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Automotive Plastic Product Design
The Automotive Plastic Product Design (APPD) Training Program by Rahul Sonawane is a comprehensive, industry-focused program designed to prepare engineering graduates and working professionals for careers in automotive product design. Built on real automotive industry experience, the program equips learners with practical design skills, core domain knowledge, and digital tool proficiency required to work as automotive plastic design engineers in OEM and Tier-1 environments.
13 Lessons
Structured OEM Interior Design Workflow
Advanced Level
Practical Industry-Driven Engineering
CATIA V5
Surface, Solid & DMU Analysis
Capstone Project
Production-Ready Portfolio Development
What you’ll learn
Execute full OEM design workflows: Styling → Master Section → CAD Design → Engineering Features → Packaging → Tooling Feasibility → DFMEA → Final Release.
Design automotive interior plastic components following strict plastic design guidelines.
Implement draft, wall thickness, ribs, bosses, locators, and mounting strategies.
Apply fastening and joining techniques like heat stakes, snap fits, and screws.
Perform Assembly & DMU (Digital Mock-Up) Analysis using the 3-2-1 Principle & RPS.
Evaluate tooling feasibility and manufacturing processes for production readiness.
Skills you'll gain
Automotive Interior Design
OEM Design Workflows
Master Section Packaging
Plastic Feature Design
Tooling Feasibility
DFMEA
3-2-1 Principle & RPS
DMU Assembly Analysis
Tools you'll learn
CATIA V5
Digital Mock-Up (DMU) Tools
CAD Surface & Solid Modeling
Plastic Tooling Feasibility Tools
The training emphasizes real-world design workflows, tooling feasibility, validation practices, and portfolio development, enabling learners to move from basic CAD exposure to production-ready engineering capability. Participants learn to work with the same structured development process used by automotive OEMs, ensuring their skills align with actual industry expectations.
- Course Level: Advanced
- Total Duration: 90 Hours
- Total Curriculum: 13 Lessons
- Training Mode: Classroom (Offline)
- Key Features: Industry-driven curriculum, Real OEM project exposure, Concept-to-tooling approach, CATIA V5 expert training, Job-oriented & practical learning
Curriculum
90 Hours
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Advanced
What you’ll learn
Gain a complete overview of automotive interior systems and components.
Skills you'll gain
Interior Systems
Automotive Domain Knowledge
What you’ll learn
Understand structured design milestones used across global automotive OEMs.
Skills you'll gain
OEM Process
Design Milestones
What you’ll learn
Read and construct master sections to evaluate component packaging boundaries.
Skills you'll gain
Master Section Construction
Packaging Analysis
What you’ll learn
Apply industry standards and manufacturing considerations for plastic part design.
Skills you'll gain
DFM (Design for Manufacturing)
Plastic Design Rules
What you’ll learn
Model structural engineering features like uniform wall thickness, draft angles, ribs, and screw bosses.
Skills you'll gain
Plastic Feature Design
Draft & Thickness Optimization
What you’ll learn
Define component attachment points, locators, and mounting schemes.
Skills you'll gain
Locating Systems
Mounting Strategy
What you’ll learn
Design plastic joining mechanisms including snap-fit joints, heat staking, and screw attachments.
Skills you'll gain
Fastening Mechanisms
Snap-Fit Design
What you’ll learn
Implement the 3-2-1 locating principle and Reference Point System (RPS) for accurate component positioning.
Skills you'll gain
3-2-1 Principle
RPS Scheme
What you’ll learn
Conduct clearance, interference, and digital mock-up (DMU) checks on complex assemblies.
Skills you'll gain
DMU Analysis
Assembly Clearance Checking
What you’ll learn
Understand injection molding and secondary plastic processing methods.
Skills you'll gain
Injection Molding
Plastic Manufacturing
What you’ll learn
Assess mold parting lines, sliders, lifters, and overall tooling feasibility.
Skills you'll gain
Tooling Feasibility
Mold Direction Analysis
What you’ll learn
Analyze actual OEM automotive plastic product design challenges and solutions.
Skills you'll gain
Problem Solving
OEM Engineering Analysis
What you’ll learn
Develop a complete production-ready automotive plastic component from styling input to final release.
Skills you'll gain
End-to-End Product Design
Portfolio Development
Success Stories That Inspire
See how our students transformed their skills, built strong portfolios, and launched successful creative careers.
I joined Creative-I-Lab to improve my skills and I am happy with my decision. The classes are easy to understand and the trainer explains the topics with good examples. I also liked that the batches are small.
Sachin Ghule
I really liked learning at Creative-I-Lab. The teachers are friendly and explain everything in a simple way. The classes are easy to understand and the overall experience was good.
