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Gasket Manufacturing Process Design

Complete design and analysis of gasket manufacturing process including material selection, tooling design, and quality control procedures

Class Project Individual Work Multi-day Project

Project Overview

This precision manufacturing project involved designing and producing a custom gasket for a complex aluminum block with multiple holes and extrusions. The process included precise manual measurements, creating technical drawings, 3D CAD modeling in SolidWorks, generating CNC toolpaths with HSMWorks, and machining the final gasket using a HAAS CNC mill at Boston University's manufacturing lab.

Process Design & Analysis

Technical Skills Demonstrated

Precision Measurement Reverse Engineering Technical Drawing SolidWorks CAD HSMWorks CAM CNC Programming Toolpath Optimization HAAS CNC Milling Geometric Dimensioning Manufacturing Planning Material Machining Hands-on Fabrication