| Abstract Scope |
As an OSU graduate, I have been leading the Welding Engineering discipline at one of the largest aircraft engine companies in the world from design, production to aftermarket services of aircraft engines and witnessing the evolution of the use of welding technologies over the past 25 years. Welding technologies enables the design and production of modern aircraft engines from the fan at the front, the drum rotor and combustor at the middle, turbine at the rear and tubes for the externals. The OSU Welding Engineering Program is the corner stone in educating and preparing the critical human capital for powering this important manufacturing technology. This presentation will review the trends in the use of critical welding technologies in an aircraft engine, the role of Welding Engineering discipline in the design and production and services of aircraft engines, the contribution of OSU welding engineering program in this specific industry, with some recommendations for the future of the welding engineering program from an industrial perspective. |