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Henry W. Kraebber, PE, CPIM |
Industrial and Teaching Experience
Henry Kraebber has fifteen years of experience and leadership in manufacturing operations, engineering, quality and management. He has worked at the Collins Avionics and Missiles group of Rockwell International, the Plough Products Division of Schering-Plough Corporation, and Flavorite Laboratories. His work has supported the production of industrial, consumer and military products in the food, consumer products, and electronics areas. Career highlights include developing and implementing manufacturing control systems, and implementing the concepts of total quality. In August of 1989, Mr. Kraebber returned to Purdue University as a faculty member of the Mechanical Engineering Technology Department of the School of Technology. His teaching interests include manufacturing operations, manufacturing quality control and the application of system principles supporting courses in the Computer Integrated Manufacturing Technology program.
Mr. Kraebber is a Registered Professional Engineer and is Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) by the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS). He has served as the President of the CIM in Higher Education Alliance, a national organization supporting faculty members teaching advanced manufacturing concepts. He served as an author and coordinator for course modules on production and operations included in the modular curriculum for manufacturing education sponsored by the NCME at the Advanced Integrated Manufacturing (AIM) Center in Dayton, OH. He is a Senior member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). He is an active member of professional organizations and is now President of the Wabash Valley Chapter of APICS
Degrees
B.S. (Industrial Engineering), Purdue University, 1974
M. Engineering (Industrial Engineering), Iowa State University, 1986
Honors
MET Outstanding Tenured Faculty Member in 2004
Nominated for University Faculty Scholar Award by the MET Faculty in 2004
Outstanding Tenured Faculty Member of the School of Technology 2002
MET Outstanding Tenured Faculty Member in 2004
Featured Publications Relating to Teaching Activities and Interests
Rehg, J. A., & Kraebber, H. W. (2005). Computer-integrated manufacturing (3nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education. ISBN: 0-13-113413-2
The new 3rd edition - released in April 2004 !!!
Includes the WinMan ERP Demo System Software!
Prof. Kraebber was responsible for the selection of authors and reviewers for the Production and Inventory Control modules of the "novel" curriculum design for manufacturing engineering technology developed by the NCME in Dayton, Ohio. He served as a co-author of each of the following modules and leader of the review process for materials developed.
Martin, T., Kraebber, H., & Stephens, M. (2003). Manufacturing Facilities Design. National Center of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing Education. Dayton, OH: Sinclair Community College, 120 pages.
Elliott, S. J., Hilbert, G. A. & Kraebber, H. W. (2003). Data Acquisition and Analysis. National Center of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing Education. Dayton, OH: Sinclair Community College, 83 pages.
Anderson, R., Castillo, A., Kraebber, H., & Lunn, T. (2002). Manufacturing resource planning. National Center of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing Education. Dayton, OH: Sinclair Community College, 120 pages.
Anderson, S., Kraebber, H., & Martin, T. (2001). Equipment selection. National Center of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing Education. Dayton, OH: Sinclair Community College, 103 pages.
Gross, J., Kraebber, H., & Larsh, B. (2001). Manufacturing work cell design. National Center of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing Education. Dayton, OH: Sinclair Community College, 119 pages.
Other Recent Publications:
Harriger, B. C., Kostek, T. E., Kraebber, H. W. (2003). Developing the next generation of automated manufacturing technologists. Society of Manufacturing Engineers WESTEC Conference. Los Angeles, CA.
Kraebber, H. W. (2000). Workforce education and development: The key to competitive manufacturing. International Journal of Agile Manufacturing, 3(2), 45-51.