1.6.a engineering overview

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Engineering Overview


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ENGINEERING

Engineering is the

application of

mathematics and

scientific principles tobetter or improve life.


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Engineers

What is an engineer?An engineer is a person

who is trained in and

uses technological and

scientific nowledge tosolve practical problems.

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What !o Engineers !o?

Research

!evelop

!esign

"upervise

#anage


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RESEARCH

Emplo$ basic scientific

principles in the

discover$ and

application of newnowledge that will

have commercial or

economic value

!evelop e%isting or

invent new products

&!iscover truths' about

a sub(ect

)he purpose of research is to*


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DEVELOPMENT

Is the actual construction+fabrication+ assembl$+la$out+ and testing of scalemodels+ pilot models+ ande%perimental models for

pilot processes orprocedures that will wor

!oes not deal e%clusivel$with new discoveries butinvolves using well,nown

principles and emplo$inge%isting processes ormachines to perform a newor unusual function

-an involve searches in librar$+manufacturing literature+ andpatents for e%isting ideas


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DESIGN

Anticipate all manner ofproblems that the user ma$create in the application ofa machine or use of astructure

/revent user errors+accidents+ anddissatisfaction

Re0uires a master$ ofbasic engineeringprinciples and mathematicsand an understanding ofthe capabilities ofmachines


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SUPERVISE

#ust tae the design engineer1s drawings andsupervise the assembl$ of the ob(ect as it wasconceivedWors closel$ with the technicians+ mechanics+and laborerAssociated with the process of estimating andbidding for competitive (obsEmplo$ nowledge of structural materials+

fabricating processes+ and general ph$sicalprinciples to estimate both time and cost toaccomplish a tas


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Other Engineering )ass?

&/ro(ect Engineer'

supervises other engineers

on (ob

/reparation of schedules

for production or

construction

#ust have nowledge ofengineering principles and

visuali2ation sills

PRODUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION


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What 3unctions !o Engineers /erform?

OPERATIONS OR PLANT*Responsible for the maintenance of the building+e0uipment+ grounds+ and utilities

4aries from routine tass to setting up and regulating

the most comple% automated machiner$Wide nowledge of several branches of engineering

ompare costs of operating under various conditionsand set schedules for machines so that the best use

will be made of themEvaluate new e0uipment and retire old e0uipment

#ust be able to wor with people and machines andnow what results to e%pect from them


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SALES/resent the use of new products to prospective customers/ossess intimate nowledge of the principles involved+ toeducate possible users so that a demand can be created

Abilit$ to &tal their language' and answer technical0uestions#ust be familiar with the operations of a customer1s plant#ust be able to show how their product will fit into theplant

Abilit$ to show the economics involved to convince thecustomer to bu$5nowing applications in which no apparatus is availableand reporting bac to the compan$ that a need e%ists forresearch and development


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MANAGEMENT-Recent surve$s show that the trend toda$ is for corporate

leaders in the 6nited "tates to have a bacground in

engineering and science

-7eaders use the capabilities of the compan$ to the bestadvantage to produce a desirable product in a competitive

econom$

-#ae decisions involving*

E0uipment in the plant

)he labor force

3inancial assets


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8usiness side of the operation that the engineer

must wor harder to develop

oncerned with long,range effects of polic$decisions+ including financial+ legal+ and labor

aspects

MANAGEMENT

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