Courses
Certain training modules held in various facilities are offered as part of the course curriculums and projects, rather than training held directly through a facility. Courses within departments include training as part of the curriculum.When you are ready to begin your fabrication and manufacturing, Northwestern has a wide variety of facilities which offer various forms of training, depending on your requirements. Each facility operates different types of training, ranging from informal community learning, to formal one on one or group training seminars. The facilities that offer use of equipment (non-service based) are listed below, with details on training offered at each facility.
Departments which offer training through courses in various facilities:
Mechanical Engineering
MECH_ENG 240: Introduction to Mechanical Design and Manufacturing
- Training: Sheet metal cutting & bending, resistance spot welding, NX CAD
- Facility: Segal Prototyping & Fabrication Lab
MECH_ENG 333: Introduction to Mechatronics
- Training: Soldering, Basic circuits, Sensor integration, Mechatronics programming
- Facility: Mechatronics Lab
MECH_ENG 340-1: Computer Integrated Manufacturing
- Training: General review of manufacturing processes
- Facility: Segal Prototyping & Fabrication Lab
MECH_ENG 340-2: Computer Integrated Manufacturing
- Training: Single Project CNC Milling, NX CAM
- Facility: Segal Prototyping & Fabrication Lab
MECH_ENG 395: Introduction to Robotics Laboratory
- Training: TBD
- Facility: Mechatronics Lab
MECH_ENG 433: Advanced Mechatronics
- Training: Advanced circuits, Advanced sensor integration, Advanced programming
- Facility: Mechatronics Lab
Segal Design Institute
DSGN 106: Design Thinking and Communication
- Training: Segal Prototyping Lab Safety Orientation, Introduction to Mill and Lathe operations
- Facility: Segal Prototyping & Fabrication Lab
DSGN 240: Solid Modeling (1/2 unit)
- Schedule: Wednesday 6:30-9:30p.m. 5wk1 or 5wk2
- Training: Solidworks CAD
- Facility: Engineering First CAD Lab
DSGN 245: Intro to 3D CAD: NX I (1/2 unit)
- Schedule: Monday 6:00-9:00p.m. 5wk1
- Training: NX CAD
- Facility: Engineering First CAD Lab
DSGN 246: Intro to 3D CAD: NX II (1/2 unit)
- Schedule: Monday 6:00-9:00p.m. 5wk2
- Training: NX CAD
- Facility: Engineering First CAD Lab
DSGN 345: Computer Aided Manufacturing (1/2 unit)
- Schedule: Tuesday 6:30-9:30p.m. 5wk1
- Training: NX CAM and In-depth Haas CNC operation.
- Facility: Segal Prototyping & Fabrication Lab
DSGN 346: Design for Fabrication
- Training: Waterjet Operation, TIG Welding, Pewter casting
- Facility: Segal Prototyping & Fabrication Lab
- Schedule: Tuesday 6:30-9:30p.m. 5wk2
- Training: All printers (Stratasys Fortus, Connex, Formlabs Form2, 3D Systems Z450) in 3D Printing & Rapid Prototyping lab.
- Facility: 3D Printing & Rapid Prototyping Lab.
- Training: Soldering, Basic circuits, Sensor integration, Mechatronics programming
- Facility: Mechatronics Lab
DSGN 386: Manufacturing Engineering Design
- Schedule: Tuesday/Thursday 3:30-4:50pm
- Training: Rivet punch, Jig design
- Facility: Segal Prototyping & Fabrication Lab