The Manufacturing Engineering Division is concerned with the knowledge base of manufacturing sciences and technology and its applications for improved production performance that is economically viable and meets industrial health, safety, and resource conservation legislation. It also promotes the art, science, and practice of mechanical engineering through manufacturing engineering and its entire scope where "product" is the desired end result. It covers the entire field of manufacturing engineering such as Machine Tools, Materials Processing, Sensors and Controllers, Computer Integrated Manufacturing and Robotics, Manufacturing Systems Management and Optimization, and Emerging Areas of Manufacturing Engineering.