3rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE“INNOVATION CHALLENGES IN

MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND PRACTISE” (ICMRP-2015)

15-16 December, Singapore

The Importance of the Personnel Training in Heat Treatment for Precision Machinery Equipment Industry

Author:

C. C. Wu, Associate Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Taiwan – R.O.C.

Email: wcc@mail.stust.edu.tw

ABSTRACT

Taiwan’s precision machinery equipment industry possess great competitiveness all around the world but the confidence of users is often lowered by the poor reliability, stability, and life time of the products. This study suggests us to select appropriate metal material and execute correct heat treatment process for the critical parts used in precision machinery equipment, the methods for professional talent training of heat treatment in the university, suggesting the nurture of talent that can be well done by the compilation of digital teaching materials, the promotion of the certificate of heat treatment, the introduction of the collaborative teaching by teachers and experts from enterprises, off campus factory visiting, and practical training in enterprises, and so on.

INTRODUCTION

Diversified teaching is particularly important for technical and vocational education, especially for industry talented person demand-oriented to enrich the teaching content.

The teaching goals and curriculum plans of the related courses 1.Implement the technician certificate system, 2.Collaborative teaching by industry experts, 3.Participate seminar and studying workshop, 4.Factory visiting, 5.off-campus internship,6.industry- university cooperation,7.hands-on practice and competition.

Metal Materials and Heat Treatment can be divided into “metal materials” and “heat treatment” two items to introduce, respectively.

1.For machinery applications, metal materials are the most important materials of all the engineering materials.2.Heat treatment technology is the combination of "heating" and "cooling" processes.

Precision machinery being able to produce

Representing that there is no

problem in design ability

Representing that there is no problem in key component

processing

Representing that there is no problem in machinery group

sets up

Representing that there is no problem in

electromechanical control systems

integration

The supports of machine

dimensionally deformed

Rod dimensional

accuracy worn and deformed

Bolt wear and shaft loosed

accuracy

Positioning platform

component worn and deviated

Why after six months, one year the equipment began to

produce vibration & noise

The drive shaft deformed and

poor dimensional accuracy

Force components

worn and deformed

Possible reason

Do you know that even a screw, Japanese enterprise

attaches great importance to heat treatment?

Many of precision industrial equipment industry see heat

treatment as the role of increasing manufacturing costs

“Carefully selected metal materials using in precision machinery” and “Promote Precision mechanical

components heat treatment and surface treatment technologies” will be the key to the rebirth of the

Taiwan domestic precision equipment industry

You have to strengthen the

concept of heat treatment

Wrong

On the teaching design concepts, author stand on regarding each student as his own child to educate carefully. The specific educational philosophy are listed below[1]:

i.course content combined with new knowledge in industry;ii.well plan the contents of course and adequate preparation of teaching materials;iii.investment in certificates remedial teaching program;iv.enthusiastic teaching attitude;v.teaching observing and promotion of teaching skills;vi.caring students and good interaction;vii.individualized education for different class and student;viii.moral education and nurturing of work attitudes[2].

Fig. 3-1 Remarkable Award on the 2012 The Excellence in Course Materials Contest of the Ministry of Education

Fig.4-1 The first place award on the 2014 the excellence in Project Execution Contest

Table 5-1 The contents of the questionnaire designed by the project office

1. Teaching materials and curriculum planning are consistent with teaching objectives

2. Rich and multiple teaching materials (both theory and practice)

3. Teaching Materials Clear and understandable

4. Teaching materials to provide information related to the course learning resources

5. Curriculum integrated with industry Experts to teach Collaboratively

6. Course homepages can provide sufficient information

7. Good classroom multimedia equipments

8. Teaching equipment or experimental equipment complete

9. Classroom space arrangement can meet the needs of the class

10. Instructor teaches the course in accordance with curriculum schedule plan

11. Course content can be coupled with professional equipment to assist teaching works

12. Courses can provide opportunities for company internships or factory visiting

13. Courses designed to provide appropriate training opportunities (for example: practice, hands-on)

14. Instructors encourage students to think, ask questions and express their views

15. Instructors can seriously correct homework, reports and papers, and the results back to the students

16. Instructor timely process students' question and related issues

17. Instructors will not catch the lesson and ignores student learning situation

Table 5-1 The contents of the questionnaire designed by the project office

Table 5-1 The contents of the questionnaire designed by the project office

19. Instructors teach classes well- prepared

20. Instructor's expression clearly structured

21. Instructors teaching methods can promote students' interests in learning

22. Instructor's expertise can answer student questions

23. Instructors are willing proactively to help students

24. Instructors always concerned about learning situation and needs of students

25. Perfect after-school tutoring system (for example: assistant teaching system, Office hour)

26. Class time can fit the time schedule of the participants

Fig.5-1 Perceived Importance-Performance Analysis, P- IPA

Table 5-2 The analysis and meanings of the presented questionnaire

Subject meanings

The first quadrant: excellent and continuously hold zone

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Among 26 items of teaching quality, a total of 11 items fall in the first quadrant. showing the high degree of both importance and satisfaction of these items. This result indicates that the course possess good quality performance and meet the expectation of students. These items in the future can continue to remain in this part, in order to provide students with perfect course of study.

Table 5-2 The analysis and meanings of the presented questionnaire

Subject meanings

The second II quadrant: Excessive effort zone

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Among 26 items of teaching quality in 26 items, a total of 5 items fell in the second quadrant. This result indicates these items were less important with teaching quality for students, however the overall performance is quite good. on behalf of the students already feel good for these teaching quality and the importance of the quality of these items were not concerned by the students, the teaching quality of these items in the future can remain continuously but also can consider to minimize resource inputs in this regard.

Table 5-2 The analysis and meanings of the presented questionnaire

Subject meanings

The third III quadrant: Low priority zone

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Among 26 items of teaching quality, a total of 7 items fell in the third quadrant, showing both the importance and satisfaction of teaching evaluation are low. It means we can ignore these items under limited resources. However, if the university has extra resources or efforts on improving teaching quality of these items, it will enable the more perfect quality of teaching provided and raise the overall satisfaction significantly.

Table 5-2 The analysis and meanings of the presented questionnaire

Subject meanings

The fourth IV quadrant: Highly focus and attention zone

3. Teaching Materials Clear and understandable

13. Courses designed to provide appropriate training opportunities (for example: practice, hands-on)

23. Instructors are willing proactively to help students

Among 26 items of teaching quality, a total of 3 items fell in the fourth quadrant, showing the main priority improvement items. For students, these items of the teaching quality items have been expected to high degree of importance, however, the level of actual satisfaction was low. Therefore, it need immediately promote and provide better teaching quality, to make students more easy to learn and improve overall satisfaction.

Table 6-1 Teaching Achievements and Contributions

No. Specific Achievements and Contributions

1. Dr. Wu has been honored with the excellent teaching award of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology for five consecutive years. The special feature was the individualized teaching and careful diligence.

2. Dr. Wu guide the practice project of undergraduate students, who participated in a national feature production contest. It is lucky to say that we win the contest more than 40 times. It is worthwhile to note that a total of 6 awards issued from the Minister of Education.

3. Workforce Development Agency to assist the Ministry of Labor Skills Certification Center to promote the technical testing of Technician Certification for heat treatment subject. A total of 2,868 person-service candidates were tested at Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology within five years.

4. Dr. Wu was ranked as the 2015 country's college group SUPER Teacher First Place Award, the teaching effects and class management were excellent.

This work was financially supported by : The Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, R.O.C.

under grant MOST 104-2218-E-218-006

We would like to acknowledge to: 1.The contribution of Heat Treatment Labs. of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology to promote the heat treatment Technician Certification examinations. 2.The Talent Fostering Program for Advanced Equipment Industry supported by The Ministry of Education (M.O.E.) was also acknowledged.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT