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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.
Engineers Greatest
Achievements
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Engineering Girl
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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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What 3unctions !o Engineers /erform?
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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What 3unctions !o Engineers /erform?
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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What 3unctions !o Engineers /erform?
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