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Live Webcast to Focus on Materials Models in the Automotive and Aerospace Industries
(Warrendale, PA USA) “Integrating Design, Manufacturing, and Materials Models: Case Studies of Real Applications” is the first telephone/webcast sponsored by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), scheduled for September 22, 2005 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern standard time. Featured speakers include John Allison, Ph.D., of Ford Motor Company, John Schirra of Pratt & Whitney, and Paul T. Wang, Ph.D., of Mississippi State University.
The case studies to be presented during the interactive webcast are “Virtual Aluminum Castings for Automotive Engine Components” by Dr. Allison, “Application to Aircraft Turbine Engines” by John Schirra, and “Design of Powder Metallurgy Components Considering Processing History” by Dr. Wang. All three will detail success stories of reaching significant savings in product development time and cost due to the integration of design, manufacturing and materials models.
“We are in the midst of a quiet revolution in the way that engineering components will be designed and manufactured-virtually,” according to Dr. Allison. “Those that learn how to harness the unparalleled power of this new technology will have the ability to decrease product development time and cost while improving quality and performance.”
Allison is senior technical leader of Manufacturing and Vehicle Design Research & Advanced Engineering at Ford Motor Company. He leads teams focused on the science and technology required for low cost, durable components fabricated from cast aluminum and magnesium alloys. A major focus of his work is the development of a comprehensive suite of integrated computational materials engineering tools for modeling of cast metal components.
John Schirra is manager of Materials Characterization and Service Investigations Organization in the Materials and Process Engineering department at Pratt & Whitney. He holds three patents in materials and process development for jet engine applications and has made significant contributions to the development and utilization of structural materials behavior modeling.
Paul Wang is manager of Computational Manufacturing and Design at the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems at Mississippi State University. He manages research projects related to the development of simulation and design tools for manufacturing use based on multiscale approaches. One of his latest interests is the integration of multiscale modeling in thermo-mechanical processes.
Additional information on this webcast can be found at the TMS Web site, www.tms.org. TMS is the professional organization encompassing the entire range of materials and engineering, from minerals processing and primary metals production to basic research and the advanced applications of materials. Included among its professional and student members are metallurgical and materials engineers, scientists, researchers, educators, and administrators from more than 70 countries on six continents. For more information, contact
Nancy Commella, communications manager; telephone (800) 759-4TMS (x218); e-mail ncommella@tms.org.
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