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Research and education of CIM—the state of the art at the department of production engineering of the Budapest Technical University
Journal oI" Manufacturing Systems Volume 5/No. 2
"Education and Training in Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) at the Dresden University of Technology". The trends toward computer inte-
well as on a research program generating a structure of new knowledge.
grated manufacturing create new requirements in the modern education of engineers. These are defined as follows: all graduates must study and be able to apply the modern methods and computer aided techniques in design, planning, and manufacturing; and a certain number of students in technical branches must be given in-depth education in cybernetics, information processing, and electronics to enable them to develop application-oriented systems and components. Based on these requirements, intensified course work in this direction has been developed at Dresden University and is analyzed in the paper.
Trainingfor CA D~ CA M--A im, Concepts, Efforts The keynote speaker of the third session was A.W.J. Chisholm presenting the paper "Future
Education and Training Needs of Manufacturing Engineers". A working nomenclature for manufacturing engineering and a brief outline of salient national differences in the education and training of engineers are presented. The paper goes on to question the actual nature of factories of the future and discusses the mechanisms of identifying future education needs. He then suggests some possible needs and considers, in the absence of a recognized theory of engineering education, some aspects of processes used to translate needs into engineering capabilities.
The paper "Logic Circuits andMicroprocessors in the Curriculum of Production Engineers" by M. Szafarczyk of the Technical University of Warsaw analyzes the role of digital control and microprocessors in computer integrated manufacture. Professor Szafarczyk discusses the implementation of the subject, principles of logic circuits and computers in the first year of studies in the department of production engineering. The role of the subject in the whole string of topics connected with automation and computerization is explained. The use of programmable controllers as a suitable bridge between logic circuit technique and computers is discussed in detail. The possibility of checking the creative abilities of the students at an early stage of studies is shown by making them design logic circuits and software for microcomponents.
"The Education and Training Effort in Norway within the CAD/ CAM A rea" is discussed by O. Bjorke of the Production Engineering Laboratory NTH-SINTEF, Trondheim. The importance of the use of computers in the design, as well as in the manufacturing area, is recognized by the Norwegian authority. Based on this, a complete education and training program has been launched. This goes for industry as well as for universities. As a part of the program, well equipped CAD/ CAM centers are established in many places around the country. These centers offer courses on different levels as well as supporting a walk-in service. Therefore, industry can come and get hands-on experience with different types of available systems. Industry representatives can solve, under supervision, some of their own problems and get a better basis for selection of systems for their own factories.
"Research and Education of CIMmThe State of the Art at the Department of Production Engineering of the Budapest Technical University" by G.
D.S. Tchakarski, et al, of Sofia, reported on t he "Experience andA spects in Training of Specialists for Automated Flexible Manufacturing". The training of students in this field started as early as 1973. Even with the first curriculum, subject courses included computer aided design and production systems with NC machines. The intention was to lay down the foundations for a proper understanding of C A D / C A M problems. In this early stage, the training of the future mechanical engineers was linked to acquiring knowledge for the main principles and methods of computer aided design and construction of production systems with NC machines. Regardless of the insufficient equipment, lack of expe-
Arz et al, analyzes the development of C A D / C A M methods in the manufacturing industry. The spread of CIM means a new challenge for engineering education. The paper outlines the concepts and the close relations between research and educational work at the Department of Production Engineering. A brief summary is given of a students' poll. V.R. Milacic reported on the "School of Production Engineering and Computer ApplicationsBeograd University". He explains some qualitative aspects of present and future educational and training programs in manufacturing systems at the university level based on a new curriculum approach, as
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"Education and Training in Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) at the Dresden University of Technology". The trends toward computer inte-
well as on a research program generating a structure of new knowledge.
grated manufacturing create new requirements in the modern education of engineers. These are defined as follows: all graduates must study and be able to apply the modern methods and computer aided techniques in design, planning, and manufacturing; and a certain number of students in technical branches must be given in-depth education in cybernetics, information processing, and electronics to enable them to develop application-oriented systems and components. Based on these requirements, intensified course work in this direction has been developed at Dresden University and is analyzed in the paper.
Trainingfor CA D~ CA M--A im, Concepts, Efforts The keynote speaker of the third session was A.W.J. Chisholm presenting the paper "Future
Education and Training Needs of Manufacturing Engineers". A working nomenclature for manufacturing engineering and a brief outline of salient national differences in the education and training of engineers are presented. The paper goes on to question the actual nature of factories of the future and discusses the mechanisms of identifying future education needs. He then suggests some possible needs and considers, in the absence of a recognized theory of engineering education, some aspects of processes used to translate needs into engineering capabilities.
The paper "Logic Circuits andMicroprocessors in the Curriculum of Production Engineers" by M. Szafarczyk of the Technical University of Warsaw analyzes the role of digital control and microprocessors in computer integrated manufacture. Professor Szafarczyk discusses the implementation of the subject, principles of logic circuits and computers in the first year of studies in the department of production engineering. The role of the subject in the whole string of topics connected with automation and computerization is explained. The use of programmable controllers as a suitable bridge between logic circuit technique and computers is discussed in detail. The possibility of checking the creative abilities of the students at an early stage of studies is shown by making them design logic circuits and software for microcomponents.
"The Education and Training Effort in Norway within the CAD/ CAM A rea" is discussed by O. Bjorke of the Production Engineering Laboratory NTH-SINTEF, Trondheim. The importance of the use of computers in the design, as well as in the manufacturing area, is recognized by the Norwegian authority. Based on this, a complete education and training program has been launched. This goes for industry as well as for universities. As a part of the program, well equipped CAD/ CAM centers are established in many places around the country. These centers offer courses on different levels as well as supporting a walk-in service. Therefore, industry can come and get hands-on experience with different types of available systems. Industry representatives can solve, under supervision, some of their own problems and get a better basis for selection of systems for their own factories.
"Research and Education of CIMmThe State of the Art at the Department of Production Engineering of the Budapest Technical University" by G.
D.S. Tchakarski, et al, of Sofia, reported on t he "Experience andA spects in Training of Specialists for Automated Flexible Manufacturing". The training of students in this field started as early as 1973. Even with the first curriculum, subject courses included computer aided design and production systems with NC machines. The intention was to lay down the foundations for a proper understanding of C A D / C A M problems. In this early stage, the training of the future mechanical engineers was linked to acquiring knowledge for the main principles and methods of computer aided design and construction of production systems with NC machines. Regardless of the insufficient equipment, lack of expe-
Arz et al, analyzes the development of C A D / C A M methods in the manufacturing industry. The spread of CIM means a new challenge for engineering education. The paper outlines the concepts and the close relations between research and educational work at the Department of Production Engineering. A brief summary is given of a students' poll. V.R. Milacic reported on the "School of Production Engineering and Computer ApplicationsBeograd University". He explains some qualitative aspects of present and future educational and training programs in manufacturing systems at the university level based on a new curriculum approach, as
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