United States - South Africa Collaboration in Manufacturing Research and Education Workshops: Johannesburg, South Africa, March 1997; and, Arlington, VA, May 1997

9709218埃格贝鲁11号美国代表团成员将参加美国-南非在制造、研究和教育方面开展合作的两个系列讲习班。第一次研讨会将于1997年3月在南非约翰内斯堡举行，第二次研讨会将于1997年5月在弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿举行。研讨会的目的是让参与的研究人员和教育工作者讨论美国和南非目前的制造业研究和教育活动，以确定两国大学在制造业研究和教育方面有效合作的优先领域和有效方式。研讨会的讨论将涉及各种材料的单元制造过程，以及质量控制和系统集成问题。讨论的主题将包括工业机器人、高速加工、自动焊接、可重构组装、半导体制造、印刷电路板加工、质量控制、物流管理和制造业教育。讲习班活动是类似活动的一个进步，这些活动导致南非制造业研究和教育活动的质量和数量都有了显着提高。预计讲习班的活动将导致美国和南非之间，特别是大学研究人员之间的真正合作活动的后续行动，从而促进两国先进的技术开发、更好的制造业教育和更好的文化理解。***

9709218 Egbelu Eleven United States delegation members will participate in a series of two USA-South Africa Workshops for Collaboration in Manufacturing Research and Education. The first workshop will be held in March 1997 in Johannesburg, South Africa, and the second workshop will be held in May 1997 in Arlington, VA. The purpose of the workshops is for the participating researchers and educators to discuss the current manufacturing research and education activities in the United States and South Africa, so as to identify priority areas and effective ways in which the universities in the two countries can collaborate effectively in manufacturing research and education. The discussions in the workshops will address unit manufacturing processes of various kinds of materials, as well as quality control and system integration issues. Topics of discussion will include industrial robotics, high-speed machining, automated welding, reconfigurable assembly, semiconductor manufacturing, printed circuit board processing, quality control, logistic management, and manufacturing education. The workshop activities are an advancement of similar activities which have led to a significant increase in both quality and quantity of manufacturing research and education activities in South Africa. It is expected that the activities of the workshops will result in a follow-up of real collaborative activities between the United States and South Africa, particularly among university researchers, thereby leading to advanced technology development, better manufacturing education, and improved cultural understanding for both countries. ***