Current and future skills for manufacturing engineers

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Currently,

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manufacturing and production engineers improve and adopt advanced

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manufacturing techniques and processes by leveraging skills such as

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lean manufacturing,

00:16

process improvement,

00:18

quality control.

00:20

CAD

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analytical software.

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In the future,

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the role of manufacturing or

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production engineer will become more interdisciplinary

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working with designers,

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machinists,

00:36

quality control or assurance specialists.

00:39

Knowledge of AI and ML will be needed

00:41

to advance and optimize the manufacturing process.

00:45

Skills that manufacturing and production engineers will need moving forward are

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robotics and cobotics.

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Additive and hybrid manufacturing.

00:56

Smart manufacturing practices.

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Programming production lines.

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Managing distributed manufacturing locations.

01:05

Deploying real-time production monitoring systems,

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digital twins.

01:11

Production data analytics and visualization.

01:15

Augmented reality and virtual reality tools.

01:19

CAD and CAM,

01:21

CNC machining,

01:23

cybersecurity,

01:25

IoT,

01:27

cloud platforms,

01:29

storage.

Video transcript

00:03

Currently,

00:04

manufacturing and production engineers improve and adopt advanced

00:08

manufacturing techniques and processes by leveraging skills such as

00:12

lean manufacturing,

00:16

process improvement,

00:18

quality control.

00:20

CAD

00:22

analytical software.

00:27

In the future,

00:28

the role of manufacturing or

00:30

production engineer will become more interdisciplinary

00:33

working with designers,

00:35

machinists,

00:36

quality control or assurance specialists.

00:39

Knowledge of AI and ML will be needed

00:41

to advance and optimize the manufacturing process.

00:45

Skills that manufacturing and production engineers will need moving forward are

00:50

robotics and cobotics.

00:52

Additive and hybrid manufacturing.

00:56

Smart manufacturing practices.

00:59

Programming production lines.

01:02

Managing distributed manufacturing locations.

01:05

Deploying real-time production monitoring systems,

01:09

digital twins.

01:11

Production data analytics and visualization.

01:15

Augmented reality and virtual reality tools.

01:19

CAD and CAM,

01:21

CNC machining,

01:23

cybersecurity,

01:25

IoT,

01:27

cloud platforms,

01:29

storage.

After completing this video, you’ll be able to:

  • Identify the current and future skills that manufacturing engineers need to develop.
  • Compare current and future skills to consider in the career requirements for mechanical engineers.
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