Manufacturing Engineering Division

The Manufacturing Engineering Division is concerned with the knowledge base of manufacturing sciences and technology and its applications for improved production performance that is economically viable and meets industrial health, safety, and resource conservation legislation. It also promotes the art, science, and practice of mechanical engineering through manufacturing engineering and its entire scope where "product" is the desired end result. It covers the entire field of manufacturing engineering such as Machine Tools, Materials Processing, Sensors and Controllers, Computer Integrated Manufacturing and Robotics, Manufacturing Systems Management and Optimization, and Emerging Areas of Manufacturing Engineering.

Featured Event

MSEC 2024  Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference
June 17–21, 2024
Knoxville Convention Center, Knoxville TN, USA
Hosted by University of Tennessee
 

Call for State-of-the-Art Proposals

The MED Executive Committee (EC) is currently soliciting proposals for State-of-the-Art (SOA) papers to be presented at MSEC 2025, also to be published in the MSEC proceedings and an ASME manufacturing journal. An SOA paper is essentially a comprehensive literature review with multifaceted analysis of one or more (related) manufacturing processes, technologies or systems. The deadline to submit your paper proposal is December 15, 2023. Download the flyer for details and an example of a SOA paper. 

MSEC 2024 Call for State of the Art Papers Flyer

Student Manufacturiing Design Competition

The purpose of the competition is to foster interest in manufacturing, provide the manufacturing engineering community with fresh new perspectives on design, and create a forum for students to share their new and innovative ideas. It is held during the ASME 2024 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC), June 17 – 21, 2024, hosted by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN. The 2024 Student Manufacturing Design Competition (SMDC) is sponsored by the ASME Manufacturing Engineering Division (MED), and co-organized by ASME MED and the SME North American Manufacturing Research Institution (NAMRI). Project Reports are due April 1, 2024. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to present their work at MSEC 2024. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three participants.

SMDC Flyer

Past Events:

 

IMECE®  International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition®

October 29 – November 2, 2023, New Orleans, LA,
Advanced Manufacturing Track

MECE 2023 / Workshop: Human-Robot Collaboration & AI Integration
Sponsored by MED and ARM Institute
Hosted by the Robotics Technology Group
Nov. 2, 2023

Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference
MSEC 2023 | NAMRC 51 | LEM&P 2023
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, New Jersey
June 12 -16, 2023

IMECE® - International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition®
October 30 – November 3, 2022, Columbus, OH
Advanced Manufacturing Track


Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC)
June 27, 2022 - July 1, 2022
College of Engineering
West Lafayette, Indiana
Hosted by Purdue University

Virtual MSEC 2021, June 21-25
Hosted by the University of Cincinnati

ASME 2020 IMECE – Manufacturing Policy Forum: SPECIAL EVENT
….An ASME Manufacturing Engineering Division (MED) Centennial Celebration Event
Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 6:00pm-8:00pm (Eastern Time)

NSF Industry-Academia Collaboration in Advanced Manufacturing Workshop
June 22, 2020, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

MSEC 2019: Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College,
Erie, PA
June 10 – June 14, 2019

Recognition of outstanding achievement in engineering is one of the major objectives of ASME International. Through its programs of honors and awards, ASME recognizes outstanding contributions to the art and science of engineering. These programs provide the opportunity for personalized presentations to honor recipients which dramatize to the public the achievements of the engineers, and they identify ASME with excellence in engineering.

Society Level Awards

• Blackall Machine Tool and Gage Award
• M. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing Medal of ASME/SME
• William T. Ennor Manufacturing Technology Award
• Milton C. Shaw Manufacturing Research Medal
• Devor-Kapoor Manufacturing Medal

Division Level Awards

• Best Organizer of Symposium & Sessions Award (BOSS Award)
• Best Paper Award
• Kornel F. Ehmann Manufacturing Medal
• Outstanding Service Award
• Student Manufacturing Design Competition Award
• Chao and Trigger Young Manufacturing Researcher Award

Nominations link for processing division awards: Unit Awards

Barbara Linke
Chair | July 2023 - June 2024

Jarred Heigel
Vice Chair | July 2023 - June 2024

Mihaela Banu PhD
Program | July 2023 - June 2024
 
Johnson Samuel
Secretary | July 2023 - June 2024

Jaydeep Karandikar
Communications | July 2023- June 2024

Frank Pfefferkorn
Past Chair | July 2023 - June 2024

Barbara Zlatnik
Staff Contact

  

Links to helpful online resources related to the division are below. If you have suggestions for other resources, please contact the division chair or ASME staff.

• ASME Landmarks Program
  Landmarks, sites and collections of historic importance to mechanical engineering are designated by ASME through its History and Heritage Landmarks Program.

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Government Agencies

• National Science Foundation (NSF)
  Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) 

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

• Energy Portal
• Manufacturing
• Materials Science
• Nanotechnology 
• Sandia National Laboratories

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Professional Societies

• Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
• North American Manufacturing Research Institute

ASME Manufacturing Engineering Technical Committees

• Quality and Reliability Technical Committee
• Manufacturing Systems Technical Committee
• Manufacturing Processes Technical Committee
• Manufacturing Equipment and Automation Technical Committee
• Life Cycle Engineering Technical Committee
• Biomanufacturing Technical Committee
• Advanced Materials Manufacturing
• Nano/Micro/Meso Manufacturing Technical Committee