Personnel: Project Director, PI 

Project Title:  REMOTE DEMONSTRATION OF PACKAGING MACHINERY SYSTEM VIA PUBLIC NETWORK

Project Description

To design a system using commonly available hardware and software that works through the public network system. This system can be used by ARPAC to demonstrate their products located at ARPAC premises to their customer at a distant location. Using this system, ARPAC personnel can access their own production floor at ARPAC premises and operate the main functions of the machine for real time demonstration.

Project Goals and Objectives

1)    Provide a complete design of the system with necessary software and hardware sources and specifications.

2)    This communication system will work through the public network (internet) and will not be affected by firewalls.

3)    This solution will work with Microsoft Windows based operating systems only.

4)    This design can also facilitate real time video and audio of the machines being demonstrated.

5)    Figure 1 shows the general setup of the communication network that will be implemented through this ARPAC project.

Figure 1:    Proposed Communication Network for Remotely Controlling and Demonstrating Packaging Machinery Systems

 This is a wonderful opportunity for one of our students! Please have interested students apply through CareerTrax by 11:59pm on Friday, February 10^th.  Again, this is an immediate fill position.  Dwyer will interview candidates on campus next week.  If an interested student does not have a CareerTrax account, they may contact the Office of Career Services (219/989-2600) and will provide them with their username and password.

To view the job listing please refer to the following link:

 https://www.myinterfase.com/purdue-calumet/job_view.aspx?token=tFgMR4wDv+kysz3AG6hfAQ%3d%3d

 Again, all interested students/alumni must apply through CareerTrax by this Friday, February 10^th.

“It would seem that someone with a B.S. in any of your four Engineering Technology degrees would fit the degree requirement for the Electromechanical Engineering Technician position.”

The listings have been placed in CareerTrax (www.pucjobs.com). This is the preferred method for students to apply.  The jobs can be found at:

Electromechanical Engineer: https://www.myinterfase.com/purdue-calumet/job_view.aspx?token=4I+UDT6W1BGofC68k43SFQ%3d%3d

Manufacturing Technician: https://www.myinterfase.com/purdue-calumet/job_view.aspx?token=WKIpBNkvx6fv9Bgd9PbOXA%3d%3d

Ridge Corporation is a small company, about 50 employees, based in Central Ohio.  Any student/recent alumni interested in this opportunity is encouraged to apply through CareerTrax (www.pucjobs.com)

Our client is a leading global engineering company for turnkey industrial manufacturing solutions.   Based in Germany , they provide complete manufacturing lines to leading companies around the world in the automotive, semiconductor, consumer electronics, medical and  health care industries.

They are expanding their international presence and are currently setting up field service engineering teams in Phoenix, AZ and Charlotte, NC.  They are seeking highly motivated, results driven engineers for the Field Service Engineer positions.

This German based company draws from their culture thereby wanting team members willing to join the team and make a long term career with the company, eventually moving up to Application Engineer and/or Sales Engineer positions.

Responsibilities:

 - Integral part of the engineering development team

-  Assembly of single, composite parts, and complex systems

-  Assembly and Installation of production equipment at the Headquarters in Germany

- Installation, testing and start-up of production equipment in conjunction with customers

-  Training of customer employees

- Customer support after installation

Requirements:

-  Engineering Degree; Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Controls

- Skills in robotics

- Trouble-shooting and problem-solving skills, via phone and email

-  Strong verbal and written communication skills

- Proficient at MS Office

- 2+ years engineering experience preferred

Willingness to travel:

 -  This position will require initial training at the headquarters in Germany for a 3 – 6 month period and also some travel when collaborating with the project development teams.

-  The Phoenix, AZ position will require about 70% travel mostly in the Phoenix area, working from the office in the morning and driving to client locations during the day, 30% travel to other areas.

-  The Charlotte, NC position will require travel:  33% day trips, 33% Mon-Fri. travel, and 33% extended travel for 2-4 weeks at a time to client locations.

-  Some international travel to client sites for installations

Allison Barness • Recruiter
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Sponsor name:
ARPAC

Project summary:
Heat tunnels are used in packaging industry to protect unit loads with films that are heat shrinkable. This process consumes energy to shrink the external packaging. However, the energy losses can be significant and several factors contribute to the heat losses. To design future generation energy efficient tunnels, it is important to understand the factors that contribute to the heat transfer (losses) and the contribution of each factor such as conveyor speed, entry and exit design, insulation thickness etc.

Project Goals and Objectives:

1. Conduct baseline testing of the prototype oven provided. Develop the DOE experimental procedure to incorporate the input variables and level of testing.
2. Perform DOE analysis of factors that affect the heat transfer.
3. Analyze the data gathered using statistical tools.
4. Provide a final report.

Project Duration:
12 weeks (starting August 2011)

Personnel:
Two student(s) mentored by Prof. Lash Mapa & Prof. Gokarna Aryal

General Student Requirements:

• Student should be in a graduate program/or senior in Technology
• Should have hands on experience to perform experiments  and have good organizational skills (able to keep organized lab note/records, able to follow organized test plans developed)

Other:
ARPAC to provide the prototype tunnel, product and training on operation of the equipment. Experiments performed at PUC.

The major problem addressed in this project is the noise pollution associated with the operation of the system. The noise level reaches levels of 84 to 86 dB which is close to OSHA limits. This project is divided into two parts. The first area of focus is to identify the source of noise in this high-speed conveyor system followed by the second part which deals with finding the most efficient and optimum way of reducing the noise level.

For further Information please contact:

Mohammad A. Zahraee, PhD, PE
Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology
Purdue University Calumet
Hammond, IN  46323
Phone (219) 989-2406
Fax (219) 989-2062
zahraee@calumet.purdue.edu

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He and a friend partnered to open up an engineering company soon after, and the company flourished for many years. However, in 2001 the economy caused the company to close.

Szuster tried a variety of jobs including electrician, flipping houses and working as a production supervisor in a window manufacturing company. But what he really wanted to do was get back into engineering.

Szuster, 46, began to think about how he could work smarter, so he went back to Purdue Calumet in 2008 to earn a master’s in technology. He found his calling in the university’s new curriculum in mechatronics engineering technology. This curriculum prepares graduates for opportunities in the rapidly growing packaging industry.

Earlier this year, Szuster took a part-time job as an assembly technician with Morrison Container Handling Solutions of Glenwood, Ill. Morrison is one of several employers that encouraged, partnered with, and advised Purdue Calumet in developing its mechatronics engineering technology program. Szuster’s decision to enroll in the program placed him on track for career opportunities in packaging with Morrison. As Szuster puts it: “Mechatronics is a great fit for me.”

Akram Hossain, Purdue Calumet professor of electrical and computer engineering technology, said almost everything in the world is packaged somehow, including items like chips or soft drinks.

“Mechatronics is a cutting-edge area, and these are jobs that are going to stay in the United States,” he said. “Some companies can ship jobs outside, like a call center, but people who work with packaging machinery will be employed here.”

Szuster said engineering has not changed as much as broadened. A conveyor machine used in the mechatronics industry is like a robot with a level of “intelligence” in it, he said.

“There is so much out there, and these jobs call for a particular skill set. It may be necessary to go back to school so you can maintain your relevancy,” he said.

For more information, please contact Masoud Fathizadeh at (219) 989-2757 or fathizad@purduecal.edu

A review of single phase and three phase circuit will be given. The single phase and three phase power transformers and their applications will be presented. The DC machines, single phase and multi phase AC synchronous and induction machines will be studied. The stepper motors and their applications will be presented. Servo motors will be studied and their applications in automation will be given.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course the student will:

1. Develop a profound knowledge of rotating machinery.
2. Demonstrate proficiency in the application motors and generators to provide motive power to mechanical systems.
3. Examine drive systems and regulating control systems with respect to the type and characteristics of motor selection.
4. Identify and understand the application of the different types of motors and their maintenance requirements. 
5. Project a comprehensive fundamental understanding of primary motor and generator variables, i.e. IR drop, CEMF, Response time Horsepower, Torque, and Flux control.
6. Complete the basic knowledge of transformers presented in EET 152.
7. Understand power generation and distribution in multiphase format and the efficiencies of doing so.