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University education for fundamentals of CIM
Journal of Manufacturing Systerns Volume 5/No. 2
Cybernetics, Byelorussian Academy of Sciences, Minsk, USSR, gives a brief description of the software structure S A P R programming and controlling flexible computer aided production. Some suggestions concerning perfection of the training system for engineers necessary for the development of such manufacturing systems are discussed in detail. "The R evolution in Engineering Education" is the title of an interesting contribution by M.A. Melkanoff of the University of California at Los Angeles. International competition for global industrial markets and new technologies have triggered major changes in design and manufacturing while computer graphics have revolutionized design through CAD systems. Industry also is seeking to develop computer integrated manufacturing systems where databases and local area networks play a crucial role. In order to stay abreast of these major changes, the engineering schools must reconstruct their curricula and develop a new discipline for manufacturing engineering. From this point, some innovative ideas of how to design the courses are explained.
saving the values of the classical, analytical, principled education. The paper, "Undergraduate and Graduate
Studies for Computer Integrated Manufacturingu Observations andExperience" by J. Peklenik reveals the accomplishments of the CIM studies introduced in the curriculum of the Mechanical Engineering Faculty of the University of Ljubljana 15 years ago. A brief account is given to explain the structure of the courses relevant to CIM, in general, and flexible manufacturing systems in particular. The efforts are centered toward advanced project work related to the development of new high-tech products and manufacturing methods. The emphasis is on team and laboratory work. The transfer of advanced technologies into the factories is analyzed and some results are revealed in detail. In the contribution "University Education for Fundamentals of CIM", the authors, T. Sata and F. Kimura, argue the necessity of creating a new type of engineer needed in highly automated industry. Studies need to be adapted to new technologies in order to create unified views of various manufacturing activities. It is the role of universities to offer courses on the fundamentals of CIM for educating this new type of engineer. Representation and manipulation of engineering information and its conversion into real objects are discussed as the basic issues for organizing CIM courses. Some sample materials are shown for consideration of the future education efforts at the university level. "The Impact of Manufacturing Engineering Systems Technology on Engineering and Technology Education" by G. Oiling of Bradley University states that computer technology offers new opportunities for design and manufacturing tasks. The technological advances in applying computers in manufacturing have grown significantly, requiring the systemization of the management, design, and manufacturing processes. There is also a need for a substantial increase in the technical knowledge of manufacturing systems technology by both management and technical personnel. This is also true for the education of manufacturing systems engineers who can apply that t e c h n o l o g y to increase the p r o d u c t i v i t y of a company. The paper "SAPRforFlexibleManufacturing Systems and Problems of Training the Engineers" by V.D. Tsvetkov of the Institute of Engineering
Education-- University Experience The first paper in this session, "A Modular Project of Education in the Field of CAD/ CAM for Mechanical Engineering" was delivered by J. Urbanova and J. Dobricky of the Research Institute VSUTSe of Prague. As an important part of the International C A D / C A M Program in Mechanical Engineering, a project on how to educate future engineers has been developed and implemented. The paper discusses some of the characteristic features of its philosophy, its aims, architecture, and structure to be considered in this venture. Description of main modules and their combination into various types of education programs are given. The training methods for CAD, C A P P , and CAM work in laboratories and advanced mechanical engineering are described in detail. The ways of cooperation with Czechoslovakian technical universities are also briefly explained. For illustration of the approach, various practical results in this field and the verification of the project including the national and international experience are discussed in detail. A further contribution on this topic is represented in the paper by D. Kochan et al, entitled
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Cybernetics, Byelorussian Academy of Sciences, Minsk, USSR, gives a brief description of the software structure S A P R programming and controlling flexible computer aided production. Some suggestions concerning perfection of the training system for engineers necessary for the development of such manufacturing systems are discussed in detail. "The R evolution in Engineering Education" is the title of an interesting contribution by M.A. Melkanoff of the University of California at Los Angeles. International competition for global industrial markets and new technologies have triggered major changes in design and manufacturing while computer graphics have revolutionized design through CAD systems. Industry also is seeking to develop computer integrated manufacturing systems where databases and local area networks play a crucial role. In order to stay abreast of these major changes, the engineering schools must reconstruct their curricula and develop a new discipline for manufacturing engineering. From this point, some innovative ideas of how to design the courses are explained.
saving the values of the classical, analytical, principled education. The paper, "Undergraduate and Graduate
Studies for Computer Integrated Manufacturingu Observations andExperience" by J. Peklenik reveals the accomplishments of the CIM studies introduced in the curriculum of the Mechanical Engineering Faculty of the University of Ljubljana 15 years ago. A brief account is given to explain the structure of the courses relevant to CIM, in general, and flexible manufacturing systems in particular. The efforts are centered toward advanced project work related to the development of new high-tech products and manufacturing methods. The emphasis is on team and laboratory work. The transfer of advanced technologies into the factories is analyzed and some results are revealed in detail. In the contribution "University Education for Fundamentals of CIM", the authors, T. Sata and F. Kimura, argue the necessity of creating a new type of engineer needed in highly automated industry. Studies need to be adapted to new technologies in order to create unified views of various manufacturing activities. It is the role of universities to offer courses on the fundamentals of CIM for educating this new type of engineer. Representation and manipulation of engineering information and its conversion into real objects are discussed as the basic issues for organizing CIM courses. Some sample materials are shown for consideration of the future education efforts at the university level. "The Impact of Manufacturing Engineering Systems Technology on Engineering and Technology Education" by G. Oiling of Bradley University states that computer technology offers new opportunities for design and manufacturing tasks. The technological advances in applying computers in manufacturing have grown significantly, requiring the systemization of the management, design, and manufacturing processes. There is also a need for a substantial increase in the technical knowledge of manufacturing systems technology by both management and technical personnel. This is also true for the education of manufacturing systems engineers who can apply that t e c h n o l o g y to increase the p r o d u c t i v i t y of a company. The paper "SAPRforFlexibleManufacturing Systems and Problems of Training the Engineers" by V.D. Tsvetkov of the Institute of Engineering
Education-- University Experience The first paper in this session, "A Modular Project of Education in the Field of CAD/ CAM for Mechanical Engineering" was delivered by J. Urbanova and J. Dobricky of the Research Institute VSUTSe of Prague. As an important part of the International C A D / C A M Program in Mechanical Engineering, a project on how to educate future engineers has been developed and implemented. The paper discusses some of the characteristic features of its philosophy, its aims, architecture, and structure to be considered in this venture. Description of main modules and their combination into various types of education programs are given. The training methods for CAD, C A P P , and CAM work in laboratories and advanced mechanical engineering are described in detail. The ways of cooperation with Czechoslovakian technical universities are also briefly explained. For illustration of the approach, various practical results in this field and the verification of the project including the national and international experience are discussed in detail. A further contribution on this topic is represented in the paper by D. Kochan et al, entitled
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