Schedule of Oath Taking Ceremony for ME Board Passers

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 793 out of 1,310 passed the Mechanical Engineer Licensure Examination and 22 out of 42 passed the Certified Plant Mechanic Licensure Examination given by the Board of Mechanical Engineering in Manila and Cebu this March 2014. at the same period in Manila last March of 2014, 30 Registered Mechanical Engineers have also passed the Technical Evaluation for the Upgrading to Professional Mechanical Engineer as given by the Board of Mechanical Engineering. Our mechanical engineering board members who conducted this years examination were Engr. Leandro A. Conti and Engr. Vicente B. Vosotros

Search for PSME Awardees 2014

Annually the PSME will honor Mechanical Engineering professionals who, in one way or another, have excelled in different fields of endeavor and have rendered outstanding services to our Society. The awards of recognition will be conferred in accordance with the guidelines and criteria. The awards are divided into three (3) categories as follows:

1. Fellow - highest and most prestigious award that PSME could give and is conferred to members who have rendered outstanding services over many years to the Society

2. The Outstanding Mechanical Engineer (TOME) Award - those who have excelled in their chosen fields of endeavors. Under this classification, awards shall be conferred under the following:

Effect of "Unofficial" Maintenance Spare Parts Storerooms

For a standard factory operation, a maintenance system will usually include an equipment spare parts inventory with its own stores management system under the engineer in charge of the operations. The system is necessary to achieve the desired level of plant availability. The basic business reason is of course, “time”. For example, a breakdown can last a few minutes to several months depending on the availability of a necessary part or material.

Keeping inventories will absorb a significant portion of the budget. However, the downtime costs of not having a required spare part often far outweigh the purchase and holding cost and this can lead to holding more (as insurance parts) in inventory than is really required. As a result, accountants will often find this area an easy target for cost savings. The problem starts if the engineer acquiescent and just reduce inventory without a diligent and thorough review. Though there will be short term cost savings, this will later lead to more inconveniences with stock-outs and other hustles if the usage rate (due to poor maintenance practices?) and lead times (in the procurement process & for the supplier) are not addressed