Program Description:

In the Manufacturing Engineering Program students learn to develop the most competitive manufacturing processes to produce the new ‘high tech’ products needed for the future. Students learn basic engineering fundamentals and how to apply scientific principles to solve technical problems. Advanced computer design and simulations are used throughout the two-year curriculum to find alternative solutions for advanced industrial enterprises. The program covers a full range of industrial processes that include advanced automated programming skills for equipment controls and computer numerical controlled (CNC) machines using computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software. Students also learn how to use the newest quality assurance procedures such as Statistical Process Control in order to improve product quality. Students will gain valuable experience in the engineering design courses, as well as a sound business sense for budgets and cost comparisons.

 

The manufacturing engineering graduate is a flexible, adaptable team member within the evolving technological industrial environment. Graduates of the program are prepared for careers in ‘high tech’ fields of industry or for transfer to Bachelor of Science programs in manufacturing or mechanical engineering disciplines. When graduates enter the career field directly after graduation, they are capable of using state-of-the-art skills and knowledge needed to be valued employees in advanced technology industries.

 

Graduates are employed in various industrial fields of manufacturing engineering, product development, CNC/CAM programming, and project or production supervision.

 

Program Objectives:

Upon successful completion of the program requirements, the graduates will be able to:

1. Apply appropriate mathematical and scientific principles to manufacturing practices and materials.
2. Use state-of-the-art software and hardware for manufacturing processes.
3. Design and prepare CAD drawings of tooling and fixtures for manufacturing assemblies and processes.
4. Perform individually or as a member of a team to complete manufacturing projects in an industrial environment.
5. Conduct experiments, analyze data, and interpret results from controlled laboratory experimentation in manufacturing and materials applications.
6. Effectively and efficiently plan, organize, implement, measure, and control manufacturing systems.
7. Act consistently with the ethical standards and conduct of a professional in Manufacturing Engineering Technology.
8. Communicate effectively with individuals and groups using written, oral, and computer skills.
9. Possess the educational background needed to:
   1. obtain employment as a manufacturing technician, and
   2. continue studies toward a B.S. degree in manufacturing or mechanical engineering technology as well as other engineering programs.

 

 

 

Program Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the program requirements, the graduates will demonstrate the ability to:

1. a) Use college algebra, trigonometry, and differential calculus for computational analyses of problems and experiments in mechanics, manufacturing and materials.

b) Use the principles of physics I, statics, and strength of materials to understand product manufacture and design of tooling.

c) Use the concepts of chemistry to understand the properties and selection of engineering materials.

2. a) Program with Manual Data Input software to prepare the program steps for CNC parts manufacture.

b) Apply Computer-Aided Design and MasterCAM  software for direct programming of CNC machining steps on a lathe and milling machine.

3. Design tooling and fixtures by employing appropriate materials and mathematical analysis for force to determine axial, bending, and torsion stresses and strains.
4. Complete tooling and fixture drawings using Computer-Aided Design software.
5. Demonstrate effective participation as a member of a multicultural team that investigates a mathematical solution to a technical problem or evaluates the properties of a material in a laboratory.
6. Prepare experimental procedures, collect data, and analyze results for manufacturing processes and materials analysis in the laboratory or industrial machine shop.
7. a) Complete manufacturing process plans for turning and milling machining operations, as well as forming operations for metallic and nonmetallic materials.

b) Prepare quality assurance methods using statistical process control procedures using control limits and ranges for dimensions and attributes.

8. Apply professional ethics for engineers and technicians to make appropriate decisions based on real-world case studies.
9. Prepare technical and laboratory reports, acceptable to industry requirements, using word processing software.
10. Make oral presentations to a group, acceptable to industry requirements, using Power Point software.
11. Utilize available information and data sources in support of manufacturing operations and select appropriate manufacturing processes.
12. Gain employment as an engineering technician or other technical career.
13. Continue academic progress toward a B.S. degree in engineering or engineering technology.

 

 

Associate of Science Degree in Automated Manufacturing Engineering Technology

 

Certificate of Manufacturing

 

Certificate of Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machining

 

Certificate of Quality Control