DESCRIPTION

Technical Description

The kit contains all the parts required to assemble a functional lever press. The parts are clearly laid out on a base plate. All parts are precision-manufactured on CNC machines and feature standard engineering tolerances and surface finishes. The surfaces of the parts have a gunmetal finish to prevent corrosion. 

Multiple trays are stackable, providing for space-saving storage.

The kit is ideally deployed for student exercises during teaching, with two/three students able to work with each kit.

The lever press model can be considered as a project enabling interdisciplinary, action-oriented teaching. As well as the primary technical drawing focus of the teaching, other topics that can be covered include machine elements, assembly processes, and manufacturing technology.

The comprehensive and clearly structured instructional material is laid-out in line with modern principles, and is of great help with lesson preparation.

Learning Objectives / Experiments

- introduction to technical drawing:
  * reading and understanding technical drawings
  * three-plane views
  * sectional views
  * drawing types
  * 3D views
  * parts lists
  * dimensioning
  * surface finish and tolerance specifications
  * differentiation between standard and production 
     parts
  * material specifications
 
- planning and execution of simple assembly operations:
  * planning and describing work sequences
  * assessing results
 
- measurement exercises:
  * length measurements
  * angle measurements
 
- manufacturing methods:
  * operational examples of handmade production and production on machine tools