Example of Manufacturing
Group 1
Pencils
Glass Ornament
Nike Shoe
Differnt treats
Bubble Gum
Takis
Erasers
Rubber Ball
Glass Bottle
Crispy Creme Doughnuts
Group 2
Mustang Assembly
Japanese House Review
Manufacturing Costs
Instructions
While Designing a Croc Charm fill out this spread sheet with the Teacher and Figure Out how much it will cost/take to make a business out of this Idea.
Manufacturing Challenge
🍫 Granny’s Chocolate Company
The Scenario:
A student’s grandmother makes homemade chocolate bars every year for family and friends. Everyone loves them, and people are constantly asking if they can buy more.
The student realizes there may be a need/opportunity: Granny can turn her homemade chocolates into a small business.
But there is a problem. Granny currently pours the chocolate into random containers, cuts the pieces by hand, and wraps them in plastic. If she wants to produce 50–100 identical chocolate bars, she needs a better manufacturing process.
The Challenge: Students have been hired to help Granny develop her chocolate company.
They would:
Identify the Need – Granny needs a way to make identical chocolate bars efficiently.
Design the Product – Use Tinkercad to design Granny's unique chocolate bar, including a logo or pattern.
Design the Mold – Create a mold that could be used to mass-produce identical bars. The mold could then be 3D printed.
Prototype & Test – Print/test the design and determine what needs improvement.
Manufacturing – Discuss how Granny could go from making 10 bars to 100, 1,000, or 10,000.
Packaging – Design a wrapper with a company name, logo, ingredients, product name, and other information.
Business – Determine the cost to manufacture each bar and decide on a selling price.
This would let you naturally teach need vs. want, innovation, engineering design, prototype, CAD, manufacturing, mass production, quality control, packaging, marketing, cost, profit, and efficiency all through one project.
The Situation
You just got home from school and sit down at your desk to start your homework. As you begin working, you realize your desk could use a few improvements.
Instead of buying something, you decide to use technology and 3D design to solve the problems yourself!
Using Tinkercad, you will design four objects that could eventually be 3D printed and used at your homework desk.
Your Challenge
Create all four objects:
1. Phone Stand — BLUE
Design a stand that could hold your phone upright while you work.
2. Pencil & Pen Holder — ORANGE
Design a container that could hold pencils and pens. Your name must be part of the design.
3. Bookmark — PINK
You have a book report to finish. Design a personalized bookmark that could be 3D printed and used in your book.
4. Soda Can Holder with Handle
Design a holder that a soda can could sit inside. Your design must include a handle, similar to a mug.
Design Requirements
Your objects should be designed as if they were actually going to be 3D printed. Think about their size, shape, strength, and purpose.
Don't simply copy the example. Be creative and make each design your own.
Your goal is to use technology to identify a need, design a solution, and create a useful product.
