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Ticketed event: What are Machines Capable of - $10.00 advanced registration and $20.00 on site registration
We begin with a practical history of metrology for context. Measurements were originally made manually with basic instruments. Over time, instruments became more accurate and better adapted to the tasks at hand. Tolerances improved. Standards were developed to introduce precision, repeatability in measurement. Examples will be presented to help define the context and vocabulary while illustrating this improvement in sophistication.
Advances in metrology led directly to advances in technology. With more accurate and repeatable measurements, improvements in designs became possible. More useful and capable methods and products became possible. Examples will be presented to show how this developed, such as how improvements in measuring dimensions of a cylinder bore in automobile manufacturing led to dramatic increases in fuel efficiency.
Context is an important part of this Workshop. Through examples, we will illustrate the importance of considering how measurements directly affect the cost of designs. A certain tolerance of a measured dimension can be a difficult specification to meet in one context but quite manageable in another. We will show this by examples with actual ZEISS measurement equipment, relating these examples to engineering technology and to manufacturing engineering.
ZEISS, our industry partners, provide the tech, nical expertise, the manufacturing context, and their measurement equipment to support this workshop. Their engineers who will give us this Workshop have decades of experience in metrology. They are a store of historical knowledge in the art and they have a great deal of experience in applying the methods that work. They have been innovators in automating many of the processes, producing further improved precision and advancing the speed and reliability of important metrology solutions. Their years of experience provide context for how measurements advance the sophistication of several technology sectors and processes. Their equipment will support on-site examples.
How does it benefit our membership? A number of universities have dropped instrumentation and measurement courses from their curricula, only to soon regret doing so. This workshop provides context and examples to enable instructors who are considering reinstating such courses. We provide access to software to support measurements. Our industry partners have equipment to perform automated measurements that can be remotely linked through their software to classrooms.
As America is returning its manufacturing base to its own shores again, this Workshop helps instructors understand the issues involved in advanced instrumentation and measurement techniques and methods. It helps instructors relate these concepts to students, enabling both to understand the significance of correctly stated specifications in a realistic context. Proper metrology supports advances in technology that we seek to enhance and grow over the next several years as we begin to reinstate our industrial base.
We propose a one-hour workshop with ZEISS, manufacturers of measurement systems who design realistically instrumented machines of many kinds and use automated data acquisition from sensors to support advanced industrial and manufacturing technologies. We repeat the workshop at 1pm and at 2:15pm thereby giving folks an opportunity to attend more than one workshop.

Budget
$150 industry donation to BASS Account as a financial guarantee
$10 per attendee ticket charge x 40 attendees = $400 maximum income

Moderated by

1. Dr. Herbert L. Hess P.E.

Speaker

1. Dr. Herbert L. Hess P.E.

   University of Idaho