-hub connections, belt and chain drives, gear geometry, and gear ratios.

Topic · 6 topics · 35 panels

CAD Assemblies

Assembly files and mates, checking an assembly, and exploded views with bills of materials.

Topic · 3 topics · 21 panels

CAD Certification Preparation

Preparing for a CAD certification exam, and reviewing the drawing vocabulary it assumes.

Topic · 2 topics · 12 panels

CAD Certifications

Choose a credential path, then prepare with modeling and drawing practice.

Topic · 3 topics · 20 panels

Carries CAD Certification Preparation

CAD Platform Workflow

CAD files and documents, viewing and checking models, and model history and sharing.

Topic · 3 topics · 19 panels

Circuits, AC and DC

AC and DC power, wire and wire gauge, series and parallel circuits, and measuring circuits.

Topic · 4 topics · 22 panels

CNC Fundamentals

CNC controls, axes and offsets, positioning modes, program structure, toolpaths, and proving a program.

Topic · 6 topics · 32 panels

CNC Turning

Setting up a CNC lathe and its offsets, spindle and feed modes, profiles and canned cycles, and a full turning program.

Topic · 4 topics · 19 panels

Composite Material Behavior

Fiber direction, stacking sequence, and the elastic response of a ply or laminate.

Topic · 1 topic · 9 panels

Cutting Fluids and Coolant Maintenance

Choosing and delivering cutting fluid, mixing to concentration, and caring for a coolant tank.

Topic · 3 topics · 16 panels

Digital Fabrication

Preparing CAD models for 3D printing and laser cutting, and choosing a fabrication process.

Topic · 3 topics · 17 panels

Drawing Dimensioning

Dimension anatomy and placement, choosing dimensions, and hole and feature callouts.

Topic · 3 topics · 18 panels

Drawings in Design

Where engineering graphics fit in the design process, working drawings and title blocks, and producing drawings from CAD models.

Topic · 3 topics · 14 panels

Drilling and Threading

Twist drills, drilling operations, hole finishing, threaded fasteners, and tapping.

Topic · 5 topics · 29 panels

Electric Motors

How electric motors work, the main motor types, and DC motor load curves.

Topic · 3 topics · 20 panels

Electrical Diagrams

The kinds of electrical diagram, their symbols, and reading the connections a diagram shows.

Topic · 2 topics · 14 panels

Electrical Units

Current, voltage, and resistance - the quantities, their units, and the two equations that connect them.

Topic · 1 topic · 6 panels

Energy Generation and Storage

How electricity is generated, ways to store energy, battery chemistries, and battery pack calculations.

Topic · 4 topics · 22 panels

Forming and Joining Metals

Metal forming, joining processes, and fastener choices that account for galvanic corrosion.

Topic · 3 topics · 18 panels

General Safety

Universal rules, equipment categories, and 5S. Applies in every lab.

Topic · 14 topics · 67 panels

Grinding

Grinding wheels and abrasives, offhand grinding, and precision grinding.

Topic · 3 topics · 19 panels

Inspection and Fixturing

Shop inspection, process capability, jigs and fixtures, and automated manufacturing.

Topic · 4 topics · 20 panels

Lathe Tapers and Threads

Lathe operations, cutting tapers, and single-point threading.

Topic · 3 topics · 25 panels

Lean Thinking and Improvement

Value and flow, the eight wastes, 5S, value stream mapping, and kaizen with standard work.

Topic · 5 topics · 22 panels

Machining Fundamentals

Interactive explorations of milling, G-code, lathe operations, feeds and speeds, and dimensional fit.

Topic · 10 topics · 78 panels

Machining Keyseats and Broaching

Understand the keyed joint, then mill shaft keyseats and broach internal forms such as hub keyways.

Topic · 3 topics · 17 panels

Manufacturing Documentation

Critical dimensions, bills of materials, operation method sheets, and documenting a silicone mold.

Topic · 4 topics · 20 panels

Manufacturing Economics

Cost and volume, material utilization, make-or-buy decisions, and design for manufacturing.

Topic · 4 topics · 18 panels

Material Removal Overview

The families of material removal processes - the map the rest of the machining course fills in.

Topic · 1 topic · 6 panels

Materials and Manufacturing Foundations

What manufacturing is, the five process categories, the four material families, and the properties that tell them apart.

Topic · 4 topics · 26 panels

Metals and Heat Treatment

Metal properties, steels and nonferrous metals, stock forms, and heat treating.

Topic · 5 topics · 34 panels

Metals Lab Machine Safety

Safe operation of the metals lab machines: manual lathe, vertical mill, drill press and the OMAX waterjet.

Topic · 4 topics · 19 panels

Microcontroller Basics

Microcontroller inputs and programs, digital and analog signals, analog-to-digital conversion, and PWM.

Topic · 4 topics · 19 panels

Mill Setup and Tooling

The vertical mill, workholding, indicating and zeroing, toolholding, cutter selection, chatter, and a setup checklist.

Topic · 7 topics · 52 panels

Nontraditional Machining

The families of material removal, electrical, beam, ultrasonic and chemical processes, and selecting a removal process.

Topic · 7 topics · 26 panels

Part Features

Planning a part as features: extrudes, revolves, sweeps, lofts, patterns, mirrors and applied features.

Topic · 4 topics · 26 panels

Pictorial Sketching and Visualization

Isometric and other pictorial sketches, and building a 3D picture of a part from its multiview drawing.

Topic · 2 topics · 12 panels

Plastics and Forming

What plastics are, the processes that form them, and how to choose a forming process for a part.

Topic · 3 topics · 24 panels

Plastics Processing

Cutting, joining, 3D printing, conditioning and finishing plastic parts.

Topic · 4 topics · 25 panels

Precision Measurement and Layout

Choosing and reading measuring tools, measuring reliably, and layout and angle measurement.

Topic · 4 topics · 29 panels

Rapid Prototyping Center Machine Safety

Safe operation of the Rapid Prototyping Center's Prusa 3D printers.

Topic · 1 topic · 7 panels

Reading Engineering Drawings

The alphabet of lines, orthographic projection and the glass box, choosing views, and first- versus third-angle projection.

Topic · 4 topics · 19 panels

Rotation and Torque

Angles and angular velocity, converting rotation into linear speed, torque, and gear trains.

Topic · 4 topics · 23 panels

Sawing and Bench Work

Cutoff sawing, saw blade selection, vertical band machining, and bench work.

Topic · 4 topics · 22 panels

Screw Threads and Lead Screws

Thread forms and callouts, and lead screws for converting rotation into linear force and motion.

Topic · 3 topics · 20 panels

Section and Auxiliary Views

Showing interior features with section views, and true shapes with auxiliary and detail views.

Topic · 2 topics · 21 panels

Shaping Wood

How saws cut, choosing a woodworking machine, milling rough lumber square, and bending wood.

Topic · 4 topics · 21 panels

Silicone Mold Making

From a printed pattern to a mold, with batch arithmetic and inspection.

Topic · 1 topic · 7 panels

Soldering

Soldering equipment, making sound joints, and soldering wires and circuit boards.

Topic · 3 topics · 15 panels

Units, Motion, and Force

Measurement language, conversions, motion, acceleration, geometry, mass, and force for engineering work.

Topic · 5 topics · 22 panels

Wood as a Material

How wood's structure and moisture govern its behavior, and how to buy and choose wood stock.

Topic · 4 topics · 21 panels

Wood Joining and Finishing

Drying and conditioning wood, joinery, gluing and clamping, and wood finishes.

Topic · 4 topics · 24 panels

Woodshop Machine Safety

Safe operation of the woodshop machines: table saw, band saw, miter saw, jointer, drill press and the Axiom CNC router.

Topic · 6 topics · 29 panels

Work, Power, and Efficiency

Work and the energy units, power in its three forms, and what an efficiency figure means.

Topic · 2 topics · 8 panels

Workpiece Materials for Machining

Metal properties, steels, nonferrous metals, heat treatment, and machining plastics.

Topic · 5 topics · 31 panels