Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing and Entrepreneurship (formerly Design & Manufacturing)
We cater to dreamers and makers who want to change the world and improve the quality of life for humanity with new ideas and products. We provide our students with the tools to bring these ideas to life. Our students have gone on to impact the nation, region, and world. We provide a seamless and integrated suite of programmes from the certificate up to the PhD.
Our programmes cover practical technical knowledge in contemporary areas such as Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Computer Aided Design, Product Development, Mechatronics, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Sustainability and Lean Manufacturing Systems. In addition, we provide strong entrepreneurship skills training in areas such as Business Development, Marketing, Operations Management and Technical Leadership.
Our programmes have gained international accreditation from professional bodies such as the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). This allows our students to gain a quality certified education with potential for employment in any part of the world.
SUCCESS STORIES
The Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing and Entrepreneurship (MME) Unit hosted its annual award ceremony which recognises...
Shinelle Smith, an educator and entrepreneur, was recently named a recipient of the prestigious...
My name is Jamilah Khan and my journey with The University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) began in 2007 when I enrolled in UTT’s National Engineering Technicians Diploma in Mechanical Engineering. After completing this programme, I was offered...
RESEARCH
The steelpan is a percussive musical instrument that originated in Trinidad and Tobago in the 1930s. The advancement and influence of digital technology has impacted the design of many new musical instruments including the traditional steel pan, with digital versions of the instrument now available such as...
In a recently published Viewpoint article in the Caribbean Medical Journal, Dr. Umesh Persad, Associate Professor - Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Entrepreneurship (MME) Unit at The University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT), and Dr. Marlon Mencia, Lecturer in Trauma and Orthopaedics at...
The use of 3D-printed anatomical models to visualise complex pathology is becoming more commonplace in orthopaedic surgical practice. 3D-printed models are created from high resolution patient scan data (such as CT and MRI) and can be used for preoperative planning, collaboration within the surgical team and as an aid to communication with the patient during consultation.
This paper describes a study of the new product development process within the food and beverage manufacturing sector of Trinidad and Tobago. A total of twenty-three (23) companies agreed to participate in the study.
The results demonstrate the usefulness of the TDA approach using machine learning and network visualisation to explore and extract insight from user capability data. The machine learning approach shows promise for application in future Ergonomics/Human Factors studies that capture large multivariate data sets. The Better Design pilot study points the way to future large-scale data collection efforts with multiple sensory, cognitive and motor variables.
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