Standard 2: Material Processing Students will understand how materials can be processed using tools and machines. They will use tools and the processes of cutting, shaping, combining, and forming of materials to manufacture a part or product.

Standard 3: Assembling Processes Students will understand various types of assembling processes (mechanical fastening, mechanical force, joining, fusion bonding, and adhesive bonding) used in manufacturing. They will apply appropriate fastening or joining procedures to the design and production of a manufactured part or product.

Standard 4: Finishing Processes Students will understand finishing processes (types of finishing materials, surface preparation, and methods of application) used in manufacturing. They will select a finishing process for a product in terms appropriate to the job it must perform, environment in which it functions, and its aesthetic appeal.

Standard 5: Quality Control Students will understand inspection and quality control in the manufacturing process. They will perform continuous on-line inspections to ensure that parts or products meet design specifications.

Standard 6: Manufacturing Systems Students will understand a variety of technology systems which include conventional, automated, and emerging manufacturing systems. They will select and use appropriate conventional tools, machines, and inspection devices to manufacture a part or product. They will use computers to design and produce products, control robots and machines, and write numerical control programs. They will explain how emerging systems can be integrated into current manufacturing processes.

Standard 7: Welding Processes Students will understand a variety of welding machines and welding processes used in manufacturing, maintenance, and repair. They will perform welding processes necessary to complete a fabrication, assembly, or repair consistent with American Welding Society practices. They will read and interpret prints which use standard American Welding Society welding symbols to plan, lay out and produce welded parts or products. They will produce weldments using proper preparation procedures and welding processes to counteract and minimize such undesirable defects as corrosion, oxidation, distortion, stress, and arc blow. They will use appropriate industrial forming tools to prepare parts and ensure proper fit and finish. They will use oxyfuel processes of forging, flame cutting, brazing, soldering and welding to produce useful parts or products. They will produce weldments using appropriate machine setup and electrode types indicated by material type and size, weld position, joint alignment and type, deposition rate and bead finish. They will identify special welding or cutting processes (SMAW underwater, plastics welding, friction welding, FRW electron beam, EBW industrial robots, plasma arc cutting PAC, etc.), describe circumstances in which they are typically used, and explain their advantages or disadvantages.

Standard 8: Machine Tool Processes Students will understand the operation and function of machine tools in production and prototype work. They will select appropriate processes and machines to efficiently produce or manufacture a part or product. They will follow industry-approved dimensioning standards using geometric tolerance and drawing interpretation skills when machining parts or products. They will safely use fixtures, vices, rotary devices, chucks, and hold-down clamps to secure work for machine tool operation. They will use industry-approved tooling, setups, feeds, cutting speeds and manufacturing techniques to manufacture parts or products on the lathe. They will select and safely test grinding wheels for specific machines and applications using industry approved standards. Students will use pedestal grinders and surface grinders to manufacture and finish grind parts or products. They will use precision instruments to inspect machine products or parts as per American National Standards Institute standards. They will lay out, machine, and inspect parts or castings manufactured.

Standard 9: Industrial Forming Students will understand industrial forming processes and their application to specific types of materials. Students will produce a part or manufacture a product using appropriate casting, forging, molding, cold forming, and/or shearing processes.

Standard 10: Manufacturing Enterprise Students will understand the manufacturing organization, enterprise organization systems, and production technology, and management. They will develop a corporate structure which includes financing, management, and marketing systems. They will establish a management system which includes the planning, engineering, organizing, actuating, and controlling of resources and manufacturing. Students will perform manufacturing functions that include site management, finance, marketing, and community and labor relations. They will use project-based team learning to integrate all aspects of a manufacturing organization in creating a system that takes a product from inception to sales.
Examples of the types of work students should be able to do to meet the standard:

• Students form a corporation with class members.
• Students select a product from a given list.
• Students utilizing drafting tools or computer-aided graphic program, create a management team hierarchy, i.e., CEO, board of directors, and line managers.
• Students design a finance plan, using expertise similar to those used by local industry.
• Students manufacture and market a pre-selected product.

• Production and Management: The students form a corporation with members from the class and then select a product from a given list. Using drafting tools or computer graphic programs, they create a management team hierarchy; i.e., CEO, board of directors, and managers. The students also design a plan to finance, manufacture and market a pre-selected product.