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Industry 4.0 and Modernizing Manufacturing Education

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ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

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George Washington University, District of Columbia

Publication Date

April 19, 2024

Start Date

April 19, 2024

End Date

April 20, 2024

Tagged Topic

Diversity

Page Count

20

DOI

10.18260/1-2--45730

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https://strategy.asee.org/45730

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17

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Pooja Thakkar Singh American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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Pooja Thakkar Singh is a mechanical engineering graduate of Temple University in Philadelphia. She obtained her Master’s in Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Pennsylvania State University. She went on to join Johnson Matthey in Devon, Pennsylvania as a Process Control Engineer in 2014 and worked herself up to a Quality Control Supervisor in just six months. She was managing a staff of seven lab technicians at the age of 23.

In 2016, she transitioned to Morgan Corporation in Morgantown, Pennsylvania as a Quality Engineer. Then in 2017, she joined the New Jersey Department of Transportation as a Mechanical Engineer Trainee. Within her five-year tenure there, she was promoted to Assistant Mechanical Engineer (2018), Principal Mechanical Engineer (2019) and Program Specialist 3 (2022). Pooja is certified in Sustainable Fleet Management as well as Six Sigma Lean Green, and Black Belts. She has served as a panelist for two Transportation Research Board projects and served as the Secretary of the Northeast Partnership in the Equipment Management Technical Services Program (EMTSP).

Pooja is currently a Program Manager at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Strategic Initiatives team where she oversees a diverse portfolio of projects involving K-12 education, collegiate programs, and DEI initiatives. She resides in Ewing, NJ with her husband and loves to read, travel, and bake in her spare time.

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Debra Ann Pothier Autodesk, Inc.

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Anand Sethupathy American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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Geraldine Gooding American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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David Soukup P.E. American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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David Soukup is an adjunct professor in the Department of Technology Management and Innovation at New York University's Tandon School of Engineering. He teaches courses on discrete event simulation, project management, work design, and operations managem

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Jarrett Reich American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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Morgan Lamarre American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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James Stewart Warrick

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Abstract

Industries are encouraged to work together to reduce the time to talent, or the period when an employee transitions from entry-level to being able to effectively contribute to achieving the organization’s goals. There is some material related to Industry 4.0, but there is also a need for insight into topics like design for manufacturing, design for sustainability and generative design along with minimal practical exercises for integrating tools like product lifecycle, simulation, and material selection into engineering education. This report provides a step-by-step guide on integrating an Industry 4.0 curriculum into two and four-year institutions alongside outlining the exact content that could be taught in mechanical and manufacturing engineering programs. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and Autodesk suggest a modular approach involving core themes and concepts, case studies, real-world examples, self-assessments, videos, and hands-on exercises for the six modules covering design for sustainability to advanced AI/ML and automation. By providing projects based in the real world and up-to-date content, professors have an easier time integrating this curriculum into their classrooms while inspiring the next generation of engineers.

Singh, P. T., & Pothier, D. A., & Sethupathy, A., & Gooding, G., & Soukup, D., & Reich, J., & Lamarre, M., & Warrick, J. S. (2024, April), Industry 4.0 and Modernizing Manufacturing Education Paper presented at ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference, George Washington University, District of Columbia. 10.18260/1-2--45730

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