Mechanical engineers design and develop machines and systems. At Innovative Automation, the mechanical engineering roles are filled by their mechanical design team. The team is comprised of skilled tradespeople, engineers in training, professional engineers, and engineering technologists. Mechanical engineers study at accredited university programs and learn about topics like materials properties, energy transfer, and engineering principles. They apply this knowledge to tackle problems and innovate solutions. In the automotive industry, mechanical engineers design vehicles to be strong, safe, and affordable enough for mass production and sale. Their work is critical to help automakers meet high production quotas, such as the capacity to produce one car per minute at some facilities.

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MECHANICAL DESIGN AND
ENGINEERING

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WHAT IS A MECHANICAL ENGINEER?
Exactly what a mechanical engineer is can vary based on industry, perspective and
project. Formally, Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) reserves the title for
professional engineers with a specialization in mechanical engineering. However,
many individuals perform some of the duties of mechanical engineers, even if they
aren’t a registered professional engineer.

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Here at Innovative Automation, the mechanical engineering roles are fulfilled by our
mechanical design team throughout our product development process.
The mechanical design team is made up of:
• Skilled tradespeople
• Engineers in training
• Professional engineers
• Engineering technologists

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WHAT DO MECHANICAL ENGINEERS STUDY?
Professional mechanical engineers must attend an accredited university program
specializing in mechanical engineering. During their undergraduate, mechanical
engineering students study a wide variety of subjects.
Just as a side note:
It is also possible to become a mechanical engineer with equivalent qualifications and
successful completion of required technical exams as required by PEO.

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The programs focus on tackling problems from first
principles, connecting the engineering knowledge back
to its scientific origins.
This ensures that, at graduation, a mechanical
engineer has the tools and skills to innovate, invent,
and tackle new, unforeseen challenges.

6. The first two years have a strong focus on pure science and math, creating a strong
base and fundamental understanding of basic principles for the following years.
The final two years dive deep into true engineering. For example: math is used to
model , describe, and analyze fluid flow, the motion of dynamic systems, the
behaviour of closed-loop feedback control systems and the behaviour of materials
under loads.
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7. The students learn about the detailed characteristics and properties of metals,
ceramics, composites and plastics. The university teaches you
about energy, heat, and modes of transfer as well as the laws
of nature that dictate how these can be used.
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Engineering students are also required to
take a variety of other courses that teach
the student about law, economics, ethics,
and how these pertain to the
engineering profession.

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WHAT DO MECHANICAL ENGINEERS DO IN THE
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY?
The car is a fantastic example of excellent mechanical engineering.
The production of an affordable, safe, and fun car,
As we know them today, is truly
an achievement.

9. None of it would be possible without hundreds of hours of mechanical engineering
design. The car itself requires an enormous amounts of effort to ensure that it’s
strong enough, safe enough, and inexpensive enough so
that people will purchase it.
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10. Vehicles are a necessity in most parts of North America, and a luxury in many
parts of the world. The demand is so high that the industry must increase
production to keep up.
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Honda Canada Manufacturing, located in
Alliston, has the capacity to make 390,000
vehicles per year. The consequence of this is
that they are required to produce about 1
car a minute.

11. Our team of mechanical designers
focus on providing machinery to our clients to allow them to meet their
production quotas, while maintaining their quality requirements.
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Keeping up with such a production rate
means that the car parts must be
manufactured at the same rate. This is
where Innovative Automation comes
into the equation.

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705.733.0555
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