BendBrewer said:Stay at home husband........
Because it would be very helpful for engineers in understanding the practical aspect of what they're designing. I get blueprints all the time as a machinist where the manufacturing tolerances are unreasonably tight for the application making them more difficult to machine and more expensive for the customer. Having actual hands on time would help engineers design more intuitive products making the whole process run smoother. I got a blueprint the other week where a portion of the part was a threaded shaft where the diameter of the shaft was larger than the minor diameter of the threads. Or another where there was an ID undercut that was deeper than the thru-hole opening. This kind of thing.Dillonks1 said:-1, why would they have to do a year in manufacturing?
lschiavo said:Well, manufacturing would not relate to all fields but a sort of hands on internship program could be very helpful.
Because it would be very helpful for engineers in understanding the practical aspect of what they're designing. I get blueprints all the time as a machinist where the manufacturing tolerances are unreasonably tight for the application making them more difficult to machine and more expensive for the customer. Having actual hands on time would help engineers design more intuitive products making the whole process run smoother. I got a blueprint the other week where a portion of the part was a threaded shaft where the diameter of the shaft was larger than the minor diameter of the threads. Or another where there was an ID undercut that was deeper than the thru-hole opening. This kind of thing.
Kind of what I had in mind, not assuming that all engineers design things as straightforward as machined parts. Just some hands-on time to better connect with what they're doing.
KaSaBiS said:Quality Tech/Cad Tech at a Machine shop.