Plenary Sessions

	1998 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers in Engineering Conference
Omni Hotel at CNN Center Atlanta, Georgia September 13-16

**Plenary Sessions at a Glance**
Conference	Speaker	Title	Day	Time	Room
Design Automation/ Design Theory and Methodology	Albert L Klosterman	Current Use of CAD/CAE/CAM/PDM Software in a Variety of Industries and Requirements for Future Design Automation Systems	Monday	8:30-10:00A	Rutherford Hall
Mechanisms	James H. Smith	Intelligent Micromachines: The next silicon revolution	Monday	10:15-11:45A	Rutherford Hall
Computers in Engineering	Richard Jackson	TBA	Tuesday	8:30-10:00A	Rutherford Hall
Design for Manufacture	Geoffrey Boothroyd	Design for Manufacture, Assembly, Service, and Environment	Tuesday	10:15-11:45A	Rutherford Hall

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24th Design Automation Conference
10th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology

Speaker:
Albert L Klosterman, Ph.D.
VP and Chief Scientist
SDRC
Milford, Ohio

Title: Current Use of CAD/CAE/CAM/PDM Software in a Variety of Industries and Requirements for Future Design Automation Systems

Abstract: SDRC develops and markets the I-DEAS CAD/CAE/CAM software and the Metaphase Product Data Management (PDM) software. Over 300,000 licenses of these products are used for designing, analyzing, manufacturing and testing mechanical products around the world. Dr. Klosterman has been with SDRC for the last 28 years in either research or managing the I-DEAS software development organization. He will present examples of the use of CAD/CAE/CAM/PDM software in a variety of industries to develop products "better, faster and cheaper". With this background he will then discuss some of the requirements for the next wave of design automation software.

Biography: Klosterman earned a BSME, MSME and Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati. He is an active member of ASME and has taught and published extensively on Design Automation technology. His research and publications have been in the areas of NURBS geometry, Solid Modeling, Variational Geometry, Automatic Mesh Generation, System Dynamic Analysis, Design Optimization, Experimental Modal Analysis and Web Enabled Product Development.

Date: Monday, September 14, 1998
Time: 8:30AM - 10:00AM
Place: Rutherford Hall

25th Biennial Mechanisms Conference

Speaker:
James H. Smith
Microelectronics Development Laboratory
Sandia Labs

Title: Intelligent Micromachines: The next silicon revolution

Abstract: The next decade will see a revolution in the electronics industry in which the functionality of Integrated Circuits (IC's) grows beyond the traditional role of processing and storing data and controlling electrical functions. The intelligent micromachine revolution is the next step in the evolution of the electronics industry and will begin to allow complex systems-on-a-chip to directly interact with their environment by sensing, actuating, and communicating without the need for external hardware. Examples of these devices such as a 12:1 transmission only a quarter of a millimeter in diameter and a hundredth of a millimeter in thickness will be illustrated. The application of these devices as well as a view for the future of the revolution will be given.

Biography: Dr. James H. Smith received his Ph.D. in Engineering Science and Mechanics at the Pennsylvania State University in 1992. Since that time, he has been developing polysilicon surface micromachining technologies and devices at Sandia's Microelectronics Development Laboratory. He is presently the manager of the Intelligent Micromachine Department which is developing complex 5-level polysilicon mechanical systems and high-performance MEMS/CMOS integrated devices. Dr. Smith also has an MBA and is a Registered Professional Engineer.

Date: Monday, September 14, 1998
Time: 10:15AM-11:45AM
Place: Rutherford Hall

18th Computers In Engineering Conference

Speaker:
Dr. Richard H. F. Jackson
Director
Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899

Title: Toward Information-Driven, Intelligent Manufacturing

Abstract:
Technology-based competition is heating up everywhere. One economist uses the analogy—not of a race—but of a casino to convey the flavor of the global competition and the nature of the high-risk technology bets that companies confront. In this talk, three paths of technology-development trends are described. Unfolding events in all three will have revolutionary consequences for manufacturing. They are:

Science-based manufacturing: Algorithms, process models, analytical methods, and the like have become critical enablers of superior machine tools, more efficient processes, advanced manufacturing capabilities, and better decision-making. Machine tools and manufacturing processes must grow in sophistication and capability to reliably produce parts with increasingly complex geometries and ever-smaller dimensional tolerances.
Intelligent control: It’s not the installation, but rather the integration of technology that delivers the decisive advantages and improvements that manufacturers seek in their capital investments. Progress in computers, sensors, software, and mathematical modeling presents incredible opportunities for predictive, closed-loop process control – and, ultimately, intelligent control. Yet, today, companies are devoting more resources to application maintenance than to pushing the envelope and pursuing new, more robust approaches to control.
Information technology: Modern information technology is creating an expanding bubble of capabilities and business opportunities. Its potential to transform every organizational and functional aspect of manufacturing truly astounds. For now, however, U.S. industry’s investment in IT is not yielding full value. In large part, this is because we lack the means to flexibly integrate processes, functions, systems, and companies on small and large scales. The need for standards is enormous. Yet, traditional methods of developing standards may not be up to the challenge of keeping up with the pace of technological change and of accommodating new waves of innovation.

Examples of relevant efforts involving the National Institute of Standards and Technology and industrial and academic partners will be given. Also, a summary of relevant efforts in the international Intelligent Manufacturing Systems program and the National Integrated Manufacturing Technology Roadmapping initiative will be provided.

Biography:
Dr. Richard Jackson is Director of the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The mission of MEL is to improve the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing by working with industry to develop and apply measurements, standards, and infrastructural technology.

Dr. Jackson has been with NIST for more than 27 years and held scientific and management positions prior to being appointed MEL’s Director in March 1996. He has served as the U.S. Government representative to both national and international committees and was recently appointed a member of the U.S. Delegation to the Intelligent Manufacturing Systems Program. His professional affiliations include the Society for Manufacturing Engineering, the Production and Operations Management Society, the Mathematical Programming Society, the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science, Sigma Xi, and Omega Rho.

Dr. Jackson holds a bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University, a master’s degree from Southern Methodist University, and a doctorate in science from George Washington University. He has published in the fields of flexible manufacturing, technology transfer, mathematical modeling, and nonlinear optimization.

To carry out its mission, MEL has a technical staff of approximately 300 that conduct research in high precision dimensional measurements; sensing and measurement of force, sound, vibration and surface finish; advanced control and sensing in automated machines, manufacturing systems and robot manipulators; and information technology in manufacturing including design, process planning, control, support and data interface standards

Date: Tuesday, September 15, 1998
Time: 8:30AM - 10:00AM
Place: Rutherford Hall

3rd Design for Manufacturing Conference

Speaker:
Dr. Geoffrey Boothroyd
Boothroyd Dewhurst, Inc.
Professor Emeritus of Industrial Engineering
University of Rhode Island

Title: Design for Manufacture, Assembly, Service, and Environment

Abstract: My colleagues and I have spent the last 20 years on the research and development of tool that place manufacturing cost information in the hands of product designers and concurrent design teams. Starting with DFA (Design for Assembly) which was developed in the mid 1970s, this was later combined with DFM (Design for Manufacture) resulting in a set of Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) software tools. These tools are essentially early cost estimating tools where approximate cost estimates con be made in the early concept stages of design; estimates that can be refined as the design process continues.

This presentation will show why design analysis tools for estimating manufacturing costs are essential. It will also explain why some traditional producibility recommendations for part design should be reconsidered. Finally, some of the real successes achieved by design teams using DFMA tools will be illustrated and the subjects of design for service and design for end-of-life disassembly discussed.

Biography: Dr. Boothroyd is Professor Emeritus at the University of Rhode Island. He moved from the University of Massachusetts in 1985 where he pursued research and developed teaching programs in manufacturing engineering and product design for manufacture and assembly. Prior to coming to UMass in 1967, Dr. Boothroyd was Reader in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Salford, England, and for nine years specialized in manufacturing engineering. Prior to that, he had ten yours experience in the heavy engineering industry in England, mainly in engineering design.

During his time in academia at URI and UMass, Dr. Boothroyd was principal investigator of numerous grants from the NSF, SME, and industry and acted as a consultant to various machine tool, cutting tool, and automation equipment industries. He is the President and Co-Founder of Boothroyd Dewhurst Inc., a company devoted to commercializing the results of research in design for manufacture and assembly. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the SME Education Award, Rhode Island Governor's Science and Technology Award, Freeman Award for Engineering Achievement, and the UK Institute for Electrical Engineers (Manufacturing Division) Mensforth International Gold Medal. In 1991, he was awarded the United States of America's National Medal of Technology for the development and commercialization of Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA).