For the National Educators Workshop – 2012 November 2012 – Fort Wayne, IN

 Robert L. Mott: (Presenter) ◦ University of Dayton (Retired) ◦ National Center for Manufacturing Education ◦ SME Manufacturing Education & Research Community  Ronald J. Bennett: ◦ St. Thomas University (Retired) ◦ Leader for the SME Center for Education  Mark Stratton: ◦ Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) – Education Relations Manager

 BS & MS in Mechanical Engineering; P.E.  Taught MET for 35 years; Retired in 2001  Author of four textbooks in mechanical design; Published by Pearson/Prentice Hall  17 years with NSF-ATE National Center for Manufacturing Education, Dayton, OH  Fellow of ASEE  SME Education Award  Member ASME

 We want this session to be primarily dialog and discussion – not lecture  How can we improve the Manufacturing – Materials links in curriculum development?

 Provide information about the field of manufacturing engineering  Introduce a tool that describes the field of manufacturing engineering developed by SME: ◦ The Four Pillars of Manufacturing Knowledge  Discuss with the participants: ◦ How do Materials Engineering and Materials Science fit within the Four Pillars model? ◦ How are principles of manufacturing engineering typically addressed within Materials courses? ◦ How can the Four Pillars model be more broadly disseminated and integrated within Materials Education?

 A tool for describing the breadth of the field of Manufacturing Engineering  A curriculum development tool for educators in manufacturing-named programs  An aid to enhancing the manufacturing- related content in disciplines from which graduates often enter careers in the manufacturing function of product- producing industries

 Developed by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers – Center for Education ◦ In collaboration with:  SME Manufacturing Education & Research Community  SME Certification Committee  National Center for Manufacturing Education  Initiated in January 2011  Rolled out to SME in June 2011  Included in SME study called Curricula 2015  Presentations to SME, ASEE, and others

 ABET program criteria for manufacturing-named programs ◦ Four Pillars terms: 1.Materials and manufacturing processes 2.Product, tooling, and assembly engineering 3.Manufacturing systems and operations 4.Manufacturing competitiveness

 Body of Knowledge – SME Certification criteria for: ◦ Manufacturing Engineer ◦ Manufacturing Technologist  This industry-generated document provides the detailed list of topics needed by manufacturing professionals

 From 25 years of teaching materials engineering:  From extensive industrial experience: ◦ “I can’t think of a single experience where the materials issues could be separated from manufacturing.”

 Linkages: Materials and Manufacturing: ◦ Need for knowledge about how things are made ◦ Materials properties and how they are influenced by processing ◦ Appropriate and alternative processes available for specific materials ◦ Environmental issues

 Strong support for the use of Granta’s CES EduPack and the work of Michael Ashby ◦ Huge database of material properties ◦ Selection aids ◦ Cross referencing of materials with appropriate manufacturing processes ◦ Eco Audit tool:  Life cycle analysis of energy consumption  Carbon footprint for different materials/processes  Recycling of materials  End of life decisions  Transportation

 Materials – Separate block in the graphic ◦ Metals, Plastics/Polymers, Composites, Ceramics ◦ Fluids, Glasses, Foams ◦ Hybrids, Natural Materials ◦ Nanotechnology  Manufacturing Processes ◦ Most have direct connection to materials education  Material removal, Fabrication  Casting, Hot and cold forming, Molding  Heat treatment, Joining, Welding, Finishing  Bulk and continuous flow of materials

 Product Design ◦ Mechanics of materials ◦ Fluid mechanics, Heat transfer ◦ Product design and Machine design ◦ Materials selection and specifications ◦ Design for manufacturing  Process Research and Development  Equipment/Tool Design ◦ Cutting tool design ◦ Die/mold design

 Production System Design ◦ Process planning and development ◦ Process documentation ◦ Equipment selection ◦ Production system build & test ◦ Environmental protection ◦ Waste management  Quality and Continuous Improvement ◦ Quality standards ◦ Inspection/test/validation ◦ Design of experiments

 Perhaps there are case studies or other learning tools within the materials education field that would be useful for manufacturing educators  What information resources are most widely used by materials educators?

 How do Materials Engineering and Materials Science fit within the Four Pillars model?  How are principles of manufacturing engineering typically addressed within Materials courses?  How can the Four Pillars model be more broadly disseminated and integrated within Materials Education?

 The Four Pillars of Manufacturing Knowledge can help faculty members and their students in Materials Engineering and similarly-named programs to understand better the full breadth of the manufacturing field and how their special talents fit.

 We would like to develop ongoing collaboration with the materials education community.  What are appropriate avenues to make this happen?  It is also desirable to collaborate with those in product/process design, quality management, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical and computer engineering and others.