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Mechanical Engineering
Institutes and Societies
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Institution of Incorporated Engineers
- UK's largest
professional institution dedicated to furthering the professional
development and recognition of Incorporated Engineers and Engineering
Technicians.
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Young Woman Engineer of the Year Competition
- Annual competition
to find the UK's Young Woman Engineer of the Year Sponsored by The
Institution of Incorporated Engineers in electronic, electrical
and mechanical engineering and the Caroline Haslett Memorial Trust.
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The ASME Web page
- The ASME
Web page and ASMENET offer users a wide range of professional communications
and research tools on topics related to the practice of engineering:
Discussion Groups; Database of conferences, courses, and other events,
with online registration; Employment Opportunities, updated biweekly
for all disciplines and regions; Industry News - Daily news briefs,
weekly Capitol Update, weekly Fact Fax; Current catalog of Codes
and Standards; Technical Information - Conference paper abstracts,
access to Engineering Information databases, Applied Mechanics Reviews
(coming soon), Petro Pages (coming soon); Universal E-Mail; Global
Keyword searches through ASMENET's collection of databases.
- ASME International
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers), one of the world's largest
engineering societies, serves its members, industry, and government
by encouraging the development of new technologies and finding solutions
to the problems of an increasingly global technological society.
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American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
(ASHRAE)
- ASHRAE, founded
in 1894, is an international organization of 50,000 persons. Its
sole objective is to advance through research, standards writing
and continuing education the arts and sciences of heating, ventilation,
air conditioning and refrigeration to serve the evolving public.
ASHRAE sponsors research, develops standards, publishes technical
data and organizes activities for both its members and other professionals
concerned with refrigeration processes and the design and maintenance
of indoor environments. ASHRAE's homepage contains a searchable
on-line catalog of publications, press releases, standards information,
scheduled meetings, membership information and other important issues
affecting the HVAC&R community.
- ASME Design Theory and Methodology
Committee
- The purpose
of the Design Theory and Methodology Committee is to encourage discussion
and interaction among individuals having an interest in design theory
and methodology.
The purpose of this website is to provide links to information of
interest to members of the design theory and methdology committee.
- Stanford Center for Design Research (CDR)
- The Stanford
CDR maintains information on a wide variety of research projects
that include collaborative design, national studies on engineering
education, and computational agent infrastructures for distributed
collaborative engineering. The CDR is in the
Design Division of the
Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford.
- EDAC Electronic Design Automation
Companies is a an industrial forum for electronic design vendors.
- University of
Md. Institute
for Systems Research
- This server
maintains information on joint projects of the University of Maryland's
Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) Group and the U.S. National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Engineering Design
Laboratory.
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST)
Engineering Design Laboratory (EDL)
- This server
provides a central repository of related data. EDL's primary purpose
is to develop machine interpretable design knowledge representations.
- Shock
& Vibration Information Analysis Center (SAVIAC)
- This server
is a central information resource for Government activities, contractors,
and academics concerned with structural dynamic analysis, design
and testing, and related physical environmental effects.
- SP Swedish National
Testing and Research Institute
- SP performs
type examination and testing of all kinds of weighing instruments,
and type approval certificates are issued. A list of valid approvals
is avaliable. We can also offer testing of modules, i.e. load cells,
indicators and POS (point of sales devices), and issuing of test
certificates. Furthermore, our resources are available for testing
during development of new weighing instruments or modules.
- NAFEMS
- NAFEMS Representing
the interest of the engineering analysis community, NAFEMS is an
International Association funded through membership subscriptions.
With over 400 members, in 32 different countries, NAFEMS seeks to:
Create Awareness
Deliver Education & Training
Stimulate Standards
- Reliability
Analysis Center (RAC)
- The Reliability
Analysis Center is an Information Analysis Center sponsored by DTIC,
the Defense Technical Information Center. RAC's charter is to collect,
analyze, and disseminate data and information to improve the reliability
and maintainability of components and systems. RAC has been operated
by IIT Research Institute since its inception in 1968
- Two RCE demos
(Java), 47 pages, 48 unique images and 42,000 words. Pages can be
read in sequence.
- CMU
Engineering Design Research Center (EDRC)
- The goals
of the EDRC are the development of fundamentals of a design science,
cross-disciplinary methodologies for the creation of products and
processes, and computational tools for improved design practice
in the principal domains of large-scale structures, computers, chemical
processes, and automotive components.
- ISI
MEMS Information Clearing House
- This server
maintains information of relevance to the Micro Electro Mechanical
Systems (MEMS) community. We archive articles from our discussion
group, from our newsletters, information about MEMS Clubs and Associations
and bibliographies from journals and conference proceedings. We
also archive information and articles provided by our users.
- ASU Design Automation Lab
- This server
maintains information on the Design Automation Lab at the Department
of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of Arizona State University.
The information includes data on the people working in the lab,
their research projects, publications, etc.
- Geometry Center at the University of Minnesota
- This server
is a National Science Foundation Science and Technology Research
Center dedicated to the computation and visualization of geometric
structures. An important part of our mission is to facilitate communication,
both among mathematicians and between mathematicians and the public
at large.
- Energy Systems Laboratory (ESL)
- The Energy
Systems Laboratory is the research focus for studies of alternate
energy, energy conservation, and HVAC in the Department of Mechanical
Engineering at Texas A&M University. The laboratory is one of
the largest university-based research programs of its kind in the
United States. One of its principal projects is the Texas LoanSTAR
Program, designed to "Save Taxes And Resources" by monitoring energy
use and recommending energy-saving retrofits. The ESL server includes
information on laboratory facilities, available software, publications,
and upcoming conferences.
- Laboratory of Production & Design Engineering
- This server
maintains information on the Laboratory of Production & Design
Engineering at the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University
of Twente in Enschede, The Netherlands. This server includes descriptions
of the research projects, people working in the lab, publications
as well as general information about the University of Twente. Main
research topics are feature technology in design and process planning
applications, shopfloor control and the technology of processes
like milling, cutting and bending.
- Consortium on Green Design and Manufacturing
- CGDM is an
interdisciplinary research effort in the College of Engineering
at U.C.Berkeley and an industry/university partnership focused on
issues related to environmentally-conscious product design and manufacturing.
The server contains information on current research, industry partners
and general background on green manufacturing.
- Division of Energy Engineering at Lulea University
- The server
provides information on research in the areas of water heat storage,
chemical heat pumps and bio fuel. There are pointers to events,
projects, conferences, and related laboratories. Projects range
from wooden home pans to regional power strategy-project descriptions.
Technical reports and information about the Energy Engineering division
as well as Lulea University are provided.
- ARPA iMEMS (integrated MicroElectroMechanical
Systems) Program server
- Analog Devices
and UC Berkeley are maintaining a joint server on the exciting new
technology of surface micromachining for sensors & actuators.
Through an ARPA US government contract, ADI is allowing users from
the general engineering public to be able to access ADI's integrated
sensor technology. The server contains most of the info needed to
get started designing in iMEMS (integrated MicroElectroMechanical
Systems). A mirror server
at MIT is also available.
- Consortium on Deburring and Edge Finishing
at the University of California at Berkeley (CODEF) server
- CODEF addresses
problems related to prediction and modeling of burr formation and
edge breakout phenomena, development of a database for best burr
avoidance and removal techniques from industry, development of a
burr advisor for a CAD system, process feedback and control for
advanced deburring techniques.
- Swedish Royal Institute of Technology
- The Department
of Manufacturing/Assembly Systems web server offers information
about research in:
- Flexible
Assembly (control systems, pilot plant, feeders)
- CADCAM
(product data models, engineering features, STEP)
- Parts
Manufacturing (control systems, high speed manufacturing etc.)
- Rapid
Prototyping (actual research and tests with our DTM Laser Sintering
Machine - different materials).
- Iowa State University Visualization Lab
- Iowa State
University's Visualization Laboratory is focused on the application
of virtual reality and visualization based solutions to meet a wide
variety of technical challenges. The Vislab is affiliated with both,
the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Iowa Center for
Emerging Manufacturing Technology. Our web page displays a sampling
of our current and past research endeavors.
- Gravitational Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (GFL)
- The Department
of Aerospace Engineering Sciences of the College
of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University
of Colorado at Boulder is home to the GFL ,
which emphasizes studies of gravitational effects on basic and applied
fluid physics. A major effort is dedicated toward the understanding
of fluid physics related to the solidification processes of high-value
electronic and metallic alloy materials. This web server provides
information on the staff, projects, and graduate program.
- The Fluid Power Society
- The FPS is
the International Organization for Fluid Power and Related Motion
Control Professionals. It has Chapters in major cities and has Student
Chapters in leading Fluid Power Educational Institutions. The Society's
services include Education, Certification and Professionalism for
Fluid Power and Motion Control Professionals.
- ETH Zurich
Institute of Mechanics
- This server
provides information about the research and the
lectures of the Institute of Mechanics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich).
- Cranfield University
Computational Fluid
Dynamics and Combustion Modelling
- The research
and staff of the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Combustion
Modelling group in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Cranfield
University is described along with pointers to other relevant CFD
related pages and news groups.
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Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering (IAO)
- The Fraunhofer
Institute for Industrial Engineering (IAO) focuses on applied research
topics in the area of technology transfer and management. Competence
and demonstration centers for various fields of mechanical engineering
(e.g., design, ergonomics, CAD/CAM, Rapid Prototyping) provide the
basis for contract research projects, bridging the gap between academic
research and industrial applications, and are supplemented by an
advanced information and communication infrastructure. The IAO is
actively involved in German, European, and other research programmes.
These pages include reaseach in rapid prototyping and the use of virtual reality for prototyping and design.
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Institute for Machine Tools and Industrial Management
- The Institute
for Machine Tools and Industrial Management, Munich University of
Technology, web server provides English information about industrial
and educational topics related to machine tools.
- Intelligent Machine Dynamics Lab
- The opportunities
provided by the current and future computational power will produce
opportunities for intelligent machines of varied nature and application.
To affect our physical world these machines must contend with and
use to advantage the properties of matter, including elasticity,
friction and inertia. The IMDL will strive to understand and improve
the dynamic behavior of machines for and through the use of control,
sensors, and design. Theory must be complemented with experiment
and targeted to real world applications to fully achieve this goal.
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Department of Ocean Engineering, Technical University of Denmark
- The Department
of Ocean Engineering (DOE) is concerned with teaching
and research
in the fields of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering. Current
research are in the fields of:
- Computer
Aided Design/Engineering (CAD/E)
- Hydrodynamics.
- Ocean
Engineering.
- Structural
Engineering.
- Reliability
Engineering.
A list of
technical reports and publication form DOE is also available.
- The State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power
Transmission and Control
- In Chinese.
Contact: Walter Rongliang WANG, Assoc. Prof., Dr.-Eng. Institute
of Mechatronic Control Engineering (IMCE) Zhejiang University, 310027
Hangzhou, P.R. of China Tel:00-86-571-7951269; Fax:00-86-571-7951941
http://sfp.zju.edu.cn; http://sklofp.zju.edu.cn
- Brigham Young University ADCATS
- ADCATS is
the Association for the Development of Computer-Aided Tolerancing
Software. It was started 10 years ago by Dr. Ken Chase, a Mechanical
Engineering Professor at BYU. Members of the association include:
Allied Signal Aerospace, Boeing, Cummins, FMC, Ford, HP, Hughes,
IBM, Motorola, Sandia Labs, Texas Instruments, and the US Navy.
- SPIE - The International Society for Optical
Engineering
- A non-profit
professional association dedicated to advancing research and applications
in the optical sciences.
- NCSA Structual/Solid Mechanics Group
- linked to
United States Association for Computational Mechanics. (USACM)
- Multidisciplinary Analysis and Design (MAD) Center for Advanced Vehicles
- Objective:
to perform research that is relevant to the needs of the US industry
and to foster collaboration between the university, government and
industry. I
- Mechanisms & Machines Research Group
- The Mechanisms
& Machines Research Group carries out research into all aspects
of machine design and control. The current trend in this field is
towards servo motor driven machinery and current research reflects
this trend.
- Department of Internal Combustion Engines, Kharkov State Polytechnic University,
Kharkov, Ukraine.
- Established
in 1919. Offers advanced graduate courses and postgraduate programs
on internal combustion engines (theory, design, dynamics, computer-control
systems). Scientific research on thermodynamics, optimization of
diesels, alternative biological fuels and alternative design materials
etc. There are 18 members of the faculty with degrees comparable
with PhD (Doctor of Sciences or Candidate of Sciences).
- Penn State Gas Dynamics Lab
- Includes many
unique color images of high-speed flow visualizations, industrial
applications of nozzles and jets, and the airflow around the human
body. Full descriptions of our staff, facilities, and research in
progress are included.
- Centro de Diseno y
Manufactura
- /Design and
Manufacturing Centre, at the Department of Mechanical Engineering
at the Faculty of Engineering at the Autonomous National University
of Mexico (UNAM)
- CAD Lab Design Laboratory
- University of Zagreb
Sveučilište u Zagrebu
- University of Oklahoma's
Center for Structural Control
- The CSC has
been conducting research on the development of semi-active and active
control systems for structures and automotive applications for over
five years. That research has resulted in the development of a new
technique for the control of structural vibrations, called "SAVA."
The SAVA system utilizes sensors, micro controllers and a specifically
designed hydraulic piston to assure reduced vibration and deflection
when trucks pass over a bridge.
- Penn State Gas Dynamics Lab
- ThePenn
State Gas Dynamics Lab is a unit of the Mechanical
Engineering Dept. which educates students and conducts research
in experimental fluid dynamics, flow visualization, and industrial
applications. The Lab is directed by Prof. Gary S. Settles.
- United States Council for Automotive Research
- USCAR was
formed in 1992 by Chrysler,Ford and General Motors to strengthen
the technology base of the domestic auto industry through cooperative
precompetitive research.
- SEM
- The Society
for Experimental Mechanics, Inc., was founded in 1943 as a nonprofit
scientific and educational organization. The members of SEM encompass
a unique group of experimentalists, development engineers, design
engineers, test engineers and technicians, and research and development
scientists from industry and educational institutions. Its mission
is to promote and encourage the furtherance of knowledge pertaining
to the education, research and application of experimental mechanics
to the determination of materials and system behavior.
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