Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert LeMaster, University of Tennessee-Martin; David Farrow, University of Tennessee-Martin

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

. Page 11.263.9Students in the Automation LabThe students appreciate literally getting their hands on equipment that is representative of whatthey may encounter in industry. They also appreciate the differences between this lab and atypical engineering experimental lab. Some students are uncomfortable crawling around themachines at first, and others are not as adept at using a digital voltmeter as their peers. They doassist each other, as limited group work is permitted in the lab, and much confidence is gained inlittle time. Students are also typically enthused when seeing a machine do exactly what theyprogram it to do, and for many students it sinks in quickly that the machine software will not fixtheir faulty logic for them. Some students