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Associates in Mechanical Engineering

Mr. Richard Dailey

 Born in the mountains of VA (and yes that makes me a hillbilly).  After high school I moved to NC where I received an Associate’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.  I have been in the Drafting/Engineering field since 1995.  Most recently, I worked for Beneteau in Marion for 19 yrs in the Engineering dept.  I have always enjoyed working with kids/teens.  I have been working with the children’s and teen groups at my church for 20+ yrs.  So the change from industry to teaching, although big, was a perfect change for me.  I believe all students deserve the chance for a good career with or without higher education.  That’s why I feel that all the courses here at the ACT can help students achieve that. 

  • About the program: Siemens Engineering Pathway

    This program is sponsored by, Siemens, a world leader in engineering and digital technologies.

    Siemens Engineering Pathway for High School is a course of study presented as four courses. Each course builds on the next and offers increasingly complex engineering problems for students to solve. In these courses we utilize 3D design software, 3D printing and CNC machining to build projects and learn about the design processes. We will also learn about the manufacturing process by learning the about the programming needed for automation.

    Course 1 – Engineering Design

    Course 2 – Manufacturing and Automation

    Course 3 – Mechatronics and the Internet of things

    Course 4 – Engineering Research and Development

     

    Course goals

    As a result of this course, students will:

    • build engineering habits of mind using industry tools

    • collaborate to solve real-world challenges

    • localize solutions to their communities and experiences

    • create solutions to complex problems

    • document processes using engineering practices

     

    Course 1 – Engineering Design

    This course challenges students to work in teams to solve complex design problems. Students research, design, develop, and communicate design solutions Teams use engineering software to prepare and evaluate designs and make extensive use of 3D printing to prepare models for presentation to authentic audiences. The goal of the course is the application of the tools to address unique problems allowing the students to rapidly create and analyze proposed solutions. Siemens’ software and hardware are tools frequently used by industry and understanding how these tools are used in problem solving is critical.

    Course 2 – Manufacturing and Automation

    This course is designed to provide students with experience in the creation of a design, preparing the design for machining and designing the automation necessary to control the process. This manufacturing course will challenge students to collaboratively solve design problems by working in teams, requiring research and reporting findings, and will prepare students to obtain Siemens PLC and Solid Edge certifications. The Siemens manufacturing course will utilize the various Siemens’ software as tools for problem solving and preparing solutions. The goal of the course is the application of the tools to address unique problems allowing the students to rapidly create and analyze proposed solutions.

    Course 3 – Mechatronics and the Internet of things

    This course requires students to collaborate in teams to research problems and develop solutions. The focus will be on the engineering of mechatronic systems, and includes a combination of robotics, electronics, computer programming, networking, systems, control, and product engineering as well as communications between systems securely over the internet. Students explore PWM and PID control systems utilizing machine intelligence and machine to machine communications

    Course 4 – Engineering Research and Development

    Students are challenged to form teams to identify, research, and create a unique solution to an existing problem. Teams will gauge market interest in their proposed solution and will be responsible for developing and documenting the research as it applies to the creation of a prototype solution to their identified problem. Student teams design a business model for creation of the product and apply lean design concepts to the development of a plan of manufacture. Teams explore concepts of lean manufacturing and statistical process control (SPC) and how Six Sigma is used to keep waste to a minimum and maximize profits. At the end of the course students present the results of their research, prototype development, business plan and how they were able to optimize the process of manufacturing.