Lessons Learned as a Process Engineer

In this episode I discuss two lessons I learned as a process engineer in the semiconductor fab. One lesson was a real-life example of the effects of manufacturing processes on metal microstructure and the resulting effects on a metal property that was used to monitor a manufacturing process. The other lesson was about the fallacy of engineering or scientific ingenuity.

Michael Pfeifer is a metallurgist and metals engineer. He works with design and manufacturing clients to help with component materials selection, manufacturing process development, supplier evaluation, failure analysis and root cause analysis.

He received a B.S. and M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from University  of Illinois and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from  Northwestern University. He is a Professional Engineer, licensed in Illinois.  He’s wrote a book – Materials Enabled  Designs. It teaches how to select materials that optimize product  performance, reliability, and cost.

For more information about Michael go to https://www.imetllc.com/about/

Industrial Metallurgists offer metallurgy and metals engineering consulting and training. The training is geared to design, manufacturing, and quality engineers. More information about Industrial Metallurgists’ services and training is at https://www.imetllc.com/