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Infinity Yo-Yo

Integration of design, engineering, and management disciplines and practices for analysis and design of manufacturing enterprises. Emphasis is on the physics and stochastic nature of manufacturing processes and systems, and their effects on quality, rate, cost, and flexibility.

Objective

Yo-Yos! 134 Avengers themed yo-yos, each with 3 unique injection molded parts and 1 thermoformed part.

Outcome

  • CAD and CAM Proficiency

  • Injection Molding Techniques

  • Thermoforming Expertise

  • Tolerancing and Precision

  • Materials Selection

  • Manufacturing Efficiency

  • Assembly Techniques

  • Quality Control

Hard Skills

  • Team Collaboration

  • Communication Skills

  • Project Management

  • Problem-Solving

  • Creativity

  • Efficiency Optimization

  • Adaptability

  • Presentation Skills

  • Time Management

Soft Skills

The Process

MIT 2.008: Design and Manufacturing II
Fall 2021

In Design and Manufacturing II, I worked on a team of 6 students to design a yo-yo. We manufactured 134 yo-yos over 3 months. This class focused on the design process and the material properties of different plastics. To create these yo-yos we injection molded and thermoformed the parts. To injection mold, we needed to first model the part of the yo-yo and create an aluminum mold using the mill. This class taught me how to use CAM and how to design parts with tolerances which accounted for the shrinkage of plastics due to cooling.

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