PRODUCTION ENGINEERING

MASTER’S PROGRAMME

Manufacturing is of fundamental importance for the welfare in the society and is related to the capability of fulfilling the demands for economic, ecologic and social sustainability.

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING

AIM OF THE PROGRAMMEChalmers Master’s Programme in Produc-tion Engineering (MPPEN) aims at con-veying the knowledge, judgment and skill required to lead design, development and improvement of manufacturing processes, high-performance production system and its sub-parts as well as managing them in full operation.

The vision of the Production Engineering master is therefore to offer a stimulating production education on an advanced lev-el with a holistic view, which emphasizes engineering fundamentals and practice. The comfort and the well being of the students are in focus as well as students’ attractiveness for employers. The purpose is to provide students with deep as well as broad skills necessary for a career in the Production Engineering area. During the time of study, the student shall be able to expand her/his personal qualities and incorporate attitudes that will contribute to professional integrity and to a successful work life.

WHO SHOULD APPLYThe master’s programme in Production Engineering is aimed at students with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineer-ing, Automation and Mechatronics, Indus-trial Economics, or an equivalent degree as Industrial Engineering.

WHY APPLYSolving real industrial problems will doubt-lessly be a question about transferring well-founded scientific theory into sustain-able practice. Closely cooperating with industry, the pedagogy in the courses is focused on preparing for a winning profes-sion as a Production Engineer.

MPPEN offers:• Close industrial cooperation – real pro-jects & contacts• Problem oriented and learning centered pedagogy• A multi-cultural work environment• Two new facilities for training and ex-perimentation: Virtual Engineering Lab & Production Systems Lab• Integrated state-of-the-art research from four Chalmers Departments

CAREERThe professional area for a Production En-gineer goes across sectors - from automo-tive, medicines and health care industry to food production. With a broad production engineering knowledge base, the pro-gramme gives a wide spectrum of opportu-nities within the industrial companies.

The professional role as a: - Production Systems Engineer is about taking an active interest in designing and developing complex production systems. The work tasks include preparation and implementation of change projects such as purchasing automation technology. It can also include planning and development of new industrial facilities. Skills in building virtual models of machines, cells and lines are incorporated as a sustainable engi-neering work procedure. Furthermore, ana-lytic competence is needed for example to secure efficient and reliable production flows. Another key area is human factors engineering, the allocation of tasks and the interplay between man and machine.

- Manufacturing Process Engineer con-tains the work tasks to select suitable processes, tools and machines for value-adding manufacturing operations in physi-cal materials. To prepare metallurgical processes as forming, machining, casting and joining often come about virtual pro-cessing using computer based tools. The same applies for planning manufacturing processes of for instance polymer and composite materials.

- Production Management Engineer is focusing on the management of resources and activities required to efficiently pro-duce goods for sale. Important aspects are to align the manufacturing strategy to the needs and strategy of the company, to manage and initiate design and change initiatives in production, to plan and control the effective use of materials and produc-tion units to meet customer service de-mands, and to ensure that suitable modern production technologies and philosophies are properly used.

- “The Production Engineering Master gave me an advantage, compared to a pure management education, since I got technology to back me up which I wouldn’t have had otherwise. Now I can speak with and understand the views of different professions.”Malin Linger, Business Developer SoftProducts

Closely cooperating with industry, the pedagogy in the courses is focused on preparing for a winning profession as a Production Engineer.

-“There is a great potential in finding interesting and fun workplaces. I’m amazed to find that when I visit an intended customer who wants to buy a new machine, I find that they are already working with double capacity. They don’t need automation, they need new knowledge.”Oskar Brandin, Machine Designer

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This includes advancement to become a specialist in one of the following areas: Pro-duction Systems, Material and Manufactur-ing Technology, or Production Management.

PROGRAMME OVERVIEWThe wide scope of the programme pro-vides students to select courses across three main occupational tracks, but they also have the possibility to customize and deepen their own education.

This picture shows two integrated virtual models. A CAD model and a voxel based point cloud have been combined to represent a real production system. The tool and knowledge is acquired during the Production Engineering Master.

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ProductionManagement

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Master’s Thesis30 cr. = Spring semester

60 cr. = Entire year 2

Simulation ofProductionSystems

Material Char.& FailureAnalysis

QualityManagement

Virtual ProcessPlanning

ProductionLogistics

Virtual ProcessPlanning

ProductionErgonomics & Work Design

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Robotics &Manufacturing

Automation

LeanProduction

Metal Proc.Casting, Form.

& Joining

Change Mgmt.& Improvement

Processes

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Development

PolymerProperties &Processing

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Development

RiskManagement

& Safety Recom-mended

Design of Flex.& Modularized

Automation

Metal Cutting&

Sustainability

Design of Flex.& Modularized

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Development

Design of Flex.& Modularized

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Change Mgmt.& Improvement

Processes

ManufacturingStrategy

ProductLife Cycle

Management

RiskManagement

& Safety

Discrete EventSystems

ManufacturingStrategy

ProductionSystemsEngineer

ManufacturingProcess

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Profile courses

UNDERGRADUATE PROFILEMajor in Mechanical Engineering, Auto-mation and Mechatronics Engineering or Industrial Engineering and Management.

PREREQUISITESMechanics, Strength of materials, Machine elements, Engineering materials, Manu-facturing engineering, Computer-aided design, Programming, Industrial econom-ics, Automatic control, and Mathematics (including Linear algebra, Numerical analy-sis, Multivariable analysis and Statistics).

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCYThere are three main ways to fulfil English proficiency requirements at Chalmers:• Approved English language tests: IELTS (academic training), 6.5 (with no part of the test below 5.5), TOEFL (paper based): 575 (with a minimum of 4.5 on the written part), TOEFL (Internet based): 90 (with a minimum of 20 on the written part) • English from upper secondary/high school that meet requirements• English from previous university studies that meet requirements.

Information and application at www.chalmers.se/en

CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Chalmers conducts research and edu ca tion in engineering and natural scien ces, architec ture, technology-relat ed mathe-mati cal scienc es and nautical sciences – in close collaboration with industry and society. Chalmers is one of Sweden’s largest universities of technology with about 12 000 students and 2 200 em ployees.

Approximately 40 percent of Sweden’s graduate engineers and architects are educated here. Chalmers has formed part-nerships with major industries mostly in the Gothenburg region such as Ericsson, Volvo and SKF. The Master’s Programmes at Chalmers are strongly linked to advan c ed research in areas of particular strength. Upon comple-tion of studies, candidates will be granted a Master’s degree. The programmes are taught in English and open to applicants from the whole world. Chalmers has eight areas of advance where the aim is to bring together research, education and innovation across departmen-tal boundaries and to co-operate with bodies and organisations out side Chalmers: Materials Science, Produ c tion, Information & Communica tion Technology, Transport, Built Environment, Nano science & Nano technology, Life Science and Energy. The eight key areas also have a firm foundation in the basic sciences. The pursuit of new knowledge and improved technology has characterized Chalmers ever since its foundation in 1829.www.chalmers.se/en

THE SMALL METROPOLIS – GOTHENBURGMore than 60 000 are currently studying in Gothenburg. In many ways, their decision to choose Gothenburg when the time came to take the next step into the future isn’t surprising. Gothenburg is an attractive major city with a maritime atmosphere and within easy reach of outdoor activities in the rest of West Sweden. Gothenburg is an uncommonly inviting city for students, with a great deal to offer: You’ll find an exciting cultural and entertain-ment scene worthy of any major city, as well as a friendly atmos-phere that will help you to quickly feel at home.

Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden, Phone +46 31 772 1000

Founded in 1621, Gothenburg is a young city by European stand-ards. Since formative years it has been an important port of in-ternational trade and today it is the largest in Scandinavia. With a population of about half a million, it is both friendly and cosmo-politan. www.goteborg.com

SWEDEN – A CULTURE OF INNOVATIONOne of the world’s most modern countries, Sweden is the birth-place of many successful international corporations. Innovative research at Swedish universities and companies has resulted in a number of successful inventions. Some examples are: the computer mouse, Bluetooth for internet mobility, the pacemaker, the ball bearing, the Tetra Pak beverage packaging system, the dialysis machine and internet applications such as the online music streaming service Spotify and the free internet calling ser-vice Skype.These fairly recent inventions build on a long history of excellence in academia and research. Sweden is the home of the prestigious Nobel Prize, awarded in Stockholm every year. Sweden has a number of large multinational corporations, such as telecom supplier Ericsson, automotive companies Volvo and Scania, household appliances corporation Electrolux, bear-ing manufacturer SKF, and high-tech engineering groups Sand-vik and Atlas Copco. The deep-rooted creative environment has made Sweden a strong nation in the areas of design, fashion and music, with well-known international brands such as furni-ture giant IKEA and clothes retailer H&M. Sweden is also one of the largest music-exporting countries in the world.www.studyinsweden.se

Karin Markides, president

“Chalmers – for a sustainable future is a vision which exudes the long-term approach, the acceptance of responsibility and the trust I feel is worthy of Chalm-ers. At the same time, it is obvious that this vision has to be shared by many and that Chalmers has to co-operate across disciplines in order to promote the whole of society’s commitment to our future.”

“Chalmers – for a sustainable future is a vision which