A semester-long course in advanced manufacturing processes can barely scratch the surface in teaching students the many emerging technologies. An alternative approach to such a course has the students learning a single process very well, thus 'learning what is takes to learn' a new process. This knowledge can then be applied to any process encountered. Senior students in Miami University's Manufacturing Engineering program were given the opportunity to work with a local business while learning specific processes. In preparation for implementation of a new computer aided process planning (CAPP) system, the business required development of standardized practices for several advanced processes.
