The IBM Proprinter: A Multimedia Case Study in Engineering Design
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Graduate |
| Discipline(s): |
Computer Engineering Design General Engineering, Engineering Science Mechanical Engineering Teamwork |
| Special Topic(s): |
Multimedia Case Studies of Design in Industry |
| Learning Resource Type: |
Teaching - Case Study |
| Media Type: |
Unknown |
| Author(s): |
Alice Agogino Jay Evans |
| Publisher(s): |
University of California at Berkeley |
| Description: | This is a demo of a case study of the IBM proprinter. Major topics include organization of the development team, concurrent engineering, multifunctional teams, design for assembly, design for automated assembly and importance of early manufacturing and automated assembly in the design process. The IBM Proprinter is a dot matrix printer developed in the early 1980's, using a new design based on Design for Automated Assembly (DFAA). The case study features novel design concepts used to reduce manufacturing costs, including injection molded snap fits, robotic-inserted pulley design, layered assembly, a helix drive driven by a stepper motor interface, mechatronics and a cantilever spring. This design case can be used in conjunction with a mechanical dissection exercise of the Proprinter, or other related printer. Keywords: Computer input-output equipment, IBM, Computer peripheral equipment -- Printers, Concurrent engineering, Computer science, IBM Proprinter II ( Printer ), Engineering design -- Case studies, Industrial design coordination, IBM Proprinter II XL ( Printer ), IBM printers |
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| Is Component of: |
MultiMedia Case Studies in Engineering Design |
| Referenced By: |
Design for Manufacture and Assembly |
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| Related ABET Criteria: |
(c) Design a system, component, or process (d) Work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams |
| Version Info | |
| Publication Date: | January 1993 |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Platform/Format: |
Macintosh |
| Download Size: |
19.4 |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://bits.me.berkeley.edu/mmcs/PROPRNT2/WELCOME.HTM |
| Download URL: | http://bits.me.berkeley.edu/mmcs/PROPRNT2/WELCOME.HTM |
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| Installation Notes: |
This is a sampler of the full case study.
RAM: 4 MB
Display: Color Monitor
Other Needs: Hypercard, Quicktime |
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| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
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