What is the difference between Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering?
I am a Manufacturing Engineer with a degree in Manufacturing Technology. I work with other Manufacturing Engineers with degrees in Mechanical Engineering, so there is a fair amount of overlap. In broad terms, mechanical engineers can become manufacturing engineers but the opposite is not as often true. Mechanical Engineering focuses more on design and theory, with a larger emphasis on mathematical analysis of those designs. Manufacturing Engineering focuses more on how to actually make those designs, with more emphasis on plastics processing, machining operations, automation systems, etc. Manufacturing also has a greater emphasis on production and operations management principles that are in use by nearly all modern manufacturing companies.
