Industrial and Teaching Experience
Henry Kraebber has fifteen years of experience and
leadership in manufacturing operations, engineering, quality and
management. He has worked at the Collins Avionics and Missiles group of
Rockwell International, the Plough Products Division of Schering-Plough
Corporation, and Flavorite Laboratories. His work has supported the
production of industrial, consumer and military products in the food,
consumer products, and electronics areas. Career highlights include
developing and implementing manufacturing control systems, and
implementing the concepts of total quality. In August of 1989, Mr.
Kraebber returned to Purdue University as a faculty member of the
Mechanical Engineering Technology Department of the School of Technology.
His teaching interests include manufacturing operations, manufacturing
quality control and the application of system principles supporting
courses in the Computer Integrated Manufacturing Technology program.
Mr. Kraebber is a Registered Professional Engineer and
is Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) by the American
Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS). He has served as the
President of the CIM in Higher Education Alliance, a national organization
supporting faculty members teaching advanced manufacturing concepts. He
served as an author and coordinator for course modules on production and
operations included in the modular curriculum for manufacturing education
sponsored by the NCME at the Advanced Integrated Manufacturing (AIM)
Center in Dayton, OH. He is a Senior member of the Institute of Industrial
Engineers (IIE), and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). He is
an active member of professional organizations and is now President of the
Wabash Valley Chapter of APICS
Degrees
B.S. (Industrial Engineering), Purdue
University, 1974
M. Engineering (Industrial Engineering), Iowa
State University, 1986
Honors
MET Outstanding Tenured Faculty Member in 2004
Nominated for University Faculty Scholar Award by the MET Faculty in 2004
Outstanding Tenured Faculty Member of the School of Technology 2002
MET Outstanding Tenured Faculty Member in 2004
Featured
Publications Relating to Teaching Activities and Interests
Rehg, J. A., & Kraebber, H. W. (2005). Computer-integrated
manufacturing (3nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Pearson Education. ISBN: 0-13-113413-2
The new 3rd edition -
released in April 2004 !!!
Includes the WinMan ERP Demo System Software!
Prof. Kraebber was responsible for the selection of authors and
reviewers for the Production and Inventory Control modules of the
"novel" curriculum design for manufacturing engineering
technology developed by the NCME in Dayton, Ohio. He served as a
co-author of each of the following modules and leader of the review
process for materials developed.
Martin, T., Kraebber, H., & Stephens, M. (2003).
Manufacturing Facilities Design. National Center of
Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing Education. Dayton, OH:
Sinclair Community College, 120 pages.
Elliott, S. J., Hilbert, G. A. & Kraebber, H. W.
(2003). Data Acquisition and Analysis. National Center
of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing Education. Dayton, OH:
Sinclair Community College, 83 pages.
Anderson, R., Castillo, A., Kraebber, H., & Lunn,
T. (2002). Manufacturing resource planning. National
Center of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing Education. Dayton,
OH: Sinclair Community College, 120 pages.
Anderson, S., Kraebber, H., & Martin, T. (2001).
Equipment selection. National Center of Excellence for
Advanced Manufacturing Education. Dayton, OH: Sinclair Community
College, 103 pages.
Gross, J., Kraebber, H., & Larsh, B. (2001).
Manufacturing work cell design. National Center of Excellence
for Advanced Manufacturing Education. Dayton, OH: Sinclair Community
College, 119 pages.
Other Recent Publications:
Harriger, B. C., Kostek, T. E., Kraebber, H. W.
(2003). Developing the next generation of automated manufacturing
technologists. Society of Manufacturing Engineers WESTEC Conference.
Los Angeles, CA.
Kraebber, H. W. (2000). Workforce education and
development: The key to competitive manufacturing. International
Journal of Agile Manufacturing, 3(2), 45-51.
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