Mechanical engineering vision through 2028 the challenge of ASME global summit

Can mechanical engineers develop engineering solutions that foster a cleaner, healthier, safer and sustainable world over the next 20 years?

This vision of the future of mechanical engineering was the subject of an intense two-day global summit earlier this year in Washington, DC, sponsored by the ASME (asme.org). A downloadable report of the event, "2028 Vision for Mechanical Engineering: the Global Summit on the Future of Mechanical Engineering" has just been published.

"Mechanical engineers will need new knowledge and skills to implement systems engineering approaches across multi-scale systems," states the report. "New simulation software designed to mimic the emergent properties of complex systems will help mechanical engineers anticipate system requirements and outcomes." A video summary of the summit high points is also available by clicking here.

Mike Edwards, Editor, DPN Magazine medwards@clbmedia.ca
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