presentation on engineering - fields, careers, tools, accomplishments.

1. Engineering and
Manufacturing
David Andrade
MS - Education
BS – Mechanical Engineering (Aerospace)

2. What is an Engineer?
Uses science and math to solve
people’s problems
Creates and invents new things
Improves and makes things
better

3. Engineering – what is it?

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6. What Does it Take to Become an
Engineer?
Curiosity
Creativity
Like to figure things out, solve problems
Enjoy learning --- stay in school
Take math classes (at least pre-calc)
Take science classes (Bio, Chem, Physics)
Take CAD or other Technology courses
Four year college engineering degree

7. Why be an engineer?
Fun
Help people; improve lives
Solve real world problems
Variety of applications, projects
Contribute to society
Lots of opportunities
High demand for engineers
Large and small companies, universities, non profits
Rewarding Career
Innovative thinking, and you get paid!
Sikorsky Aircraft – new engineers are making $65K + /yr
Provides a very strong background for other careers
Potential for advancement to management

8. Manufacturing
Manufacturing Engineers
Manufacturing Technicians
Machinists
Tool and Die Makers
Manufacturing processes
Machining (mill, turn, 5 axis)
Laser
Water-Jet
Stamping
Grinding
Wire EDM
Casting
Forging
Extruding
Plastics
Composites

9. Engineering tools
CAD
Autocad, KeyCreator,
SolidWorks, Catia, Pro-
Engineer, Solid Edge
CAM
Mastercam, CAMFlow,
Analysis
FEA, Comsol Multi-physics
Database/BOM/PM
Symix, EPM,
Productivity
Word, PowerPoint, Excel,
email, internet,
PDA/Smartphone

10. Engineering tools

11. Engineering tools

12. Engineering tools

13. Colleges with Engineering Degrees
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
University of New Haven
Boston University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
Fairfield University
University of Bridgeport
Rochester Institute of Technology
Yale
Central CT State University
UCONN

14. Technology and Manufacturing
Schools
Housatonic Community College
Norwalk Community College
Naugatuck Community College
Private Training Schools
Sikorsky School for Aviation (Stratford)
Westlawn Institute of Marine Tech (Mystic)
Porter and Chester Institute
Engineering/Manufacturing Technicians
have great starting salaries too: $35k –
50k / year (with experience up to $90k)

15. Local Engineering and
Manufacturing Companies
Lacey Manufacturing
United Technologies
Sikorsky Aircraft
Pratt & Whitney
Carrier
Otis
Hamilton Sundstrand
UTRC
Alinabal
Spectrum
ASML
General Dynamcis
– Electric Boat (Subs)
Covidien - surgical
And hundreds of other
companies in CT

16. Summary
Manufacturing is our country’s future and
foundation for it’s economy
The US manufactures a huge percentage of products,
specifically high technology, high quality parts and
devices
The US is also know for it’s assembly work
There is a shortage of engineers and
manufacturing technicians
Huge need, huge potential, high pay, high rewards
If you like science, designing, creativity, math,
working with your hands or building things, you
should go into engineering or manufacturing

17. Amazing Engineering Feats
Mr. Andrade
Central High School

18. Amazing Runway
New airport runway on the Portuguese island of
Madeira .
The airport's runway has a length of 2781
meters, (9000 ft) of which 1000 (3000) are
supported by 180 pillars, each pillar 50 meters
in length (about 17 floors). The runway is
designed to accommodate 747s.
Note the cars parked below the runway.
The 2nd picture best shows how high it is -- and
let's not even think about running off that
runway!

23. Hiding Lockheed during WWII
Lockheed During WW.II (unbelievable
1940s pictures) This is pretty neat--special
effects during the 1940 's.
During World War II the Army Corps of
Engineers needed to hide the Lockheed
Burbank Aircraft Plant to protect it from
Japanese air attack. They covered it with
camouflage netting to make it look like a
rural subdivision from the air.

24. BEFORE

25. AFTER

32. THE AKASHI-KAIKYO SUSPENSION BRIDGE - JAPAN

33. Petronas Towers - Malaysia
Twin Towers Fact Sheet
Number of storeys: 88
Height of each tower: 452 metres above
street levelLength of Skybridge
: 58.4 metresHeight of Skybridge
: 170 metres. The Skybridge is on Level
41.Height of each pinnacle
: 73.5 metres
Lifts
: 29 double-decker high speed passenger lifts
in each towerEscalators
: 10 in each towerStairs
: 765 flightsCar Park
: 5,400 parking bays on 5 levels of basement
parking.

34. Empire State building, the Itaipu Dam, the CN Tower, the Panama
Canal, the Channel Tunnel, the North Sea Protection Works, and the
Golden Gate Bridge.

35. Sikorsky S-92
Safest, most
advanced
helicopter in
the world

36. Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche
World’s first stealth helo

37. Boeing F-22 Raptor

38. Boeing 777

39. F-35

40. Pratt & Whitney Engines

41. Personal Computer

42. Smart Phones
Palm OS was
on the 1st
smartphones

43. Smart Phones

44. The bridge (or should it be called tunnel)
goes under water to allow movement of
ships . In order for ships to pass, this
bridge is half under the water. You drive
down in the water and then come out on
the other side. Truly a marvelous piece of
engineering! This bridge is between
Sweden and Denmark . The picture was
taken from the Sweden side.

46. http://www.sixflags.com/greatAdventure/rides/Kingdaka.aspx

47. schlieren photography, which takes an
invisible phenomenon and turns it into a
visible picture
Schlieren is German for “streaks”; in this case it refers to
regions of different densities in a gas or a liquid, which
can be photographed as shadows using a special
technique.
“In my lab we use this technique a lot,” Dr. Settles said.
“Often it’s used for other things, like in supersonic wind
tunnels, to show shock waves around high-speed
aircraft.”
The process involves a small, bright light source,
precisely placed lenses, a curved mirror, a razor blade
that blocks part of the light beam and other tools that
make it possible to see and photograph disturbances in
the air. In the world of gas dynamics, a cough is merely “a
turbulent jet of air with density changes.”
New York Times, Science Section, 10-2008. Downloaded
from www.nytimes.com/science on 10-30-2008

48. A cough

49. A
simulated
explosion
in a full-
scale
mockup of
an airplane
cabin, with
departmen
t store
mannequin
s. The
photograp
h captures
the flash of
the
explosion
and the
shock
wave that
it sent
through
the cabin.

52. A revolver being
fired. Gases
originate first
from the cylinder
and then the
muzzle of the
firearm. The
gases that
envelop the
hand of the
shooter leave
gunpowder
residue behind.

53. A small
firecracker
explosion. The
bright flash is a
result of the
cardboard shell
of the
firecracker
blowing out
both ends. The
smoke is from
the burning
fuse, and the
string
suspends the
firecracker
from above.

56. A water
strider, an
insect that
walks on
water and
can carry
15 times its
body weight
and stay
afloat.

57. An
Airedale
dog
sniffing a
small
flower,
which was
warmed to
help make
the airflow
visible.

58. Engineers
“Scientists study the world as it is.
Engineers create the world that has never
been.” Theodore von Karman

59. Your Turn
Over the weekend, start thinking about a
product or technology that interests you.
Think about how it works, how physics is
applied to it, and how you might make it
better. We will be starting a project on this
when we come back.