1. Development of an e- Manufacturing Laboratory Dr. Rigoberto Chinchilla Dr. Peter Ping Liu Eastern Illinois University

2. What is e-manufacturing ? An integrated application of Internet technology to the entire manufacturing process An integrated application of Internet technology to the entire manufacturing process –Plant floor operations –Factory devices –Manufacturing execution systems –Enterprise resource planning systems

3. e-Manufacturing trends Combined with supply chain and customer relationship management to Combined with supply chain and customer relationship management to –Move through the corporate Intranet –Checking product availability –Placing orders –Tracking shipments anytime-anywhere

4. e-Manufacturing: Hardware and software tools EIU current e-manufacturing lab: EIU current e-manufacturing lab: –Digital Hardness Testing (On line) :”e-testing” –CNC (Online soon) –Java Client Server –Oracle data base

5. e-Manufacturing: Hardware and software tools EIU current e-manufacturing lab: EIU current e-manufacturing lab: –Statistical Process Control Network : 4 computers (Online) with: 4 computers (Online) with: SPC software (Measurelink 6.0) SPC software (Measurelink 6.0) Quality Design Software (DOE PRO XL) Quality Design Software (DOE PRO XL) Simulation Tools (FLEXIM/PROMODEL) Simulation Tools (FLEXIM/PROMODEL) Application Development tools (Visual Studio. Net Professional ) Application Development tools (Visual Studio. Net Professional )

6. e-Manufacturing: Hardware and software tools Future Equipment/Developments Future Equipment/Developments –CNC online : “e-prototyping” –DOE/SPC online applications: “e-diagnostics” –FLEXIM/PROMODEL: “e-simulation” –Online courses on e-manufacturing

7. 1. Digital Hardness Tester is used to test materials property. 3. Database Server (Oracle) receives testing. 4. Web Server (Tomcat): provides data access. Network 2. Java client sends testing data to the database server. 5. Students can access the testing results through the web.

13. Benefits Materials Testing course Materials Testing course Statistical Quality Assurance course Statistical Quality Assurance course Student project Student project Student research Student research