WHAT IS MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING?

Manufacturing engineering is defined by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) as "that specialty of professional engineering which requires such education and experience as is necessary to understand, apply, and control engineering procedures in manufacturing processes and methods of production of industrial commodities and products; and requires that ability to plan the practices of manufacturing, to research and develop the tool, processes, machines and equipment, and to integrate the facilities and systems for producing quality products with optimal expenditure."

Importance
All products from aircraft and automobiles to computers and toys must be manufactured. Manufacturing engineering encompasses the science and art of making quality products at a reasonable cost. It is a multidisciplinary field including elements of mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, materials science and electrical engineering. The core areas of manufacturing engineering include manufacturing processes, planning, quality control, tool design, robotics, computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing.