Augmenting Manufacturing with Machining Dynamics

Description

Principaux enseignements

• Apply predictive tools for optimal tool selection.
• Integrate MSC's add-in with Fusion 360 workflows.
• Leverage novel data visualization tools to enhance manufacturing efficiency.

Intervenants

• MG

  Michael Gomez

  Dr. Michael Gomez is a Principal R&D Engineer at MSC Industrial Supply Co., where he focuses on metalworking innovation and advanced manufacturing research. In his role, Dr. Gomez lead's MSC's Manufacturing Research and Technology team focused on early stage and technical development of manufacturing solutions and services to the U.S. manufacturing marketplace aimed at improving workforce development, manufacturing productivity, and operational efficiency. Prior to joining MSC, Michael held research positions at the University of Tennessee Knoxville and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He has made several distinguished contributions to the intersection of machining dynamics, milling process modeling, and metrology. He chairs MSC's generational inclusion circle and is a mentor for MSC's launch internship program. Dr. Gomez holds bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering and physics from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He serves as a member of SME's Technical Community Committee and is an associate editor for the Journal of Manufacturing Processes. He is a recipient of the 2022 Sandra L. Bouckley Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer award and is a 2023 SME Media '30 Under 30' honoree.
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  Tony Schmitz

  Tony Schmitz received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Temple University in 1993, his MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida (UF) in 1996, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from UF in 1999. Schmitz completed a post-doctoral appointment at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and was then employed as a Mechanical Engineer from 1999-2002. Schmitz accepted an appointment in the UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2002 and joined the Mechanical Engineering Department at UNC Charlotte in 2011. Dr. Schmitz joined the Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering department at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) in 2019 with a Joint Faculty position at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Manufacturing Demonstration Facility. His most recent appointment is Director of the Southeastern Advanced Machine Tools Network (SEAMTN), a consortium of companies, colleges and universities, national laboratories, non-profit organizations, and the Tennessee state government that seeks to strengthen the US industrial base by investing in machine tool research and development, education, workforce development, and supply chain support. He continues his manufacturing research in support of the US machine tool industry with an emphasis on machining dynamics, metrology, machine learning, and additive manufacturing.