Laser Machining in Product Design and Prototyping - Elementary Level

Course no.: 01-01-EXC-11461-A

Laser machining is widely used in product development industry. This course is designed to teach students the basic principles of laser machining, technique of vector drawing preparation and post processing of prototype. Upon course completion, a unique metallic phone holder is fabricated by each student based on their own design.

Teaching Mode: Face-to-face

Medium of Instruction: English

Quota: 15 per class

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To understand the application of laser machining in product design and prototyping.
To learn how to edit simple graphics and prepare vector drawing for laser machining.
To acquire hands-on technique in product prototyping.

Programme Contents

Session	Contents
1	Introduction of graphic editing software (CorelDraw) and principle of laser machining Preparation of phone holder and corresponding line drawing for laser machining
2	Fabrication of phone holder Introduction of metal laser processing

Schedule:

Session	Date	Time	Venue
1	7 Nov 2024 (Thurs)	14.00 - 16.00	W502A
2	14 Nov 2024 (Thurs)	14.00 - 16.00	W401F/W401J

Mr Paddy Cheong

Assistant Engineer at the Industrial Centre (IC) of PolyU

Paddy has over 25 years’ experience in product development industry. He received the President's Awards for outstanding achievement in face shield speedy development project in 2021. He has experience in graphic editing, laser machining, prototype post processing etc. He is also the key workshop technician of Maker Lab in IC, PolyU.