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Whichever field fits you best, we can guarantee you this: you can go as far and fast as your talents FRED GEORGE ditor FEATURES PHIL FRANK cover ENGINEERING EXPOSITION 1965 7 THE JETS 12 SARA 6 staff JOE BOWMAN SUSAN GOODSELL BRIAN GOLUSKA GARY ROMANS DICK MARETT GEOFFREY GATES DEPARTMENTS RONALD PRYZMA ENGRINEERS 18 advisors J . RYDER C.MENSENDICK INDEX TO ADVERTISERS 19 T.FARRELL G. VAN DUSEN Unusual Shapes Cost Less To Produce When They are Malleable Castings. Elongated Holes Round holes? Simple! Odd-shaped holes? Use Malleable! Here's a shape where casting is Blind Holes the only economical solution . . . and only Mal- Blind holes present a situation where the only leable provides both the strength and easy practical manufacturing method is casting. This machinability that are needed. Excellent wear example shows a cross-section of the handle of a resistance on the inside of this air tool cylinder pneumatic impact wrench. Shell coring produces is achieved by hardening the 53004 pearlitic the holes with such accuracy that only a few Malleable up to Rockwell 58C. finish machining operations need be performed. Internal Bosses Here is a shape that can cause real problems... Deep Grooves except when it's cast of Malleable iron. The inte- Deep grooves are real money-wasters in other rior cavity, two bosses and the holes through the forming methods . . . but not in Malleable cast- bosses are formed with a shell core. This method ings. In this transmission gear, the switch to cuts cost 75% compared to welding several com- pearlitic Malleable cut material cost 15% . . . cut ponents. The Malleable casting looks b e t t e r . . . machining cost 25%. achieves closer tolerances. (Lt. Risch, B.S. '62, did extensive un- the Air Force will take depends on what the things I studied in college. 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THE ENGINEERING EXPOSITION It's that time of year again As a function of the Engineer- M.S.U. and of industry combined. when M.S.U.'s engineers take ing Council, the Exposition helps The Exposition has rapidly be- the limelite as the 17th Annual to d e v e l o p leadership in En- come a show for the high school Engineering Exposition gets un- gineering students through the students of Michigan. der way, displaying the latest planning, building, and providing All exhibits and projects will products and developments that exhibits for presentation during be competing for awards this applied science and modern tech- the Exposition weekend. It pro- year and the judging panel will nology have to offer. Created in vides each student in the Engi- consist of representatives from 1948 through the combined efforts neering College an opportunity to industry. This year, however, of the Engineering Council and show his various talents. Students there will be four classes of en- Dr. Loren Miller, Retired Dean are also given the opportunity to tries instead of three. They are of the Engineering College, it become better acquainted with the Individual Exhibits, Char- has since become the largest, their fellow engineering students, tered Group Exhibits, Non-Char- free annual engineering exposi- the faculty, and the administra- tered Group Exhibits, and the new tion in the Midwest, attracting tion of the Engineering College division, the Graduate S t u d e n t some 20,000 visitors yearly, through their work on projects Exhibits. The exhibits will be from industries, high schools, and exhibits. The student may judged in the following four areas: and other colleges and univer- also perform before the open 1. Scientific Thought (30 points) sities. public during the Exposition at — Project's illustration of which time the parents of other one or more of the following: Credit for the organization of engineering students and the gen- Completeness of observa- this year's exposition belongs to eral public are invited to see the tion, controlled experimen- the Engineering Council, who exhibits and participate in the tation, sound theoretical ba- have done outstandingly well in program. sis as demonstrated by anal- the past. This year's General Until three years ago, our ex- ysis, synthesis, cause and Chairman is Craig Laubenthal positions consisted mainly of effect, reason, or compari- who is receiving the aid of the industrial and Michigan State en- sons. other council members, and their gineering displays, b u t lately 2. Creative Ability (30 points) respective Fraternities, Clubs, M.S.U. has been inviting all of -- Project's originality in and Societies. The Council itself the JETS organizations in the plan and execution and its has a threefold purpose. It pro- State of Michigan down to take demonstration of new or im- vides a nucleus of organization p a r t in t h e exposition. JETS proved ways of expressing or for the coordination of all En- (Junior Engineers Technical So- communicating s c i e n t i f i c gineering College organizations ciety) a r e clubs comprised of ideas. and activities. It strives to pro- high school students whose in- 3. Application (20 points) - - mote the best interests of the terests follow the lines of en- Practical and economic im- engineering College relative to gineering and science. These stu- plications of the project as University activities, and it pro- dents will also display projects, an application of scientific or vides leadership for All-College either individually or as a team engineering knowledge. and/or All-University activities effort, and, as a matter of fact, 4. Construction and Presenta- originating in the Engineering the number of JETS' projects tion Quality (20 points) - - College. will far o u t n u m b e r those of CONTINUED TO PAGE 11 Men on the move at Bethlehem Steel JIM ANTHONY, I.E., JOHNS HOPKINS TOM FREE, MET.E., CASE INSTITUTE DICK PEOPLES, C.E., NORTHEAST- '60—An operations research man at '60—After experience in both mills and ERN '60—Dick helped build our new, our Sparrows Point, Md., Plant, Jim laboratories, Tom became a Lacka- $20-million continuous galvanizing applies techniques such as linear pro- wanna Plant metallurgical service en- mill at the Lackawanna Plant, near gramming, regression analysis, ex- gineer. His job is to solve problems in Buffalo, N.Y. Now he's foreman of the ponential smoothing, CPM, and PERT customers' plants. mill's production line. to complex production problems. JIM BULLOCK, E.E., BROWN ' 5 8 - SAM COLEMAN '62, DOUG HATCHER Jim is an electrical engineer at our JOHN O'BRIEN, CH.E., NOTRE DAME Bethlehem, Pa., Plant. His broad- '61, BOTH M.E., SOUTH CAROLINA '60, AND DICK HOSTETTER, M.E., ranging duties include instructing —Sam and Doug are salesmen in PENN STATE '58—Production engi- technicians in the intricacies of elec- our Atlanta District. Their technical neer O'Brien and research engineer tronics. training is a valuable asset in selling Hostetter worked together on an auto- steel products. matic gage-control system for a mill at our Sparrows Point, Md., Plant. Another of your future's many facets at Monsanto As a billion-dollar manufacturer of hundreds of products—In 40 U. S. plants, 15 overseas—Monsanto considers the manufacturing engineer of prime importance. His talents are needed to find new ways (and improve old ways) of increasing yields, improving control, lowering costs-bringing plants up to optimum performance. You will have the satisfaction of applying your engineering skills and knowledge, and seeing the results . . . from inception to final operation . . . and have the fun responsibility for your decisions. There are production challenges now awaiting good men . . . plus substantial rewards for meeting them. Let us show you what they can mean to you . . . professionally, personally, financially. Write today—we'll send you our brochure, "Your Future and Monsanto." Address: Manager, Professional R e c r u i t i n g , D e p t . 9 6 2 , Monsanto, St. Louis, Missouri 63166. An Equal Opportunity Employer This is an example of the exhibits presented by MSU engineering students. T h i s p a r t i c u l a r e x h i b i t won first place at last years Exposition. This exemplifies the industrial exhibits presented at the E x p o s i t i o n . C O N T I N U E D F R O M P AG E 7 Project's neatness and rela- tive durability, and its ability to communicate well enough to the average person the concepts being displayed. Industrial exhibits w i l l be furnished by interested concerns and by departments of the Engi- neering College. This year, for instance, the Mechanical Engi- neering Department is present- ing an exhibit from the General Motors Proving Grounds. Last year Chrysler's Turbine Car was made available to us. In the way of student exhibits this year, we can look forward to seeing a 007 1/2 car, a student version like the Aston Martin used in "Goldfinger," and there will be a microwave photometer on display. Each engineering de- partment will have open labs m a n n e d by students. Station WSKA will be broadcasting from the campus this weekend and WMSB-TV will carry highlights of the Exposition on their Poly- gon program. Because spring is in the air and most M.S.U.'s engineers are males, Selma will be on display with the best interests of Sex and Science at heart. Selma is a fe- male r o b o t , more correctly termed a "Playbbt," and any en- gineer who feels himself "God's gift to women" should consider making a pass at her. The Engineers' Ball is one of the last scheduled events and during the intermission there will be the annual dubbing of the Knights of St. Patrick and the p r e s e n t a t i o n of awards and prizes. Beginning with this coming Ex- position, the Engineering Council will honor three outstanding en- gineers with an award given by a student, faculty, and administra- tion committee. The award is to be based on a minimum grade Point average and the student's Participation in activities in the engineering school and other Uni- versity functions. In any event, this should give y°u, the reader, some idea of what a the Exposition stands for r nd what to expect this year, but emember that it will be only as successful as you make it. We at Spartan Engineer hope to see you there. Advancement is our most im- portant Achievement." THE JETS With the Engineering exposi- tunities for those who have nine clubs in eleven states. By tion right around the corner, aptitudes for mathematical 1957 chapters had been organized recognition will soon be given to and scientific subjects to outside the United States - - i n many promising young engineers prepare for an engineering Bangkok, Thailand, and Augs- for their original ideas and ded- or scientific career. In ad- burg, Germany. In October, St. ication to science. If a count were dition, it should promote Peter and Paul High School in taken of the prize winners one and encourage good schol- Sag in aw, Michigan, added the would find a high percentage of arship and proficiency in one-hundredth club and the name them to be members of the JETS high school subjects as pre- of the JETS was officially changed --the Junior Engineering Tech- requisites for engineering to Junior Engineering Technical nological Society. This organiza- courses in college. Society. This change was brought tion is composed mainly of junior 3. It should aid the student to a b o u t as a result of a policy and senior high school students discover and appriase his change in the program. Now the who have an aptitude for and in- own abilities, aptitudes, and organization would provide in- terest in science and who are pre- interests. He should be able formation pertaining to t h r e e paring themselves for careers to compare his talents with fields of endeavor: "(1) receiv- in the field of engineering. The the requirements of the en- ing an engineering degree via a object of the JETS program is to gineering profession by college education, (2) becoming a give such students the chance they m a k i n g and carrying to technician through work in a need to expand their horizons and completion suitable proj- technical school, or (3) becoming develop their capabilities as en- ects within his ability."' a c r a f t s m a n through an ap- gineers, thus enabling t h e m to On the basis of these three prenticeship." 2 In this same year meet the requirements of a col- tenets, the first chapter of the the individual clubs became chap- lege curriculum in engineering. JETS was founded in November, ters in the overall organization. When first conceived by Profes- 1950 at East Lansing High School By the end of the 1957 school sor L. G. Miller, then Dean of and named Junior Engineering year there were 223 chapters, Engineering at Michigan S t a t e Training for Schools. From this an increase of 125% over the University, the JETS program point the JETS expanded slowly previous year's total of ninety- was designed with three major but steadily to cover the state of three. The following year, the goals: Michigan. In March, 1952, the total number of chapters was " 1 . The program s h o u l d be first out - of - state c l u b was 365, which represented thirty- formed to stimulate inter- founded in Middletown, New York, five states, one territory, and est in engineering and sci- making the eleventh in the chain. two foreign countries. ence a m o n g high school In the school year of 1953-54, youth. It s h o u l d offer a girls were encouraged to take an In the fall of 1958, the JETS broad range of scientific active interest in the JETS pro- was extensively reorganized and experiences including pro- gram. In March, 1954, the fiftieth placed under the direction of an fessional assistance of men JETS club was chartered at Mil- executive board made up of rep- actively engaged in the sci- ford, M i c h i g a n , with sixteen resentatives from industry, gov- entific fields. members. Furthermore, by t h e ernment, education, and profes- 2. It should provide oppor- end of the year, there were fifty- s i o n a l societies. Two of the CONTINUED ON PAGE 14 Sophisticated, work-saving aids help Bell System engineers provide important communications services As an engineer your future could be important to us. engineer selects a number of alternative plans to be You might be able to contribute to our continuing analyzed in detail by a computer. His final decision is leadership in the communications field. Therefore, you based primarily on an analysis of the computer output. should know something about us and how we operate. The computer supplies more significant data, and Bell System engineers deal with modern problems supplies it much faster, than laborious, manual cal- in modern ways. They have at their command the culation methods. The engineer is thus relieved of latest in technology and equipment. dull, time-consuming computation, and he plans facili- An example is how computer programs aid in ties with increased confidence—knowing that he is providing telephone service for new communities. providing efficient and economical communications, tailored for a given area. Engineers at Bell Telephone Laboratories have devised computer programs broad enough in scope You may well find a rewarding career in the Bell so that Bell System operating telephone companies System, where people find solutions to exciting can use them to engineer the required wide variety problems. The Bell System companies are equal of telephone plant networks. opportunity employers. Arrange for an on-campus interview through your Placement Office, or talk to As part of a continuing effort, programs have been a local Bell System company. designed to analyze communications needs of an area for determining the best plant network layout and switching office location. In general, the necessary data are collected and the original members of this board of directors are MSU President John A. Hannah and Dean of En- gineering John D. Ryder. From this time onward the JETS organization grew steadily, adding about 125 chapters a year, with great promise of expanding beyond its present proportions. As of September, 1964, the JETS boasted 1500 chapters, composed of 43,000 members in all fifty states, a territory, and eight for- eign countries. As the JETS grew in enrollment and number of chapters, the scope of t h e i r activities broadened. Early in their history, they in- itiated the JETS project exposi- tion which is held every year in conjunction with the MSU En- gineering Exposition. As more and more interest was taken in this project exposition by young engineers, companies began to award scholarships for first- place exhibits. Industries proved to be the most important ally in the promotion of the organization. The first of these companies, Re- public Aviation Corporation of Farmingdale, New York, offered the following services to the chapters in its area: (1) provid- ing professional engineers and scientists to act as counselors, (2) supplying financial assistance for club operating expenses, (3) assisting faculty advisers in out- "Launched as an experimental with men who are actively en- lining club programs and activi- project in 1950 by Michigan gaged in the field and through ties, (4) providing material about State University, the JETS pro- them receives a preview of the engineering, science, mathemat- gram today serves as a coop- engineering and technical pro- ics, and career guidance, and (5) erative effort through which in- fessions. By this means, the furnishing instructions and guid- dustry, engineering and tech- student can gauge his abilities ance for completion of projects. nical societies, and educational against the scholastic and per- In M i c h i g a n , the Consumers institutions may work together sonal requirements of the tech- Power Com pany agreed to sup- to enhance the science and en- nical vocations." port the JETS Program by (1) gineering programs in their It can be seen by this passage helping to organize new clubs, local high schools. Although just how important it is to find (2) providing consulting engi- emphasizing engineering and persons to fill future engineering neers, (3) aiding in programming the physical sciences JETS is professions, and to make sure JETS activities, (4) making avail- designed to stimulate learning our present students are quali- able outside engineering advice in all professional fields. It fied to accept this responsibility. or counsel, (5) aiding in arrange- combines the assistance and Thus, in an age when so much of ment of field trips, (6) providing guidance of professional men, our effort is concentrated in the judges for local contests, and (7) actively engaged in the tech- field of scientific advancement, helping to solve any general prob- nical fields, with classroom it is organizations like the JETS lems arising in the individual activity under the guidance of which prove their real value to chapters. With the weight of in- high school instructors of sci- the future of our nation. dustry behind them, the JETS ence and mathematics. The continued to fulfill their purpose program stimulates the stu- of preparing high school talent dent's interest in technology for engineering careers. and engineering by providing The overall scope and purpose an opportunity to apply the of the JETS organization is ef- principles l e a r n e d in high f e c t i v e l y summed up by this school subjects to actual en- passage from the annual JETS gineering and technical proj- report for 1963-64: ects. He becomes acquainted NEWS TRAVELS FASTER ON TIMKEN BEARINGS "NEITHER RAIN NOR . . . " WHEELS AND SHAFTS. What- WORLD-WIDE CABLES. The EXTRA! EXTRA! This Goss In snow country, the mail goes ever you build—wheelbarrows C.S. Long Lines, new Bell Sys- Headliner Mark II press runs through on a Ski-Doo Bom- to steel rolling mills—Timken tem cable-laying ship, is on 70,000 newspapers an hour. bardier power-sled, made by tapered roller bearings can the high seas. In its wake, It prints in color. It folds. 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THE ADVERTISER'S INDEX Advertiser page Advertiser Page American Oil ]& Kodak Inside Back Cover AJ. & T 13 Malleable Founders 4 Asphalt Institute 19 Monsanto 19 Bethlehem Steel 8 Timken 15 Data Processing Div. of IBM 11 Union Carbide 1 Drop Forging 20 U.S. Air Force 5 Du Pont 17 Westinghouse Inside Front Cover Garrett 2 General Electric Back Cover yet cut cost 20% Originally, this crosshead for a lift truck was not a forging. Now it is forged in steel. Here's why . . . The lift truck builder wanted to increase the safety factor to meet greater bending and shear stresses. He also wanted to increase the fatigue strength of the part. And all without any in- crease in weight or cost. He also wanted to reduce tool breakage caused by irregularities, voids, and inclusions. He changed over to FORGED crossheads. Now the crosshead has the required strength and stress-resistance, costs 20% less when machined and ready to assemble, increases production rates 14% by reducing tool break- age and increasing machining speeds. Forgings are better for these reasons; they: 1. Are solid, free from voids and inclusions 2. Have high fatigue resistance 3. Are strongest under impact and shock loads 4. Have a higher modulus of elasticity 5. Have a unique stress-oriented fiber structure 6. Are low in mechanical hysteresis Memo to future engineers: "Make it lighter and make it stronger" is the demand today. No other meta/working process meets these two requirements so well as the forg- ing process. Be sure you know all about forgings, their design and production. Write for Case History No. 105, with engineering data on the lift truck crosshead forging shown above. This is one of our mechanical engineers making a mistake They are to wed in June, and the This means we put mechanical of the person and the home. 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