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The Manufacturing Engineering Technology program and the College of Technology Manufacturing Center is pleased to hold the 16th student workshop related to automation and computer control. 

This Fall Workshop will be held on Saturday, October 31, 2009.  Applications must be received by 5:00 PM on Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009. 

If you have questions or would like to try to register after the deadline, please contact Vickie Brewer for space available at 765-494-9099.

The Discovering Automation Workshop is held every Fall and Spring by the Purdue University School of Technology Manufacturing Center.  Lab sessions are conducted in state-of-the-practice facilities in Knoy Hall on the Purdue West Lafayette campus.

The workshop is designed to expose high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors to the fun, exciting, and challenging field of Manufacturing Engineering Technology .

Workshop Format

The workshop is held on a Saturday.  The main portion of the workshop consists of four Hands-On Laboratory sessions held in parallel.  Attendees are divided into four groups and rotated through each of the 50 minute lab sessions.

The Laboratory sessions include:

• Creating a Solid model of a product using Computer-Aided Design
• Manufacturing the designed part using Computer-Aided Manufacturing
• Manipulation of several devices using Programmable Logic Controllers
• Programming an industrial robot to do several tasks

Cost

The workshop is provided free to all attendees by the program sponsors.  The AIM Workshop is sponsored by the Purdue University College of Technology's Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology Department and the Manufacturing Engineering Technology program.

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For More Information Contact:

DACC Workshop
Vickie Brewer
Purdue University
401 N. Grant St., Rm. 145
West Lafayette, IN  47907-2021
(765) 494-9099
E-Mail: DACC Information