Education
Courses
IE 101 Industrial Engineering Profession:
Introduces students to the industrial engineering profession, its scope, industrial engineering tools, and future trends. Students will understand the industrial engineering profession and the scope of its associated fields of study and practice. Students will understand the opportunities for enhancing their educational opportunities at Iowa State University in the context of industrial engineering.
IE 248 Engineering System Design, Manufacturing Processes and Specifications:
Introduction to metrology, engineering drawings and specifications. Engineering methods for designing and improving systems. Theory, applications, and quality issues related to machining processes.
IE 545 Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing:
Introduction to rapid prototyping processes and other rapid manufacturing methodologies. Operating principles and characteristics of current and developing rapid prototyping processes. Use of rapid prototypes in product design, development, and service. Selection of rapid prototyping systems based on required model accuracy. Rapid methodologies used in manufacturing processes and rapid tooling approaches.
IE 449/549 Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing:
Representation and interpretation of curves, surfaces and solids. Parametric curves and surfaces and solid modeling. Use of CAD software and graphics programming techniques for CAD/CAM integration. Application of computer technologies in planning and controlling manufacturing processes. Computer numerical control, CNC programming languages, and process planning.
Matt Frank
Assistant Professor
Office: 2080 Black Engineering
Email: mfrank@iastate.edu
Tel: 515.294.0389
Fax: 515.294.3524
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Research Description
In the Rapid Manufacturing and Prototyping Laboratory (RMPL), we are creating new methods for rapid prototyping and more importantly, rapid manufacturing. The term rapid manufacturing implies that we want to make functional parts, rather than just models. The primary goal of our work is to eliminate the pre-process engineering time and skill required to create a custom part. Therefore, the term rapid means fast and easy process planning, fixture planning and setup planning for making one, or a few functional parts. The goal of the RMPL is to investigate rapid approaches for existing manufacturing methods and to explore new processes and equipment for development.
Working Papers
Frank, M.C., “Avoiding Thin-Web Material Conditions in a Multiple Setup Machining Process”
Frank, M.C., “A Design for Rapid Manufacturing and Prototyping Methodology”
Li, Y. and Frank, M.C., “Determining Feasible Axes of Rotation for a Rapid Machining Process”
Boonsuk, W. and Frank, M.C., “Analysis and Design Methods for a Rapid Fixturing Process”
Recent Publications
Li, Y. and Frank, M.C., “Machinability analysis for 3-axis flat end milling”, Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Transactions of the ASME, to appear.
Frank, M.C., Wysk, R.A., and Joshi, S.B., “Determining Setup Orientations from the Visibility of Slice Geometry for Rapid CNC Machining”, Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, to appear.
Boonsuk, W. and Frank, M.C. “The Use of Sacrificial Support Structures in a Rapid Machining Process”, Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2005
Frank, M.C., Wysk, R.A., and Joshi, S.B., “Rapid Planning for CNC Machining – A New Approach to Rapid Prototyping”, Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Volume 23, No. 3, 2004.
McBrearty, K., Wysk, R.A., Frank, M.C., “Economics of Sacrificial Fixturing for CNC Machining and Rapid Manufacturing”, Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference and Computers and Information in Engineering Conferences, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2004
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Black Engineering, Ames, Iowa 50011
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