Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Hye Jeong Kim, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

desired cycle time and production rate (Figure 7). The opinion surveyasked students to rate various characteristics of the prototype on a 7 point Likert scale. The ILSis a 44-question survey that asks users about their learning preferences. The ILS ranks usersalong four attribute continuums: Active/Reflective, Sensing/Intuitive, Visual/Verbal, andSequential/Global. Each attribute pair (e.g., Active/Reflective) represents opposite ends of a 12- Page 11.262.7point scale. More information about the ILS can be found at http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/ILSpage.html.In addition, the system automatically captured user data such as mouse movements, key

Conference Session

Advancing Manufacturing Education Through Outreach and Collaboration

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zbigniew Pasek, University of Windsor

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

technology understanding in a consumer societycreates a need to educate general public about manufacturing - the backbone of a strongeconomy. This paper describes development of a museum exhibit: a visitor-centered informaleducation experience highlighting the principles of modern manufacturing. The exhibitarchitecture reflects three principal engineering activities involved in creating consumerproducts: product design, manufacturing, and marketing/business. It explains interrelationsamong them using as an example a well understood product – customizable pen. Each activity isimplemented via two complementary components: an interactive computer game and a physicaldisplay environment. The selected results of an observational study and analysis of the

Conference Session

Advancing Manufacturing Education Through Outreach and Collaboration

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Val Hawks, Brigham Young University; Michael Miles, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

always been the source ofAmerica’s innovation and our standard of living.” [1] The crisis is the increasing penetration ofglobal competition on the economic output of the United States, now an issue to whichengineering education is paying serious attention. However, it is not a crisis of just technicalissues. What is needed with respect to global learning and experience is more than just technicalcompetence and expertise. Bill Wulf said “…engineering is now practiced in a global, holisticbusiness context, and engineers must design under constraints that reflect that context. In thefuture, understanding other cultures, speaking other languages, and communicating with peoplefrom marketing and finance will be just as fundamental to the practice of

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

student pleasure towards the learning experience and the instructorwith high marks. Student grades also reflected a successful experience with more than80% of the students earning grade B and above. This is the criterion that department uses Page 11.455.7as a measurement standard for ABET reaccredidation. Most related ABET outcomes alsoindicated a similar pattern documenting the effectiveness of the approach.Students gained invaluable experience by being exposed to various technologies. Theory,practice, emulation, and simulation factors were integrated within the curriculum.Students gained experience in hard-wired control circuits, build digital logic

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Innovation and Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Qualters, Northeastern University; Jacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University; Thomas Cullinane, Northeastern University; Ann McDonald, Northeastern University; Jay Laird, Metaversal Studios

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

students to experience the ramification of materials processing decisions, i.e.,technological solutions on the triple bottom line through an educational format designed toappeal to the generation labeled as millennial.The decision to use a game methodology reflected, in part, a response to the current educationalconcerns around the millennial generation of students and their impact on higher education2. Thedifferences in learning styles of the millennial student are already having an impact on learningand teaching in higher education3-5. Given the technological context in which children are raisedin the U.S., the standard lecture and textbook homework assignments may not be the best methodfor teaching and communicating new ideas. It is our belief

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Program Innovation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Waldorf, Cal Poly State University; Sema Alptekin, Cal Poly State University; Robert Bjurman, General Motors Global Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

relations effort is needed to make this happen. • Consider alternative program options (5) Among the suggested programmatic changes are to change Manufacturing Engineering from an independent major to a minor or a subfield of Mechanical Engineering and to change the name to Production or Product Engineering.Although the ideas and suggestions collected in all three categories during the brainstormingsession form a very useful template for improvement in the field of manufacturing engineering,many of the ideas were not necessarily new or innovative. Many of the composite ideas are adirect reflection of the ideas that the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET) have been prescribing in their assessment

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Merwan Mehta, East Carolina University; Richard Monroe, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

RangerLean Manufacturing SimulationSimulation using one of the kits mentioned above is usually carried out in three or four rounds.The general pattern that has been found most practical is to let the first round be completelychaotic to reflect manufacturing conditions in non-lean manufacturing companies. This isfollowed by a second simulation round wherein the participants are given the leeway to makeimprovements based on their past learning and experience. This is then followed by a final rounddemonstrating how a cellular lean pull system can be instituted. In some simulation setups, anextra fourth round is included to not crowd in the introduction of all the lean principles into asingle round.In the first round of simulation, products are released

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Innovation and Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

: internet, videos, class exercises, discussions, and case studies • Informal classroom learning environments where diversity is accepted Most of the students at RMU are regional, commuter students who work whileattending school, which means that the flexibility for organizing activities outside of thescheduled class times is quite limited. In addition, students often say, “Our friends in artsand management have fun and still get A grades, why do we have to work so hard to getgood grades in engineering?” In other words, some students feel that the faculty sets thebar too high in engineering, and therefore the grade does not always reflect the hard workthey put into the learning process. Further, the lecture rooms are typically equipped

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Landon Gray, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are thoseof the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation orRockwell Automation. Landon Gray and Arun Kumar’s programming efforts were instrumentalin making this vision become reality.REFERENCES[1] Asfahl, C.R., (1992), Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York, NY.[2] World Programmable Logic Controller Markets, Frost & Sullivan Research Publication 5191-10 – PublicationDate: January 30, 1995[3] Surma, D.R.,”Lab Exercises and Learning Activities for Courses in Computer Networks,” Proceedings -Frontiers in Education Conference, v 1, 2003, p T2C21-T2C25[4] Niyazov, R.S. and Ardebili, M.K.,”Laboratory

Conference Session

Manufacturing Processes

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Mountain, University of Texas-Tyler; David Beams, University of Texas-Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

”, which would accommodate a 1N4001 diode lead, but was slightly oversizedfor most chip carriers and component leads. The oversized holes made component insertioneasy, but the soldering process more difficult due to the larger voids around most components.The ability to avoid the data-isolation and file-translation steps, while gaining the ability to drillholes of various diameters in a single step using the laser seemed worth investigating. Althougha CO2 laser in this power range does not appear to be capable of piercing standard one-ouncecopper cladding (presumably due to its high thermal conductivity and reflectivity), it wasdiscovered experimentally that sufficient heat could be concentrated on the unclad side of thePCB to burn through the PCB