A Coordinated Approach In Design And Manufacturing Activity

This paper describes a concurrent effort in teaching activities undertaken by the Manufacturing, and Mechanical Engineering Technology programs at the University of North Texas. The change is necessitated by a call from industry to prepare students to work in an environment where products are designed and manufactured utilizing concurrent engineering practices. The integrated approach employed helps the students to grasp the discussed subject matter in a consolidated manner and offers them a real world challenge since they need to complete a job within a time constraint, participate in groups, work within limited resources, and produce a useful product for the society. The department for only the cost of materials, tools, coolant, etc. gets high quality test specimens and testing devices.