Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering Laboratories
There are currently ten labs housed within the Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering Department. Through this web site, we will provide information on each of the labs as well as photos of our facilities and equipment. Click on the names of any of the labs listed below to go to the site that contains more detailed information on the individual labs.
Computational Methods (CM) Laboratory
Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Systems (CIMS) Laboratory
Engineering Materials (EM) Laboratory
Manufacturing Processes (MP) Laboratory
Mechanical Vibrations and Dynamic Systems (MVDS) Laboratory
Quality Planning and Control (QPC) Laboratory
Thermal / Fluids (TF) Laboratory
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Laboratory
Rapid Prototyping Lab (new)
The MME Laboratories support specific program outcomes. These are what we expect our students to know and be able to do by the time of graduation. Our program outcomes were developed, in consultation with our Advisory Council, so that they describe the skills, abilities, and/or accomplishments of our students by the time of their graduation from our engineering programs.
Below are the specific outcomes that our laboratory experience support (the complete set of outcomes are provided in our strategic plan), the specific engineering program supported is listed in parentheses at the end (MCH = Mechanical Engineering; MFG = Manufacturing Engineering; EGM = Engineering Management with a Manufacturing focus):
I.1 | Define and solve problems (MCH, MFG, EGM) |
I.3 | Critically evaluate information (MCH, MFG, EGM) |
I.4 | Work effectively in a team, exercise initiative, and function in a leadership role (MCH, MFG, EGM) |
I.9 | Write, speak, and listen effectively (MCH, MFG, EGM) |
I.11 | Understand and apply the concepts of continuous quality improvement (MCH, MFG, EGM) |
II.2 | Design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (MCH, MFG, EGM) |
II.3 | Design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs (MCH, MFG, EGM) |
II.4 | Identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (MCH, MFG, EGM) |
II.5 | Research concepts and application of modeling methods (MCH) Identify potential changes in behavior and properties of materials as they are altered and influenced by manufacturing processes (MFG) Know and comprehend modern manufacturing processes and practice (EGM) |
II.6 | Simulate and test working conditions and their impact on the designed systems (MCH) Design products as well as the equipment, tooling, and environment necessary for their manufacture (MFG) |
II.7 | Solve open-ended engineering problems in thermal systems areas including the design and realization of such systems (MCH) |
II.8 | Solve open-ended engineering problems in mechanical systems areas including the design and realization of such systems (MCH) Analyze, synthesize, and control manufacturing operations using statistical and calculus based methods, simulation and information technology (MFG) |
II.9 | Make technical inferences about a manufacturing process by measuring process variables (MFG) |
Many of our courses have a built-in lab component; while others utilized labs to complete their design projects outside of a scheduled lab time. Below is a list of each of our courses. An * indicates that the course has a built-in lab component. The labs used in each course and each of our majors are listed beside each course. MCH = Mechanical Engineering Program; MFG = Manufacturing Engineering Program; EGM-MFG = Engineering Management Program with a Manufacturing Focus.
| Courses | Design Credit hour | MCH Labs | MFG Labs | EGM-MFG Labs |
1 | EAS 101 | 0.5 |
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2 | EAS 102* | 0.5 | SEAS Computer Lab | ||
3 | ECE 205* | 1.0 | Electrical and Electronics Circuit (EEC) Lab | ||
4 | MME 211 | 0.5 | Computational-Methods (CM) Lab | ||
5 | MME 213* |
| Computational-Methods (CM) Lab | ||
6 | MME 223* | 0.5 | Engineering Materials (EM) Lab | ||
7 | MME 231* | 0.5 | Manufacturing Processes (MP) Lab | ||
8 | MME/ECE 303* | 1.0 | Computer-Aided Experimentation (CAX) Lab | ||
9 | EGM/MGT 311 |
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10 | MME 311 | 0.5 | Computational-Methods (CM) Lab |
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11 | MME 312 | 0.5 |
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12 | MME/PCE 313 | 0.25 | Thermal/Fluids (TF) Lab |
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13 | MME/PCE 314 | 0.25 | Thermal/Fluids (TF) Lab | ||
14 | MME 315 | 0.5 | Mechanical Vibrations (MV) Lab |
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15 | MME 334* | 0.5 |
| Quality Planning and Control (QPC) Lab | |
16 | MME/PCE 341 |
| Computational Methods (CM) Lab | ||
17 | MME/PCE 403 | 0.25 | Thermal/ Fluids (TF) |
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18 | MME 411* | 2 | Computational Methods (CM) Lab |
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19 | MME 412 | 0.5 | Comp Meth(CM) |
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20 | MME 414 | 0.5 | Thermal/ Fluids (TF) | ||
21 | MME 434* | 1.0 |
| Robotics (Rs) Lab | |
22 | MME 435* | 1.0 | Comp Meth (CM) |
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23 | MME 436* | 1.0 | Programmable-Logic Controller (PLC) Lab | ||
24 | MME 437* | 1.0 |
| Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Systems (CIMS) Lab | |
25/26 | MME 448/449 | 2/2 | All Labs and according to the project | ||
