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The following information is provided for
students interested in attending Southern Polytechnic's MET
Department. The Statement of Purpose provides information on
the various options within the MET curricula.
Our graduates are capable of applying engineering
principles to today's industrial problems. In the four-year
Bachelor's degree programs, we emphasize necessary theoretical
concepts as well as practical laboratory experience in
manufacturing processes and techniques, instrumentation and
controls, and equipment and machinery performance testing and
evaluation. Particular emphasis is placed on studies meeting
the needs of those industries which are prevalent in the
Southeast.
The following four specialty areas are available in the
department:
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to see the courses for these concentrations.
Manufacturing
The area of specialization called Manufacturing Technology is
concerned with manufacturing production processes and
operations such as:
- tool and jig design
- design and layout of manufacturing facilities
- machine tool operations
- computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM)
We have established a new and modern Automated Manufacturing
Laboratory in which students are able to practice on the
latest computer controlled machines. Graduates may be employed
in areas such as:
- steel production and fabrication
- aircraft and automobile fabrication and assembly
- cable manufacture
- textile mills
In fact, there are very few industries that don't employ
mechanical engineers and technologists. By selecting a
specified sequence of manufacturing courses a student may
graduate with a designated Manufacturing Option.
Machine Design
The Machine Design area of specialization is concerned with
the application of fundamental principles of design to new and
existing machines, machine parts and mechanical structures;
the fabricating, testing and assembly of components into
production of mechanical systems; and the operation of
machines and mechanical equipment. Graduates may be employed
as:
- designers of machinery and/or machine parts for the
improvement of production operations and cost
- supervisors of fabricating facilities, manufacturing
plants, maintenance and repair shops
- sales and service representatives of industrial and
manufacturing firms
HVAC
The Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning (HVAC) and
Refrigeration area specializes in the design and operation of
heat and mass transfer systems which produce the needed
environments for manufacturing operations, industrial
processes and human comfort. Systems which utilize mechanical
equipment such as pumps, blowers, fans, compressors, and heat
exchangers are found in fields as diverse as air conditioning,
low temperature metallurgy, food preservation, chemical
processing and industrial manufacturing. Graduates of this
program are employed as:
- systems designers for consulting firms and mechanical
contractors
- manufacturers' sales representatives
- maintenance supervisors
Heat
Power
The Heat/Power area of specialization deals with energy
conversion, i.e., the study of internal combustion engines,
steam turbines, boilers, air compressors, pumps and fans. The
program includes study in thermodynamics, heat transfer and
fluid mechanics. Graduates with this specialty are employed
as:
- process plant engineers in the petrochemical and pulp
and paper industry
- engineers for power generation plants
- maintenance supervisors
- sales representatives for manufacturers
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