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What is Manufacturing Engineering Technology ?

Mission Statement

The mission of the Manufacturing Engineering Technology program at Purdue University is to serve the citizens of Indiana, the nation, and the world by:

providing the highest quality Manufacturing Engineering Technology education to prepare application-oriented graduates for a broad range of career opportunities in both traditional and highly computer-automated manufacturing environments;
encouraging and supporting faculty, staff and students to engage in scholarly activities that extend the frontiers of both technology education and technology transfer;
utilizing the programs top rated facilities and faculty expertise to benefit Purdue students, the College of Technology, Purdue University, industry, government, and society in general.

Vision Statement

The vision of the Manufacturing Engineering Technology program is to maintain recognition as a national leader of Manufacturing Engineering Technology education through excellence in teaching, innovative industrial partnerships, applied research, and professional service and outreach.

Department Description

Manufacturing Engineering Technology (MFET) concerns the developing field of automated manufacturing and materials handling. The use of computers applied to design, machining, and manufacturing of products as well as quality and process control is emphasized.

An idea becomes a product through research and development and subsequent manufacturing. Technologists in this area help arrange for production. The activities of systematic planning, design, and arrangement of processing methods and equipment will be conducted so a product can be manufactured economically. This will usually involve a knowledge of equipment tool design, operation sequencing, worker/machine interaction, processing procedures, and facilities and plant layout. The study of the properties of materials and their influence on manufacturing processes is also a vital part of this field of study.

A computer integrated manufacturing system encompasses all operations from order entry to product shipment. This can lead to significant cost reductions and better quality. The MFET curriculum concentrates on the study of individual subsystems such as materials handling systems, robotic systems, CNC machining, and automated metrology.

The Manufacturing Engineering Technology program awards:

Bachelor of Science degree (BS) in Manufacturing Engineering Technology (four years)

Graduates of the program are prepared to enter manufacturing industries as technicians, engineering aides, production assistants, and quality control assistants. Manufacturing technologists inevitably will work with mechanical, electrical, and industrial engineers engaged in product or plant design and in production and quality control. With the accumulation of work experience, promotion to supervisory or applications specialist positions is often possible.

The primary goal of the MFET program is to provide all graduates with the solid technical foundation necessary to insure their success in a wide variety of employment opportunities. The degree of success that our graduates have encountered has validated this philosophy.

Graduates of the program are in great demand by such firms as: Anderson Consulting, Allen-Bradley, Borg Warner, Dow Corning, Shuttleworth, Lilly, DuPont, Ford Motor Company, Delco Electronics, General Motors, Honda of America, General Dynamics, Caterpillar, and Saturn.

The Manufacturing Engineering Technology program is accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.

Additionally, a cooperative education program is available. Co-ops alternate semesters of industrial work experience with classroom studies. While providing students with on-the-job work experience and an opportunity to earn credits toward graduation, co-ops also enable students to earn money to assist in their college expenses.