OVERVIEW:
Rapid prototyping or RP is a collection of processes used to fabricate a model, part or tool in minimum possible time. RP involves the creation of not only conceptual but also functional prototypes. Rapid changes in products require businesses to greatly adopt RP to create new product ideas early. The course provides the participants an overview of the rapid prototyping process and its application to the product development environment. Participants will be able to comprehend the importance of RP in product development and able to select a suitable RP process for making prototypes including substractive manufacturing process and additive manufacturing processes.

OBJECTIVE:
• To understand the concept of product development and rapid prototyping
• To adopt concept development process in product development
• To select a rapid prototyping process for producing conceptual prototypes

LEARNING OUTCOME:
• Explain the main concepts and methods in product development and rapid prototyping processes
• Apply the processes in the concept development to develop prototypes early in the product
  development project
• Evaluate and adopt rapid prototyping process for conceptual prototypes

TARGET GROUP:
• Design / product engineers Academics
• Managers College/University’s students
• Entrepreneurs Researcher

PROGRAMME CONTENT:
• Introduction to Rapid Prototyping
• Product Development
• Concept Development
• Subtractive Manufacturing
• Additive Manufacturing


BIODATA OF SPEAKER

Ir. Assoc Prof. Dr. Abang Annuar Ehsan

Ir. Assoc Prof. Dr. Abang Annuar Ehsan works as a research fellow at the Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. He holds a BE in electrical engineering (UNSW), MSc in microelectronics (UKM), ME in manufacturing system engineering (UPM), MPM in project management (OUM), PhD in applied science (UiTM) and PhD in microengineering and nanoelectronics (UKM). His research interest includes fiber optics devices, optical design, additive manufacturing (3D printing) and micromachining processes.

Dr. Abang Annuar Ehsan has more than 15 years of project management experiences in leading research projects including fundings from MOHE, MOSTI, MTDC and MITI. Dr. Abang Annuar Ehsan conducts academic courses in UKM in particular in subjects such as research methodology, applied nanoelectronics, 3D printing, photonics technology and project planning. He is active in product development activities in UKM and has collaborated with industries in developing products based on his research work in UKM. He holds 6 patents on optical devices and 3D printing system. Prior to working in UKM, he has worked with Mimos Semiconductor and Celcom Timur among others.

Dr. Abang Annuar Ehsan is a registered professional engineer (P.Eng.) under the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) and a certified project management professional (PMP) under the Project Management Institute (PMI, USA). Dr. Abang Annuar Ehsan is also a TTT certified trainer under Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad (HRDF).