Manufacturing Technology – Industrial Design

Available – Day, Evening

Program Contacts
Randy Ledford
336.249.8186, ext.6357
rledford@davidsonccc.edu

Curriculum Description
The Manufacturing Technology curriculum provides an introduction to the principles and practices of manufacturing in today’s global marketplace.  The student will be exposed to valuable high-tech concepts applicable in a variety of industries such as plastics, metals, furniture, textiles, and electronics. Students will gain hands-on experience in manufacturing management practices, manufacturing materials and processes, research and development, and quality assurance.

The Industrial Design emphasis under the Manufacturing Technology curriculum was designed to prepare students with the analytical, creative and innovative skills necessary to take a production idea from an initial concept through design, development and production, resulting in a finished product. 

Coursework will include computer applications, engineering design, computer-aided drafting (CAD), computer-aided machining (CAM), blueprint interpretation, advanced computerized numeric control (CNC) equipment, basic and advanced machining operations, rapid-prototyping, precision measurement and high-speed multi-axis machining.
Graduates should qualify for employment as machining technicians in high-tech manufacturing, rapid-prototyping and rapid-manufacturing industries, specialty machine shops, fabrication industries, and high-tech or emerging industries such as aerospace, aviation, medical, and renewable energy, and to sit for machining certification examinations.


Degree, Diplomas, and Certifications Offered
Manufacturing Technology: Industrial Design