industry requirements

Bubka-- To answer your question directly--

Both quality control and process engineering involving coatings, paint plating etc. Unit bodies require fairly large and specialized tanks for coating by dip processes. Also in the area of pollution control and treatment of waste materials primarily gasses and liquids. A third possible area is in the processes for handling fluids that are put into cars in order to make them operable, fuel, oils, refrigerants and antifreeze to name some. Another area is in processes for large scale plastic molding operations for body and interior parts. All of these involve large scale handling of materials where understanding of chemistry, manufacturing and transport technologies are important. Yet another is in the area of product test under extreme environments where a knowledge chemistry and manufacturing help in setting up test protocols and analyzing results.

One of the most accomplished chemical engineers I ever knew gained his success in the plastic molding field from his ability to mesh knowledge of chemistry with the processes of plastic molding. Without the former his work would have been much less successful.

Looking into the future we can see new automobile propulsion technologies being tried out. Every one of these seems to have new chemistry and unusual fluid applications as integral components. There will be much to be learned before the best and safest manufacturing methods are developed. I have personally observed the activities surrounding the preparation and operation of Ford sponsored hydrogen fuel cell vehicles as well as battery powered vehicles in land speed trials at the Bonneville Salt flats. These technologies are going to require large efforts on the part of engineers like yourself in order to be manufactured on a routine and profitable basis.

Good luck......my comments above suggest a lot of study of manufacturing processes and automotive technology in your future.

Ed Weldon