The AMCE “Learning Lab”

Steven StahleyDirector of measurement Excellence, Cummins Inc.

The Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence

Manufacturing is recognized as a critical part of the Indiana’s continued economic growth and development

However, today’s advanced manufacturing technology requires higher skill levels– Operations leaders– Manufacturing and Quality engineers– Floor associates

This drives better training/education to support these more advanced manufacturing technologies and processes.

Building the AMCE Lilly’s Endowment provided $38M to 10 counties in

SE Indiana to develop educational system supporting manufacturing.

About ½ went in to building the AMCE in Columbus indiana

43000 ft2 facility dedicated to learning related to engineering and manufacturing

Shared facility model– Indiana University, Purdue University, Columbus (IUPUC)– Purdue College of Technology (PCOT)– Ivy Tech Community College (ITCC)– Local High Schools

Metrology a Critical Manufacturing Function

Cummins looking for a place to establish a “Leaning Lab”– Facility dedicated to training Metrology related skills– Location where Cummins plants/technical centers can

send people to be trained in Metrology– Needed to be located where it could be dedicated to

learning, not connected to manufacturing or engineering functions.

and then along came the AMCE…..

Why the Learning Lab

Excellence in Measurement is the cornerstone of assuring product quality.

The proper use of measurement systems and application of measurement data are specialized skills

Training the importance and use of measurement systems and tools is critical to product quality.

The Learning Lab a Community Resource

Cummins would have access to a Metrology Lab, isolated from "business needs" and could then be devoted to educational activities.

Area students (secondary, post-secondary, and adult) would have access to precision measurement equipment, at no cost, and Metrology curriculum.

Local manufacturing companies, through the post-secondary institutions, would have access to precision measurement capability.

Building the Learning Lab The AMCE had one space (about 2,000 square feet)

that was not yet committed. Easy sell to the Columbus Educational Cooperation

that Metrology is essential to manufacturing! The CEC paid for the lab enclosure to be built,

creating a 900 square foot lab. Cummins agreed to donate needed measurement

equipment Cummins asked their vendors to support the project Cummins would provide technical support

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Recognized by the Local Community

Now the Real Work Begins…

Lab is managed through the Purdue College of Technology (PCOT)

Establish business processes to provide paid services for tests and measurements

Continued work with PCOT– Develop “library” of lab experiments– Enhance the engineering curriculum to integrate Metrology

skills complimented by the Learning Lab

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