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Manufacturing Process Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Merwan B. Mehta, East Carolina University

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Manufacturing

AC 2011-921: PROMOTING AWARENESS IN MANUFACTURING STU-DENTS OF THE NEED FOR SIMULTANEOUS IMPLEMENTATION OFLEAN SIX-SIGMA AND ACTIVITY BASED COSTINGMerwan B Mehta, East Carolina University Merwan Mehta, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at East Carolina University in the Technology Systems Department in Greenville, NC. Prior to joining academics in 2004, he has over twenty years of experi- ence in business and industry working as an industrial/methods engineer, machine tool design engineer, manufacturing engineer, technical partner, project director, vice-president and consultant. His present re- search interests are enhancing manufacturing and business processes through lean principles and theory of constraints, and

Conference Session

Incorporating Innovative Technologies into the Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael J. Kozak, University of Dayton

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Manufacturing

, Walker H. and Krathwohl, David R., Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, Handbook 1 Cognitive Domain David McKay Company, Inc. New York. (1956).3. Michaelson, Larry K., Knight, Arletta B., Fink, L. Dee, Team-based Learning: a transformative use of small groups Praeger Publishing, Westport CT. (2002).4. Hamer, O. Lawrence, The Additive Effects of Semistructured Classroom Activities on Student Learning: An Application of Classroom-Based Experiential Learning Techniques Journal of Marketing Education April 2000 vol. 22 no. 1 25-34 Page 22.1435.7

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Manufacturing Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

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Manufacturing

printingis accomplished, what resources are required to maintain it for the user, and which 3D printingsystem is the most reliable. One of the major unaddressed concerns of the owners of open source3D printers was the waste associated with printing and how the waste can be recycled or reused.Even if a print comes out perfectly there are support materials for any overhang structures and agrid that helps the part grip the surface that it is printing on. In the learning process also many Page 22.424.3misprint can occur (Figure 1). (a) (b) (c)Figure 1. Waste in 3D printing: (a) support

Conference Session

Design Education I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

Interdisciplinary Environment Along with Media Art and Marketing, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, 2007 3. Todd, R. H., Magleby S. P., Sorenson C. D., Swan B. R., and Anthony D. K.: A Survey of Capstone Engineering Courses in North America, Journal of Engineering Education, 84(2), 165 – 174, 1995 4. Amon C., Wesner J., and Hoff R.: Identifying and Implementing Projects for a Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Projects Course at Carnegie Mellon, Proceedings of the Page 22.1181.7 ASEE Annual Conference, 2006 5. Frei F. X.: The Four Things a Service Business Must Get

Conference Session

Design Education I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fredrick A. Nitterright, Pennsylvania State Erie, The Behrend College; Robert Michael P.E., Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Christopher Murosky; Michael A. Ragen

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Manufacturing

AC 2011-110: UNDERGRADUATE DESIGN: DESIGN OF A REUSABLESTIR FRICTION WELDING TOOLFredrick A. Nitterright, Pennsylvania State Erie, The Behrend College Mr. Fred Nitterright is a lecturer in engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. He received the A. A. S. in Mechanical Drafting and Design in 1989 from Westmoreland County Community College, the B. S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology in 1991 from Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, and the M. S. in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 1998. Mr. Nitterright is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Fred Nitterright began his career as a machinist at Elliott Support Services in Donora

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Incorporating Innovative Technologies into the Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wayne P. Hung, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

selecting these courses: a) An introductory course M181 with more than 200 undergraduate students in Fall and Spring semesters. b) The same course M181 with about 35 students in Summer term. c) An advanced course M489 with an average of 20 seniors and graduate students each semester.Each student was required to purchase a clicker ($25 for a new device and approximately halfprice for a used one), and then registered it online ($13 per semester, or one time for $39) by the2nd week of class. When registered, each clicker was assigned a unique pad number for a specificcourse. An instructor was alerted by email when a clicker was successfully registered so that theroster can be updated and clickers can be activated during a quiz

Conference Session

Design Education I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dhananjay Kumar, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Mainul Kader Faruque, North Carolina A&T State University; Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa, North Carolina A&T State University

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Manufacturing

a graduate course on nanotechnology (MEEN 785: Nanomaterials) offered tograduate students. The results obtained in these areas have been published [3-5] and also serve asadditional reference study materials for future students of these courses. Hence, students havebeen involved in active learning and generation of knowledge for future students. Figure 1. SEM images of TiN nanowires on MgO substrate with different Figure 4. Graduate student authors engaged in magnification (a) 120 K and (b) 200 K. the PLD assisted fabrication of TiN nanowires.Figure 5. SEM images of TiN nanowires on MgO substrate with different magnification(a) 120 K and (b) 200 K

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Manufacturing Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University; Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University

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Manufacturing

measuring system is shown in Figure 7. Further this data and surfaces areprocessed to extract basic features, if obtainable. All regular features such as plane, cylinder, andcone can be extracted. In case of irregular surface the data is fitted to the spline surfaces. Thetype of the surface created is NURBS surface (Non-Uniform Rational B- Spline). Featureextraction gives a high quality representation of the road profile. Finally the desired 3D dataformat is obtained after solid model/3D surface translations/conversions. Figure 7 Schematic diagram of data process of road scanning system 4. Results and discussionThis section discusses the results obtained in the experiments performed. A few experiments

Conference Session

Manufacturing Process Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Denny Choate, Cannon County High School; Kenan Hatipoglu, Tennessee Technological University; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Manufacturing

manufacturingengineering/technology educators and practitioners access and use it in their dailylectures/operations. The findings of the summer research study and its implementation in amanufacturing course are reported in this paper.2. IntroductionRETainUS program contributes to advancing the manufacturing base in the U.S. throughmeaningful changes in the teachers' understanding of manufacturing and how it relates to theMath and Science curriculum. This program aims at improving the teachers' comprehension ofthe research and development process through hands-on experience and real world problems thatrelate to: a) advancing the state of the art in conventional manufacturing processes; b) new trendsin manufacturing such as rapid prototyping, c) emerging

Conference Session

Design Education II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University, San Marcos; William A. Stapleton, Texas State University

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Manufacturing

AC 2011-97: LESSONS LEARNED IN IMPLEMENTING AND ACCRED-ITING A MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING PROGRAMVedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University-San Marcos Vedaraman Sriraman is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Texas State University- San Marocs. In the past, he has served as the Manufacturing Engineering program coordinator. He has received several gramts form the NSF and SME-EF to initiate new curriculum and laboratories. Dr. Sri- raman has received several teaching awards and has served as the faculty advisor to the student chapter of SME.William A Stapleton, Texas State University Dr. William A. Stapleton received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from The University of Alabama in 1997

Conference Session

Design Education II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald J. Bennett, Univeristy of Saint Thomas; Elaine R. Millam, Univeristy of Saint Thomas

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Manufacturing

AC 2011-144: EDUCATING MANUFACTURING LEADERS: CREATINGAN INDUSTRIAL CULTURE FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURERonald J. Bennett, Univeristy of Saint Thomas RONALD J. BENNETT PhD is Honeywell Fellow in Global Technology Management in the School of Engineering at the University of St. Thomas after having served as the Founding Dean. He holds a Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering and an MBA. With a background of more than 20 years in industry, Bennett teaches and publishes on diverse topics including materials engineering, technical innovation, technology transfer, leadership and engineering education. He is an EAC of ABET commissioner for SME.Elaine R. Millam, Univeristy of St. Thomas Dr. Elaine Millam is a senior consultant

Conference Session

Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

AC 2011-1971: RECONFIGURABLE AND SCALABLE AUTOMATED SYS-TEMS PROJECTS FOR MANUFACTURING AUTOMATION AND CON-TROL EDUCATIONSheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University Dr. Sheng-Jen (”Tony”) Hsieh is a Professor in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. He holds a joint appointment with the Department of Engineering Technology and the De- partment of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include engineering education, cognitive task analysis, automation, robotics and control, intelligent manufacturing system design, and micro/nano man- ufacturing. He is also the Director of the Rockwell Automation Laboratory at Texas A&M University, a state-of-the-art facility for education and

Conference Session

Design Education I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Louis Reifschneider, Illinois State University; RJ Linton, Illinois State University

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Manufacturing

Page 22.311.5innovation. Again, this advantage does not come at no cost. The design time and fabricationrequirements for an injection mold are some of the highest in the manufacturing industry.However, if done well, injection molding results in lower piece part cost for products that aremade in enough volume to justify the initial investment.Injection Mold DesignInjection molding, unlike thermoforming, requires two mold halves to be made. The air spaceremaining between the mold halves when they close creates the molded part. A computer-aidedrendering of the lower mold half, the B plate, is shown in Figure 29. This plate forms the interiordetail of the cover while the mating plate, the A plate, defines the exterior of the cover; refer toFigure

Conference Session

Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

9) C Programming 10) Autonomous Controls Laboratory 11) Hybrid Systems 5- Integration 12) Integration of Subsystems 5th 3 Weeks 13) Costuming and FinalizationExamples of the laboratories relating to project stages are given below. Figure 3a is a product ofstudent scans of a Halloween Jack Lantern with Creaform’s Handy Scan 3D scanner whileFigure 3b is taken from a Reverse Engineering report where students dissected animated toys.Both activities relate to Reverse Engineering through its technology and methodology. Figure 3. a) 3D Scanning of a Halloween Jack Lantern b) Dissecting an animated toy

Conference Session

State of Manufacturing Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology and the Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing; Wesley Francillon; Robert W. Simoneau, Keene State College

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Manufacturing

welding that is used to produce innovative next generation manufacturingproducts. (A) (B)Figure 6 - (A) 3D Laser Scanning of physical ski boot with three dimensional renderedimage on projection screen (B) Demonstration of the Rapid Prototyping machine andfinished productsExpo: Final POD- COT Program MarketingAfter students completed the Principle of Design tour for next generation manufacturing stations,at the statewide expos, they entered an academic recruiting area to specifically explore Collegeof Technology offerings in their Engineering Science and Technology Studies programs. Thisarea included faculty, students and admissions staff from all of the community

Conference Session

Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University, Engineering Technology; Michael G Mauk P.E., Drexel University; Robin Kizirian, Drexel University

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Manufacturing

computer assembly industry,” International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 202 – 212, 2003.12. Kwon, Y., Rauniar, S., Chiou, R. & Sosa, H., “Remote Control of Quality Using Ethernet Vision and Web-enabled Robotic System” J. of Concurrent Engineering: Research and Applications, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 35-42, 2006.13. Richard Chiou, Michael Mauk, Sweety Agarwal, and Yueh-Ting Yang, “Development of E-quality Laboratory Modules for use in Engineering Quality Control Courses,” ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Austin, TX, June 14-17, 2009.14. G. Al-Kindi, B. Shirinzadeh, Y. Zhong, “A Vision-based Approach for Surface Roughness Assessment at Micro and Nano scales,” ICARCV

Conference Session

Incorporating Innovative Technologies into the Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Tony Lee Kerzmann, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

://moonbuggy.msfc.nasa.gov/compete.html[7] http://etidweb.tamu.edu/faculty/hung/ASEE/competition.html[8] http://www.sme.org/cgi-bin/getsmepg.pl?/communities/techgroups/ddm/ddm_competition.htm&&&SME&[9] Cox, J., Lutty, A., Hatok, C., Toman, J., Mathers, B., 2009 SAE Baja Series Design Report for Milwaukee,Wisconsin.[10] Cox, J., Mathers, B., 2010 SAE Baja Series Design Report for Greenville, South Carolina. Page 22.137.9

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Manufacturing Process Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ning Fang, Utah State University

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Manufacturing

AC 2011-17: INTEGRATING ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTO MANUFAC-TURING ENGINEERING EDUCATIONNing Fang, Utah State University Ning Fang is an Associate Professor in the College of Engineering at Utah State University, USA. He has taught a variety of engineering courses such as metal machining, design for manufacturing, and engineer- ing dynamics. His areas of interest include computer-assisted instructional technology, curricular reform in engineering education, the modeling and optimization of manufacturing processes, and lean product design. He earned his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. degrees in mechanical engineering and is the author of more than 60 technical papers published in refereed international journals and conference

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Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher M. Greene, Rochester Institute of Technology; Scott J. Anson P.E. P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology

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Manufacturing

AC 2011-2759: RESTRUCTURING THE ROBOTICS LABORATORY ANDENHANCING THE ROBOTICS CURRICULUM AT RITChristopher M. Greene, Rochester Institute of Technology Assistant Professor in Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Technology. Dr. Greene’s primary areas of research are in manufacturing systems, quality engineering, engineering education and the electronics manufacturing domain. Dr. Greene has also participated in several funded engineering education pro- grams aimed at advancing opportunities in Alabama’s Black Belt. Dr. Greene worked previously as a manufacturing scientist in the Micro-Electronics Division of IBM.Dr. Scott J.. Anson, P.E. , Rochester Institute of Technology Dr. Anson is the Manufacturing

Conference Session

Manufacturing Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert W Simoneau, Keene State College; Megan C Piccus, Springfield Technical Community College; Gary Masciadrelli, Springfield Technical Community College

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Manufacturing

Review, Summer 2006.10 Entrepreneurship in American Education, Kaufman Foundation, 2006. Available from: http://entrepreneurship.asu.edu/files/entrep_high_ed_report.pdf11 M. Nakkula, C. Pineda and Amy Dray, “Expanded Explorations into the Psychology of Entrepreneurship” Harvard Graduate School of Education,September 2003.12 W. J. Baurol, R. E. Litan, and C. J. Schramm, Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism. Yale University Press, 2007.13 I. Shidhu, B. Tenderich, and S. Broadrick, Engineering Entrepreneurship Education: Best Practices and Next Steps, University of California, Berkeley, Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, 2010.14 Advancing Entrepreneurship Education: A Report of the Youth Entrepreneurship

Conference Session

Design Education II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton; Terrance L. Speicher, Pennsylvania State University, Berks College

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Manufacturing

Engineering  Logistic ManagementSummary of Trip Itinerary The time spent by the delegation and their guests in China covered ten days; four days inthe Beijing area, three days in the Xi’an region, and three days in the city of Shanghai. The U.S.terminus for travel was San Francisco. Table B shows an outline of the schedule, listing bothprofessional visits related to engineering education and cultural sites viewed. Additionalinformation about the universities visited and the cultural sites are provided in other sections ofthe paper and in a report generated by the delegates. 2 The delegates departed the United States from the gateway airport in San Francisco onTuesday, 26 October 2010, and arrived in Beijing, China on Wednesday. The

Conference Session

State of Manufacturing Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Manufacturing

comes from a lot of projects and laboratory work. The industry is changing in such a way that just having the theoretical or book versions of things is not going to cut it. Students NEED that hands on work that comes from projects and comes from laboratory work so that they can experience problems that they might encounter in a manufacturing environment. ● Students need to learn how to start there own businesses. More emphasis needs to be put on the patent process and laws. Students need to learn how to take their designs and develop their own business models to produce them.Appendix B - ‘Industry Interaction’ CommentsFrom Manufacturers: ● We need to figure out how to get these students into our

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Incorporating Innovative Technologies into the Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Chen, Iowa State University; Ye Li, Bradley University

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Manufacturing

, NY. T2G 17-21 3. Chen, J.C. and Huang, B., 2007, “Customers Voice based Manufacturing Curriculum Development using Quality Function Deployment (QFD)”, International Journal of Engineering and Technology Education, Vol. 4 No. 1, pp. 5-14. 4. David L Hallowell, “QFD: When and How Does It Fit in Software Development?” Available on iSixSigma LLC’s website (URL: http://software.isixsigma.com/library/content/c040707b.asp) 5. Glenn H. Mazur, 1996, “The Application of Quality Function Deployment (QFD) To Design A Course In a Total Quality Management (TQM) at the University of Michigan College of Engineering”, International Conference on ICQ 1996, Yokohama 6. Kenneth Crow, 2002, “Customer focused

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Manufacturing Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel J. Waldorf, California Polytechnic State University

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Manufacturing

AC 2011-1858: RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES USING LOCAL IN-DUSTRY: SERVICE LEARNING WITH MANUFACTURING ENGINEERSDaniel J. Waldorf, California Polytechnic State University Dr. Daniel Waldorf is a Professor in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Cal Poly State Univer- sity. He received his Ph.D. in industrial engineering in 1996 from the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. At Cal Poly he teaches mainly in the manufacturing processes area, including Manufacturing Process Design, Tool Engineering, Computer-Aided Manufacturing, and Quality Engineering. He worked for two years in Chicago as a Quality/Manufacturing Engineer at ATF, Inc., a supplier of specialty cold- formed and machined components for

Conference Session

Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Javad Shakib, DeVry University, Pomona; Mohammad Rafiq Muqri, DeVry University, Pomona

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Manufacturing

AC 2011-389: WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES IN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMA-TION SYSTEMSJavad Shakib, DeVry University, PomonaDr. Mohammad Rafiq Muqri, DeVry University, Pomona Page 22.1692.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Wireless Technologies in Industrial Automation SystemsAutomatic control has played a vital role in the advance of engineering and science and it hasbecome an important and integral part of modern manufacturing and industrial processes. One ofthe main ingredients of automation is undoubtedly control, which means information beingcollected, processed and delivered back to each actuator.Although the use of wireline

Conference Session

Design Education II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sabah Razouk Abro, Laurence Tecnological University, Department of Engineering Tecnology; Jerry Cuper, Lawrence Technological University

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Manufacturing

AC 2011-1158: HANDS-ON MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING EDUCA-TION, AN ANALYTICAL STUDYSabah Razouk Abro, Laurence Tecnological University, Department of Engineering Tecnology Dr. Sabah Abro is an internationally educated math professor and program Director at Lawrence Tech- nological University. He graduated with a Bachelor degree from the University of Baghdad, pursued a post graduate diploma in planning from the United Nations institute in the middle east, Went to Wales in the United kingdom to get his Masters degree and then to Belgium for his Ph.D. He has also international work experience; he served as Faculty at Al Mustansiria University in Baghdad, a regional consultant at the Arab Institute for Statistics, a

Conference Session

State of Manufacturing Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Manufacturing

AC 2011-1723: WHAT IS CURRICULA 2015?Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton Robert L. Mott is a professor emeritus in engineering technology at the University of Dayton and a fellow of ASEE. He is the author of four textbooks for the mechanical design field. He also works with the NSF- sponsored National Center for Manufacturing Education and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers as the leader of the SME Center for Education. He is a member of the ASEE, SME, and ASME.Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University Professor of Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering. His interests include Automation, Robotics, Project Management, and Design. Most recently he was part of the team that developed the Curriculum 2015

Conference Session

Manufacturing Process Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Z.J. Pei, Kansas State University; Pengfei Zhang, Kansas State University

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Manufacturing

AC 2011-2451: INCLUSION OF GREEN ENERGY MANUFACTURINGCONTENTS IN AN INTRODUCTORY COURSE ON MANUFACTURINGPROCESSES AND SYSTEMSZ.J. Pei, Kansas State University Z.J. Pei received a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2005. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engi- neering at Kansas State University. He holds three US patents and has published more than 70 journal papers and 100 conference papers. His current research activities include analysis and modeling of silicon manufacturing processes, traditional and non-traditional machining processes, and energy manufacturing.Pengfei Zhang, Kansas State University Mr. Pengfei Zhang

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Manufacturing Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig T. Evers P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Manufacturing

AC 2011-1493: AN APPLICATION-BASED GRADUATE COURSE IN AD-VANCED QUALITY TOOLSCraig T Evers, PhD, PE, Minnesota State University - Mankato Craig T. Evers currently I am an assistant professor at Minnesota State University Mankato teaching un- dergraduate and graduate courses in the Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering department. I have over 30 years experience in the manufacturing industry, mostly in automotive related positions. Some of my past employers include John Deere, Robert Bosch Corporation, Intel and IBM. Previous positions include tooling manager for a Fortune 500 electronics company, production engineer for fuel components line with $125 million annual sales, manufacturing engineering manager, and

Conference Session

State of Manufacturing Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Wendel, Sinclair Community College

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Manufacturing

: A Dynamic Framework for DevelopmentAbstract Following up on its 2009 research, the National Center for Manufacturing Education(NCME) continues to explore trends in manufacturing education programs. This paper presents acompilation of results from the “Question(s) of the Week” framework designed to preface the2011 study and move the trends report towards an ongoing, dynamic source of relevantinformation for engineering technology educators engaged in the design and delivery ofmanufacturing education.Introduction The National Center for Manufacturing Education (NCME) housed at SinclairCommunity College, Dayton, Ohio published Trends in Manufacturing Programs1 in 2009. TheNCME acknowledges support from the National Science