Manufacturing

with Dominic Montante

Most college and university settings end where real industrial design actually begins: getting your product made. Many student projects, though innovative, lack the manufacturing acumen to make something actually saleable. Manufacturing imposes a series of feasibility and cost constraints which greatly affect the outcome of a product, but the sooner manufacturability is incorporated into that concept, the more control the designer has over that outcome. Learn what it takes to actually take something from an idea to something in front of you.

Students will learn the basics of manufacturing in plastics, metals, glass, ceramics, and woods; basic regulatory constraints, product patenting and IP protection, packaging, and how cost affects product expectations. They will then apply this knowledge to preparing simulated documentation for vendor quoting.

Learning Outcomes

An understanding of the real-world product development and manufacturing process.

An understanding of common materials and processes as it relates to mass manufacturing.

How to prepare materials for quotes and effectively communicate with vendors

How manufacturers and engineers fit into the development of your product.

The economics of fabrication and how cost constraints impact design.

An understanding of sustainable design practices.

The geopolitics that affect manufacturing.

The future of fabrication and how manufacturing changes in real time.

Schedule

Tuesday, 8:30AM–10AM JST
Friday, 8:30AM–10AM JST

Dominic Montante

Dominic Montante is an award-winning nomadic industrial designer with his own traveling studio practice, Amunì. Dominic began his career at Umbra in Canada, bringing several housewares and even an instrument to market. He has seen design from every type of work environment, from startup to corporate, to consulting to freelancing; working on everything ranging from toys, furniture, medical devices, beauty, and electronics.

Dominic has been very close to manufacturing since the start of his career, conducting work traditionally done by engineers and liaising with mechanical engineers and manufacturers to get his work produced. He’s always excited to visit factories as the most exciting part of the design process is, “holding my product in my hand.”