M2 - Design and Development of Industrial Products

This course unit applies to the “Innovative Mechanics Project.” The goal is to provide students with the tools to simulate the process of starting a business based on the product or product line developed as part of the innovative project.

This learning unit is divided into:

a course taught by professionals in the field of entrepreneurship

Consultations provided by professionals to guide students (in groups of up to three) through a simulation of starting their own business.

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The purpose of this course unit is to prepare students for job interviews by providing them with the tools they need to highlight their past experiences.

This training is conducted using mock interview exercises based on actual job postings.

Labor law here focuses on an analysis of the main provisions of an employment contract, including, in particular, the obligations of the employee, the obligations of the employer, and the termination of the employment relationship.

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Although natural composite materials have been in use for thousands of years, the high-tech applications of advanced composites have only been used in the aerospace industry for the past fifty years. Applications are becoming increasingly diverse: from aircraft structures and hydrogen tanks to tennis rackets and boats. The objective of this course is to analyze and design structures made of laminated composite materials using industrial simulation software. To this end, an overview of the various components of petrochemical-based and natural composites is provided. Next, the manufacturing processes are discussed. Finally, a theoretical and applied study of laminated composites is conducted. A practical application of these important theoretical concepts is carried out using industrial simulation software (ANSYS) during lab sessions and a project.

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The Product-Material-Process framework is explored through company visits covering the following topics:

- welding (Cameron France);

high-capacity machining and non-destructive testing (Cameron France);

the RIM process (Ados);

plastic injection molding (Cid Plastique);

waterjet cutting (MP waterjet)

the production of profiles and their heat treatment (System Profiles)

3D Printing (Plastic/Metal)

Each of these visits is organized within the university by the staff member in charge of the visit. These sessions conclude with case studies.

The professionals we met during the activities in this course unit are contributing their technical expertise to the industrialization phase of the innovative product.

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The objective of this module is to provide hands-on experience with numerical simulation tools (finite element software or mechanism simulation software), while clearly emphasizing their limitations, through case studies on: isotropic HPP elasticity, modal analysis, mechanism simulation, topological optimization, thermal and thermomechanical analyses, etc. In most of the examples covered, we will seek to demonstrate the value of experimentation, both for informing the models during the initial stages and for validating them at the end of the process.

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The objective of this course unit is to develop a new product. The idea or new need is proposed by the project group, consisting of no more than 2 or 3 students. This innovative project covers the various phases of a project, from defining the need to creating a functional prototype (see product pre-industrialization), including competitive analysis, exploring conceptual solutions, defining validated solutions, and drafting the patent claims once the technical solution has been defined. This innovative project is linked to five other course units:

CAD and prototyping, which involves creating a digital model and building a functional prototype;

graphic design project in which the student develops the communication materials for this innovative project: packaging, poster, presentation video, and website homepage;

eco-design, in which the student defines the “environmental value of his or her innovative product.”

Product-Material-Process and Industrialization

starting a business;

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This course is common to both the CDPI and Biomechanics tracks. It lies at the heart of any industrial product design process, whether in the healthcare sector or any other field. In this course, various stakeholders from the socio-economic sector will contribute their expertise in this field.

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This course is linked to the innovative project. With the involvement of a product designer, students must be able to incorporate design into the product development process at a very early stage.

Functional studies of the product's skin are conducted using foam models and/or 3D-printed models. Once validated, the functional prototype is manufactured using the resources available in the mechanical engineering department (conventional manufacturing, CNC machining, and 3D printing).

The prototype is validated during a project review titled “Functional Prototype Qualification.”

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This course is linked to the innovative project. With the participation of an eco-design professional, students will be able to:

Incorporateeco-design into product design;

Optimize the environmental footprint of products (using "product life cycle assessment" software);

Minimize the energy requirements of products;

Promote the company's image as a responsible organization;

Plan ahead for environmental labeling.

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This course is linked to the innovative project. With the help of a professional graphic designer, students are able to create communication materials using the software they have studied (Photoshop, GIMP, Inkscape, etc.).

The projects involve designing a logo, a poster, product packaging, and a website for the simulated company.

A project review specific to this learning unit allows for the validation of the proposed communication elements.

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This course aims to provide knowledge of the vocabulary and key tools used in production departments to organize production and ensure the required level of quality, while adhering to cost and deadline constraints.

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