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By Randall Brown. Photography by Shawn Poynter.<\/sub><\/p>\n

A long tradition of Volunteer involvement comes full circle for Knoxville manufacturer Fulton Bellows through an ongoing membership with UT\u2019s Center for Materials Processing. The company was founded in 1902 by UT meteorologist Weston Fulton and now engages with the CMP by placing UT materials science and engineering students at the cutting edge of developing better materials.<\/p>\n

Fulton shares an industry-wide challenge to develop new products in areas of aerospace, automotive, and oil and gas. These are rarely designed with old technologies, so the CMP student program helps Fulton connect with the latest materials, processes, characterization instrumentation, and modeling and databases.<\/p>\n

Cole Franz, a five-year BS\/MS student in MSE, has been the primary student working with Fulton since 2020. His first order of business when he is on site is to listen and gather information from the people who make the facility work.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt every level of Fulton\u2019s operation, the people, the machinery, and the processes come together essentially as puzzle pieces,\u201d said Franz. \u201cTogether, with the scientific knowledge that my mentors have taught and graciously provided to me, I utilize this information to help solve problems.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCole has performed above and beyond any expectations that Fulton could have imagined,\u201d said Kelly Ferguson, manufacturing engineer manager at Fulton. \u201cHe has been very instrumental in helping us identify issues and then developing solutions to overcome.\u201d<\/p>\n

In return, Franz is able to apply those lessons back in the classroom.<\/p>\n

\u201cDue to the nature of the analyses, my understanding and use of equipment that is vital to the materials scientist have improved,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn multiple occasions, Cole has also prepared and presented findings to a high-level customer of Fulton,\u201d said Ferguson. \u201cWe could not have asked for more.\u201d<\/p>\n

The processes at Fulton Bellows transform metals\u2014often exotic metals\u2014from sheets or coils into thin-wall tubes that are formed into bellows for assembly applications.<\/p>\n

\u201cOftentimes our processes will push the material to the extreme limits of its performance,\u201d said Ferguson. \u201cCole has been working with us to identify adjustments to our process to avoid these boundaries so that we can keep material properties more uniform and predictable. Our business is all about consistency\u2014if we have a consistent process, we can adjust accordingly to overcome issues that arise. Through the partnership with the CMP, we are able to normalize our processes and provide a more consistent product.\u201d<\/p>\n

Assistant Professor Eric Lass, the faculty point person for the collaboration, feels that the relationship with Fulton has given him an industrial perspective on day-to-day issues related to engineering and an increased knowledge of the expectations for entry-level engineering graduates.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe that the MSE department as whole can greatly benefit from an improved understanding of industrial needs, better preparing our students for their careers,\u201d said Lass. \u201cWe are also planning to have a capstone senior design project sponsored by Fulton this upcoming academic year, which will provide our seniors firsthand experience into real-world industry-related problems.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Franz, the exercises in technical communication revitalized his interest in how engineering problems are solved.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo matter anyone\u2019s role or responsibility, everyone has critical information and unique perspectives to contribute to the optimal solution,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve realized that no one person can be responsible for or can solve complex problems. It requires a team.\u201d<\/p>\n

A new CMP student, rising junior Jack Frederick, joined the program for summer 2021. He will participate in a deep dive of multiple materials projects for product lines as Fulton addresses a spike in demand with the return of certain markets after 2020\u2019s downturn.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese students are already getting prepared to be ready for identifying opportunities to improve our processes, which will ultimately result in reduced scrap costs and improved yield,\u201d said Ferguson. \u201cThis will allow Fulton Bellows to be more competitive in a very demanding market, with the goal being improved quality, increased market share, and sustainability for our business.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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