Hitting the road with manufacturing know-how (education)

Author

Johnson, Robert F.

Author_Institution

Digital Equipment Corp., Stow, MA, USA

Volume

30

Issue

9

fYear

1993

Firstpage

81

Abstract

The mobile Manufacturing Technologies Laboratory (MTL), a program that takes technology education to students, is described. The program was introduced by the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) consortium, a public and private partnership whose goal is to improve US competitiveness through collaborative R&D, in 1992. Twelve modules have been developed: CAD, CAM, computerized numerical control (CNC), robotics, lasers, logos, packaging, biosphere, habitat, structures, anthropometry, and time.<>

Keywords

CAD/CAM; computerised numerical control; education; industrial robots; laboratories; manufacturing computer control; manufacturing data processing; research initiatives; teaching; CAD; CAM; CNC; USA; anthropometry; biosphere; collaborative R&D; habitat; lasers; logos; manufacturing; mobile Manufacturing Technologies Laboratory; packaging; robotics; structures; students; teaching; technology education; time; CADCAM; Collaboration; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer numerical control; Computer science education; Educational programs; Educational technology; Laboratories; Roads; Robots;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Spectrum, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9235

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/6.275167

Filename

275167