As a university educator specializing in mechanical and production engineering for 20 years, as well as years of shop floor production engineering experience, Webster has developed a range of training competencies that can be conveyed to all levels of engineers and shop-floor personnel.
On-site, modular courses can be developed for specific customers, to address topics that are currently inhibiting productivity and quality. Integration of classroom presentations followed by shop-floor sessions, is a powerful method of teaching grinding. Often, Dr. Webster uncovers potential process improvements by applying lessons in grinding and coolant theory and proven application methods to on-site shop floor training sessions. By training both engineering and production employees in both practical and theoretical lessons, personell can begin to identify issues and opportunities for improvement in grinding processes.
Example training modules include
* coolant application & optimization
* grinding process diagnostics
* acoustic emission and sensor use
* grinding cycle time reduction
* truing and dressing techniques
* machine tool design and limitations
* design of experiments
* grinding wheel types and selection
* centerless grinding, theory and practice
Qualifications
* PhD in “Adaptive Control of Cylindrical Grinding”, UK, 1985
* Management of customer grinding projects at Saint Gobain Abrasives, in Europe and USA, 1998-2004
* Grinding publications include: 16 refereed journal papers; 49 conf. papers; 14 trade journal articles
* Active Member of CIRP
* Senior and Grinding Member of SME
* AMT Technology Issues Committee