An MIT edX course giving an overview of manufacturing processes and systems, covering methods such as casting, injection molding, and 3D printing. Commenters describe it as roughly 14 weeks at 4-6 hours per week if the homework is done fully.

Commenters call it a great overview of all types of manufacturing and a good place to start for learning the field.

What commenters said (2)

1. Strongly recommendstomaswr2022in “Ask HN: Resources for “Learning” Manufacturing?”

   There's a great course by MIT on all types of manufacturing. It's good overview https://learning.edx.org/course/course-v1:MITx+2.008x+2T2021...

   Edit: And also there's a textbook which covers pretty much every method of making things:

   Kalpakjian, S. Manufacturing Engineering and Technology.

2. RecommendsNzen2024in “Ask HN: How can I learn about manufacturing?”

   I enjoyed MIT's Fundamentals of Manufacturing course, on edx [0]. The team talk about casting, injection molding, 3D printing, and a couple of other ways.

   [0] https://www.edx.org/learn/manufacturing/massachusetts-instit... the course bills itself at 14 weeks of 4-6 hours, that would be right if I did the homework to the fullest, but I consumed the course material in half that during a given week.

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