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Thursday July 17th, 2008
10:30-12:00 PM
Micro/Nano Manufacturing
Chair: Muralidhar Ghantasala

Session S22
Room D209

A Manufacturing Process to Improve the Surface Roughness of a CVD Coated SiC Disk by Performing Ductile Regime Single Point Diamond Turning

Deepak Ravindra and John Patten

Friday, July 18th, 2008
10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Analytical Methods
Chair: Suren Dwivedi

Session S32-b
Room D212

A new hybrid iron-chromium-nickel material optimized for future global demands of valve applications in IC engines

 

Simon Narasimhan

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
1:30  – 3:00 PM
Manufacturing Optimization
Chair: Svetan Ratchev

Session S13-a
Room D210

A Publish/Subscribe Approach For Software Framework For Reconfigurable Fixturing Systems

Marco Ryll and Stevan Ratchev

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
3:30 - 5:00 PM
Rapid Prototyping and casting
Chair: Sam Ramrattan

Session S14-a
Room D210

A Quick Test for Measuring Moisture and Organics in Foundry Sand

Sam Ramrattan and Pavel Ikonomov

Friday, July 18th, 2008
10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Analytical Methods
Chair: Suren Dwivedi

Session S32-b
Room D212

Achieving Software Quality Certifications Through Agile Software Development

Celio Santana, Cristine Gusmao, Ana Rouiller, Alexandre Vasconcelos

Friday, July 18th, 2008
10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Supply Chain Management
Chair: Alok Verma

Session S32-a
Room D210

Achieving Supplier Integration for the Agile Enterprise

Richard Monroe and Richard Martin

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
10:30 – 12:00 PM 
Application of Simulations and Virtual Reality Technologies
Chair: Pavel Ikonomov

Session S12-b
Room D212

AFM in Nano-Manipulation Virtual Modeling and Simulation

Ananda Paudel and Pavel Ikonomov

Thursday July 17th, 2008
1:30 – 3:00 PM
CAD/CAM/CAE
Chair: Alamgir Choudhury

Session S23-b
Room D212

Application of Genetic Algorithm in Supplier Consolidation using Multifaceted Selection Model 

Eduardo Perez , Shabbir Choudhuri and Charles Standridge

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
10:30 – 12:00 PM 
Sustainable CIO Program for Agile Manufacturing
Chair: Tarun Gupta

Session S12-a
Room D210

Application of SMED Technique in Injection Molding Press at MANN + HUMMEL

Beau Kidman and Jack Thom

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
1:30  – 3:00 PM
Reverse Engineering, Verification and Applications
Chair: Mitchel Keil

Session S13-b
Room D212

Automating Modeling in CAD Software Using Descriptive Geometry

Jai Thomas and Mitchel Keil

Thursday July 17th, 2008
1:30 – 3:00 PM
 Lean Manufacturing
Chair: Jorge Rodriguez

Session S23-a
Room D210

Coherent Systems Modelling in Support of Lean Manufacturing Implementation in SMEs

Joseph Ajaefobi, Bilal Wahid and Richard Weston

Friday, July 18th, 2008
10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Supply Chain Management
Chair: Alok Verma

Session S32-a
Room D210

Comprehensive Agility Measurement Tool

Ameya Erande, Alok Verma

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
10:30 – 12:00 PM 
Sustainable CIO Program for Agile Manufacturing
Chair: Tarun Gupta

Session S12-a
Room D210

Continuous Improvement Techniques in Testing of Foundation Brakes

Brian Cavanaugh, Jaishree Jayachandran, Pongson Chunsorn and Srinivas Ghattamaneni

Friday, July 18th, 2008
10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Analytical Methods
Chair: Suren Dwivedi

Session S32-b
Room D212

Crystallographic Analysis of PS 304 Tribological Coatings

Pnina Ari-Gur, Joseph Sariel, Thomas Gnäupel-Herold, Malcolm K. Stanford, Christopher DellaCorte and Phillip B. Abel

Thursday July 17th, 2008
10:30-12:00 PM
Micro/Nano Manufacturing
Chair: Muralidhar Ghantasala

Session S22
Room D209

Design and Simulation of  Hybrid Micro-Actuators

Subash Gokanakonda, Kamlesh Suthar and Muralidhar Ghantasala

Thursday July 17th, 2008
1:30 – 3:00 PM
CAD/CAM/CAE
Chair: Alamgir Choudhury

Session S23-b
Room D212

Design Enhancement of a Hand-Powered Cycle

Andrew C. Hyder

Friday, July 18th, 2008
10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Supply Chain Management
Chair: Alok Verma

Session S32-a
Room D210

Designing Agility Into the Supply Chain

Richard Monroe and Richard Martin

Friday, July 18th, 2008
10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Analytical Methods
Chair: Suren Dwivedi

Session S32-b
Room D212

Displacement Gage for Crack Propagation Studies

Stoyan Stoychev

Friday, July 18th, 2008
10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Analytical Methods
Chair: Suren Dwivedi

Session S32-b
Room D212

Evaluation Of The Oxidative Properties Of Vegetable Oils as a Base Stocks For Industrial Lubricants Using Spectroscopic and Thermogravimetric Analyses

N. H. Jayadas and Manoj George

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
10:30 – 12:00 PM 
Application of Simulations and Virtual Reality Technologies
Chair: Pavel Ikonomov

Session S12-b
Room D212

Experimental Set up and Finite Element Modeling for Prediction of Thrust Force Generated in Unidirectional Composite During Drilling

K. Davami, M.K.Besharati, M. Shaygan, A. Mellat

Thursday July 17th, 2008
10:30-12:00 PM
Micro/Nano Manufacturing
Chair: Muralidhar Ghantasala

Session S22
Room D209

Fabrication of  Magnetic Nanoparticle Based Ferro Gels

Kamlesh Suthar, Muralidhar Ghantasala and Derrick Mancini

Thursday July 17th, 2008
1:30 – 3:00 PM
 Lean Manufacturing
Chair: Jorge Rodriguez

Session S23-a
Room D210

Framework for the Planning and Control of Lean Production System Implementation

Uwe Dombrowski and Stefan Schmidt

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
3:30 - 5:00 PM
Rapid Prototyping and casting
Chair: Sam Ramrattan

Session S14-a
Room D210

Full Scale Functional Cast Prototypes

Pavel Ikonomov and Sam Ramrattan

Thursday July 17th, 2008
1:30 – 3:00 PM
 Lean Manufacturing
Chair: Jorge Rodriguez

Session S23-a
Room D210

Hypothesis Governing the Integration of Simulation and Process Reengineering

Thomas Brady

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
3:30 - 5:00 PM
Rapid Prototyping and casting
Chair: Sam Ramrattan

Session S14-a
Room D210

Improvements in Molding Technology using Aerated Green Sand Filling

Ananda Paudel and Sam Ramrattan

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
10:30 – 12:00 PM 
Sustainable CIO Program for Agile Manufacturing
Chair: Tarun Gupta

Session S12-a
Room D210

Increasing Production by Applying Continuous Improvement Principles in an Automotive Battery Facility

Abdul Aowal, Amir Rahimpour Shayan, Ariful Bhuiyan and Gunnar Bracelly

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
1:30  – 3:00 PM
Reverse Engineering, Verification and Applications
Chair: Mitchel Keil

Session S13-b
Room D212

Inspection Tolerance System

Emiliya D. Milkova and  Pavel Ikonomov

Thursday July 17th, 2008
1:30 – 3:00 PM
 Lean Manufacturing
Chair: Jorge Rodriguez

Session S23-a
Room D210

Key Domains of Leanness and Agility in Job Shops

Zaki Kuruppalil

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
10:30 – 12:00 PM 
Sustainable CIO Program for Agile Manufacturing
Chair: Tarun Gupta

Session S12-a
Room D210

Lean Initiatives with Process Improvement at Eaton Aerospace Division

Dan Smith and Tarun Gupta

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
1:30  – 3:00 PM
Manufacturing Optimization
Chair: Svetan Ratchev

Session S13-a
Room D210

Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys -- The Smart Material of Tomorrow

Pnina Ari-Gur,Giora Kimmel, James W. Richardson and Ashfia Huq

Thursday July 17th, 2008
1:30 – 3:00 PM
CAD/CAM/CAE
Chair: Alamgir Choudhury

Session S23-b
Room D212

Mathematical Modeling For Simulation of Robot Motion In Manufacturing Industry

Alamgir Choudhury, Pavel Ikonomov, Jorge Rodriguez, Mitchel Keil, Sam Ramrattan  and Luis Rodriguez

Thursday July 17th, 2008
1:30 – 3:00 PM
CAD/CAM/CAE
Chair: Alamgir Choudhury

Session S23-b
Room D212

Modeling and Optimization of End Milling Operations using Quantum Seeded Hybrid Evolutionary Computational Technique

K. Hans Raj, Rajat Setia, Rahul Swarup Sharma and Prabhat Hajela

Thursday July 17th, 2008
10:30-12:00 PM
Micro/Nano Manufacturing
Chair: Muralidhar Ghantasala

Session S22
Room D209

Multifunctional nanoparticles for imaging and therapy of brain cancer.

Mahaveer S. Bhojani, G. Ramachandra Reddy, Alnawaz Rehemtulla, Brian D. Ross and Swaroop Bhojani

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
10:30 – 12:00 PM 
Application of Simulations and Virtual Reality Technologies
Chair: Pavel Ikonomov

Session S12-b
Room D212

Multi-sensor Based Recognition of Moving Objects for Robotic Applications

Emiliya Milkova and Pavel Ikonomov

Friday, July 18th, 2008
10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Analytical Methods
Chair: Suren Dwivedi

Session S32-b
Room D212

Numerical modeling of performances of oil-film wedge in a hydrodynamic bearing, depending of type of roughness of contacting surfaces

Dimitar S. Georgiev

Friday, July 18th, 2008
10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Supply Chain Management
Chair: Alok Verma

Session S32-a
Room D210

One Piece Flow Method at a Conventional Job Shop

Augustine Siswanto

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
1:30  – 3:00 PM
Manufacturing Optimization
Chair: Svetan Ratchev

Session S13-a
Room D210

Optimization of Hot Extrusion Process for Agile Manufacturing Using Neuro Fuzzy Hybrid Evolutionary Computational Technique

K. Hans Raj, Rahul Swarup Sharma and  Alok Verma

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
3:30 - 5:00 PM
Rapid Prototyping and casting
Chair: Sam Ramrattan

Session S14-a
Room D210

Piezo-electric Head Application in a New 3D Printing Design

Rahmati, S., Baghayeri,  and S.F. Shirazi

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
1:30  – 3:00 PM
Manufacturing Optimization
Chair: Svetan Ratchev

Session S13-a
Room D210

Preform Design and Optimization in Hot Upsetting Process to Minimize Central Bulge For Agile Manufacturing

Rahul Swarup Sharma, K. Hans Raj and Suren Dwivedi

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
10:30 – 12:00 PM 
Sustainable CIO Program for Agile Manufacturing
Chair: Tarun Gupta

Session S12-a
Room D210

Process Improvement in F16/F26 Filter Line at Parker Hannifin

Aarti Valsadia, Ananda Paudel, Jonathan Opel and Krisana Guiterrez

Friday, July 18th, 2008
10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Supply Chain Management
Chair: Alok Verma

Session S32-a
Room D210

Purchasing and Supply Chain Agility

Richard Monroe and Richard Martin

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
1:30  – 3:00 PM
Reverse Engineering, Verification and Applications
Chair: Mitchel Keil

Session S13-b
Room D212

Some Factors in Selecting Scan Technology

Mitchel Keil and Jorge Rodriguez

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
1:30  – 3:00 PM
Reverse Engineering, Verification and Applications
Chair: Mitchel Keil

Session S13-b
Room D212

Specifying a system of criteria for evaluation of tribology performances of contacting surfaces

Dimitar S. Georgiev

Thursday July 17th, 2008
1:30 – 3:00 PM
CAD/CAM/CAE
Chair: Alamgir Choudhury

Session S23-b
Room D212

Systematic Validation of Process Automation and Cellular Layout in an Existing Furniture Production Line

Geoffrey J. Miller , Md. Ashfaque, Ur Rahman  and Shabbir Choudhuri

Friday, July 18th, 2008
10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Supply Chain Management
Chair: Alok Verma

Session S32-a
Room D210

The contribution of human factor on the decision-making within the system maintenance management

B .Idrissi, E.B.EL Kihel

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
3:30 - 5:00 PM
Rapid Prototyping and casting
Chair: Sam Ramrattan

Session S14-a
Room D210

The Effect of Elevated Temperature on 3D Printed Sand

Sam Ramrattan and Pavel Ikonomov

Thursday July 17th, 2008
10:30-12:00 PM
Micro/Nano Manufacturing
Chair: Muralidhar Ghantasala

Session S22
Room D209

The Physical and Mechanical Properties of Ni - SiC and Ni-Al2O3 Nano Metal Matrix Composite Coatings

Pnina Ari-Gur, Khaled A. Alogab, Seyed M. Mirmiran, Abdul Aziz Alam and Amit Jain

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
10:30 – 12:00 PM 
Application of Simulations and Virtual Reality Technologies
Chair: Pavel Ikonomov

Session S12-b
Room D212

Three Dimensional Road Surface Model from Laser Scanning

Pramod Bejugam, Pavel Ikonomov and Suren Dwivedi

Thursday July 17th, 2008
1:30 – 3:00 PM
 Lean Manufacturing
Chair: Jorge Rodriguez

Session S23-a
Room D210

Use of CAE Tools to Reduce Manufacturing Defects in Interior Panels

Sathya Narasimhan and Jorge Rodriguez

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
1:30  – 3:00 PM
Reverse Engineering, Verification and Applications
Chair: Mitchel Keil

Session S13-b
Room D212

Use of Inverse Engineering to Determine Flow Stress in Forming Composite Sheet Materials at Various Temperatures

Sathya Narasimhan and Jorge Rodriguez

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
1:30  – 3:00 PM
Manufacturing Optimization
Chair: Svetan Ratchev

Session S13-a
Room D210

Virtual Reality Based Simulation and Testing – One Step Closer to the Real Product

Emiliya Milkova and Pavel Ikonomov

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
10:30 – 12:00 PM 
Application of Simulations and Virtual Reality Technologies
Chair: Pavel Ikonomov

Session S12-b
Room D212

Virtual Reality Simulation of Nano Assembly Using Optical Tweezers

Krishna Bhavaraju, Svetlana Ikonomova, Suren Dwivedi and Pavel Ikonomov