Technological Designers Program

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Technological Designers Program Process and
Product Design WELCOME!
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Technological Designers Program Process and
Product Design Francisco Zaragoza Henk Leegwater
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The Netherlands

• Country name - Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
• Population 16.8 million
• Language Dutch
• Industry - predominantly in food processing,
  chemicals, petroleum refining, and electrical
  machinery.

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Eindhoven city of lights

• Fifth largest city
• Philips first light bulb
• Van Abbemuseum, Evoluon
• PSV
• High Tech Campus
• STRP festival of art and technology

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• 50 years of TU/e
• In a 2003 European Commission report TU/e was
  ranked as 3rd among European research
  universities

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Connection
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Programs of the Stan Ackermans Institute

• Architectural Design Management Systems (ADMS)
• Bioprocess Engineering (BPE)
• Design and Technology of Instrumentation (DTI)
• Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
• Logistics Management Systems (LMS)
• Mathematics for Industry (MI)
• Process and Product Design (PPD)
• Process and Equipment Design (PED)
• Software Technology (ST)
• User System Interaction (USI)

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Process and Product Design

• Two years program
• Industrial projects
• Experienced lecturers
• Working contract (salary 1650
  Euro/month before taxes)

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Process and Product Design

• Industrial Chemical Engineering theory applied!
• Synthesis between PRODUCT design and PROCESS
  design
• Grass roots design
• Improvement of existing installations
• Learning and earning in a multi cultural
  environment

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Process and Product Design

• multi disciplinary
• application oriented
• state-of-the art design technology
• insight in other technical directions
• cost awareness
• technical creativity
• communication skills

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What do we expect from a PPD PDEng?

• Professionals who can design, develop complex
  new products and processes to offer innovative
  solutions

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• From a booklet by Dutch Companies, talking about
  design, as presented by Stan Ackermans
• A designer translates functional demands as
  well as market demands into a technical solution
  following a methodical approach, taking into
  account various and sometimes contradicting
  wishes and expectations.
• A designer fills the gap between demand and
  technical possibilities in a creative way while
  optimizing at the same time.

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What do graduates say about PPD PDEng?

• I learned to bridge the gap between theory
  and practice 2006, Ichsan Shell
• A good variety of topics is treated.
  Excellent balance between theory/methodology,
  examples and practical case to work on 2006,
  Mireya Meseguer
• The most important thing I learned from the
  program engineering is team work, 1996, Rob
  Willems, DSM

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First year

• Lectures
• Team work
• Developing communication skills (PD)
• 6-week project

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First Year Courses
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From molecule to plant phases in engineering
design
design
chemistry
chemical engineering
industrial engineering
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Second year

• Project
• Full year in the industry
• From the preferences, project
• proposal, project planning, reports,
• finalizing project
• Need to move to other place in Holland
• Satisfy the employer (TU/e) and the customer
  (Company)
• Terugkomdag last Friday of the month

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Companies
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Examples of last year projects
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Application Prerequisites

• Chemical Engineering (or related) background
• Among top 25 of your discipline
• Strong motivation
• Extended Curriculum Vitae
• Copy of your Diplomas (Bachelors and Masters)
• List of marks (officially translated into
  English)
• Proof of English
• One or two letters of recommendation

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And much more
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• Questions?