ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE 2011)

Research was presented in the following areas of interest: 

• Design and Manufacturing 

  • Advances in Material Forming, Applications, Tooling and Rapid Prototyping 

  • CAD/CAM and CAE Simulations, Algorithms, Technologies and Applications 

  • Design and Manufacturing of Composites, Maintenance Considerations and Recycling 

  • Energy Equipment and Systems: Design and Manufacturing Issues, Trust, Reliability and Safety 

  • General Topics in Design and Manufacturing

  • Global Manufacturing Engineering Patterns, Opportunities, Costs and Challenges

  • High Speed Machining Models, Regenerative Chatter Anomalies and Measurements

  • Innovations in Processing, Characterization and Applications of Bioengineered Materials 

  • Joining Technologies for Advanced Materials in Systems and Structures 

  • Lightweight Design and Manufacturing of Aerospace and Transportation Applications

  • Machines and Systems: Their Design and Service Manufacturing 

  • Machining of New Materials 

  • Manufacturing Automation, Packaging, Material Handling and Identification 

  • Mechanical Property Characterization and Modeling of Novel Materials at Different Size-Scales 

  • Natural Reinforcements and Processes to Produce Environmentally Polymeric Composites 

  • Pharmaceutical, Tissue and Medical Equipment Manufacturing and Regulations 

  • Six Sigma, Design for Six Sigma, Uncertainty, Probability and Optimization in Manufacturing 

  • Sustainable Manufacturing Engineering Design: Structure, Analysis and Practices 

  • Traditional and Non-Traditional Machining Processes