Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering - Leading Process and Product Improvement

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Paul Engelmann, Ed.D.

Departmental Chair

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Western Michigan University
F-259 Parkview Campus
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008-5336
Phone: (269) 276-3350
Email: paul.engelmann@wmich.edu





 

Publications:

Shoemaker, J. Hayden, K., Engelmann, & Miller, P. (2004). Designing the cooling system: What’s the relationship between mold material selection, water line spacing and mold surface temperature variation. Technical Papers, vol. 50, pp. 823-827, Brookfield, CT: Society of Plastics Engineers.

Engelmann, P., Hayden, K., & Monfore, M. (2003). Cooling Versus Process Stability: Stable or Not, Here We Ship. Technical Papers , vol. 49, pp. 571-575, Brookfield, CT: Society of Plastics Engineers.

Engelmann, P., Hayden, K., Guichelaar P., & Monfore, M. (2002). Undercutting Mold Performance: Ejection Wear. Technical Papers , vol. 48, pp. 850-854, Brookfield, CT: Society of Plastics Engineers.

Shoemaker, J. Hayden, K., Engelmann, & Miller, P. (2004). Designing the cooling system: What's the relationship between mold material selection, water line spacing and mold surface temperature variation. Technical Papers, vol. 50, pp. 823-827, Brookfield, CT: Society of Plastics Engineers.

Trahan, J., Hayden, K., Engelmann, P. & Monfore, M. (2000). Impact of fines separation on the glass content of regrind. Technical Papers , vol. 46, pp. 2908-2912, Brookfield, CT: Society of Plastics Engineers.

Engelmann, P., Dawkins, E., Dealey, R., & Monfore, M. (1998). Getting heat out of the mold where water won't go. Technical Papers , vol. 44, pp. 836-840, Brookfield, CT: Society of Plastics Engineers.

Engelmann, P.V., & Vander Kooi, M. (1995) In search of non-return valve that does. Technical Papers , vol 41, pp. 590-594, Brookfield, CT: Society of Plastics Engineers.


Research Projects:

  • Principal Investigator for the research in scientific molding practice for the Premier Class Injection Molding Consortium.
  • Principal Investigator in the research into the application of high thermal conductivity copper tooling alloys to improve the cooling of plastics molds and the wear performance of coated and uncoated copper mold components. Sponsored by the Copper Development Association Inc.

Grants and Awards:

  • Outstanding Achievement Award by the SPE, March 26, 1994
  • Best Paper-Mold Making/ Mold Design by the SPE, May 5, 1999
  • Best Paper-Mold Making/ Mold Design by the SPE, May 9, 2000
 

Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
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