FastBuildLabs
Hardware Design Bootcamp
Dates: TBD - not enough interest yet...
Welcome to FastBuildLabs
Where Your Design Engineering Dreams Take Flight
Are you a junior or beginner hardware engineer, ready to supercharge your career and make your mark in the world of innovation? 🚀
Unlock Your Potential
At FastBuildLabs, we're not just another bootcamp.
We're a launchpad for your ambitions, a community of action-takers, and a playground for innovation.
Why Choose FastBuildLabs?
🔍 Curiosity Ignited: Ever wondered how to turn your sketches into real-world prototypes that grab attention?
🛠️ Hands-On Learning: Dive deep into the tools and techniques of hardware engineering, guided by industry experts who've been in your shoes.
🌐 Global Community: Connect with like-minded engineers from around the world in our vibrant Slack workspace.
📈 Results-Oriented: No more endless analysis paralysis. FastBuildLabs teaches you to have a bias towards action, because in the real world, results speak louder than spreadsheets.
Instructional video lessons, and a private workspace where we can discuss and learn together!
Here are some of the topics we'll be covering:
Concept Visualization
- Intro to Sketching
- Advanced Sketching
- Digital Sketching
- Whiteboard Sketching
CAD - (modeling strategies, not software)
- FAST CAD
- Master/Child Modeling
- Mockup (Sketch Model) Techniques
Additive Manufacturing
- DfAM (Design for Additive)
- Additive for Production (who, what, when, how?)
- Technology Overview: SLS, FDM, SLA, DMLS, LFS, CLIP, PJ, FFF,...etc?
- How can you use this technology?
- How should you pick which to use?
Prototyping Strategies
- Teardown Products to Reverse Engineer
- Prototyping you can do (at your desk)
- Prototyping with production vendors
- Prototyping by using Service Bureaus
- Form vs Function Prototyping
- Partial Prototyping
- Interaction Prototyping
- Parallel vs Sequential Prototyping
- Scale Models for Faster Prototyping
- Materials Selection
- Plastics
- Metals
- Composites
- others
- Manufacturing Methods Overview:
- Injection Molding
- Metal Injection Molding
- Overmolding/Insert Molding
- Comolding-Twoshot Molding
- Compression Molding
- Rotomolding
- Extrusion
- CNC Mill/Lathe
- Laser, Waterjet
- Thermoforming
- Sheet Metal
- Stamping
- Die Casting
- others
DFX- Design for X
- Assembly
- Automation
- Cost
- Weight
- Manufacturing
- Packaging
- Ingress Protection (IP Rating)
- ME/EE overlap: (PCBAs):
- Rigid, Rigid Flex, Flex PCBA
- Finding components
- Simplify EE models for lightweight CAD
Documentation
- Drawings/Documentation
- Bill of Materials (BOM) Creation/Management
Sourcing
- Service Bureaus
- DFM with Suppliers
- Finding vendors
What You'll Learn
🎨 Concept Visualization: From sketching to digital design, master the art of bringing your ideas to life.
💡 Additive Manufacturing: Explore the cutting-edge world of 3D printing and learn how to leverage it for rapid prototyping.
🔧 Prototyping Strategies: Go beyond theory and get your hands dirty with real-world prototyping techniques.
🛠️ Manufacturing Methods: From injection molding to CNC machining, discover the methods that shape the products of tomorrow.
📈 DFX - Design for X: Learn to optimize your designs for assembly, cost, weight, and manufacturability.
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TWO LEVELS OF ENGAGEMENT
1️⃣ FastBuildLabs - Office Hours
This is a private community of creative designers and engineers, that wants to learn and grow their prototyping and design skills together.
In the community, I'll give you access to most (but not all) of the video content that I create for the Bootcamp, and it's available ala-carte (browse and learn at your own pace)
I'll also be posting an archive of all previous Office Hours live Q&A sessions with videos.
So our live weekly Office Hours video call will move into a private (paid) group.
Cost: $100/month, $250/quarter, $750/year
2️⃣ FastBuildLabs - Bootcamp
The bootcamp is for those folks that want more dedicated help and coaching/training with direct access to learn the skills necessary for being an excellent Hardware Designer/Engineer.
The bootcamp will run from June 17, 2024 until July 19, 2024 (5 weeks) and cover a broad range of topics with live instruction and project-based learning.
We'll have 3-4 hours of instructional lessons each week, with CAD challenges, prototyping challenges, and fun design projects.
BONUS: Includes a full year of FastBuildLabs - Office Hours (a $750/value)
Who is This Workshop For?
Early-career (0-5 yrs experience) Mechanical Engineers or Product Design Engineers
Mechanical Engineers working in Electronics:
- Ideal for mechanical engineers involved in the development of waterproof electronics, wearable devices, handheld consumer electronics, medical devices, and accessories.
- Engineers looking to enhance their skills in prototyping, engineering, and implementing best practices for successful product engineering.
Teams working on consumer electronics, medical devices, and accessories seeking a comprehensive refresher to boost their product development expertise.
Course Requirements:
Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Product/Industrial Design (or equivalent) with less than 5 years of experience in Product Design/Engineering
Be mechanically minded, willing to learn by doing
Have access to a 3D CAD tool such as OnShape, Fusion, Solidworks, etc.
**Nice to Have: Access to a 3D printer such as Prusa, BambuLabs, etc.
Workshop Format:
Duration: 5 Weeks June 17th-Julyl 19th
Delivery: Online Video Lessons with Q/A (3-5 hrs/wk or 15-25 hours of video instruction)
Industry experts talking about their manufacturing techniques
Weekly Live (ZOOM) thru FastBuildLabs - Office Hours for Project Feedback and Q/A
Instruction Videos: Mon, Wed, Fri
Office Hours: Thurs 2pm Central (may change week-to-week)
Cost: $1750/person, paid up-front, or 2 monthly payments of $900.
Full- and Partial Scholarships available upon request, please reach out to caleb@cove.design for details.
Bonus:
FastBuildLabs - Bootcamp includes 1 FREE year of FastBuildLabs: Office Hours (a $750 value)
Join the fun, and learn how to accelerate your design and prototyping mindset!
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