Manufacturing Engineering
Key Ideas
- Manufacturing Engineers at Cal Poly learn to solve problems.
- They learn to design processes and systems that bring ideas to life.
- They learn to design products that go beyond fantasy to physical reality.
- They learn to be professionals.
Key topic areas in MfgE courses at Cal Poly
Design of New Products
- Computer-Aided Design and Drafting with the latest CAD software
- Electronics, Mechanics, Computer/Logical Programming, Materials
Planning and Design of the Processes of Production
- Casting, Welding, Machining, Molding, Finishing
- Integrated Circuits, Circuit Boards, and Sheetmetal Fabrication
- Computer-Aided Manufacturing and CAM software
- Work Design for Manual and Automated Assembly
- Cost and Time Estimation Methods
- Tool Design
- Rapid Prototyping
Robotics and Automation
- Programmable Controllers
- Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machine Tools
- Robot programming and motion analysis
- Automated Inspection Equipment and Reverse Engineering
Solving and managing complex problems
- Product-Process Design
- Quality Control
- System Simulation
- Supply Chain Management
- Project Management
- Senior Capstone Design Project
Professional Skills
- Technical Writing
- Oral Presentations
- Ethics and Philosophy
- Literature and the Arts
- Economics
- Historical Perspective
- Contemporary Issues
- National and International Cultures
Engineering Basics
- Calculus and Linear Algebra
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Probability and Statistics
See B.S. Manufacturing Engineering for more specific degree info