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Events for January 06, 2005

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  Innovations in Metallurgical Manufacturing: From Concept to Implementation

  Thu, Jan 06, 2005 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

  Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

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  Innovations in Metallurgical Manufacturing: From Concept to ImplementationPatricio F. Mendez
  Assistant Professor
  Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
  Colorado School of MinesABSTRACTMetal processing operations are governed by a number of physical principles, typically
  many more than other manufacturing processes such as the assembly of parts, for
  instance. This physical complexity is a double edge sword: it opens the door to radically
  new ideas, but it makes their design and implementation very difficult. This presentation
  will address this challenge from both points of view.
  I will introduce a conceptual framework and new tools to address technical complexity;
  we will see how scaling and similarity techniques can be extended to tackle the multicoupled
  and often poorly defined problems in metals processing, using welding as an
  example. I will also use some of these tools to analyze a radically new metallurgical
  process very similar to Contour Crafting, and show how this analysis could be extended
  beyond metals. Finally, I will describe de invention of a new die-casting process using
  semi-solid metals, based on the alteration of existing processes. This process has
  revolutionized the semi-solid industry, and it is currently being used to manufacture a
  component of the Ford Focus.

  Location: Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center (GER) - 309

  Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

  Contact: Shah Nirav