Facilities

The Center has four state-of the-art laboratory facilities and an advanced machining cell at the engineering machine shop.

	Flexible Manufacturing and Lean Systems Lab
	Manufacturing Systems and Automation Lab
	Robotics and Intelligent Machines Lab
	Sustainable Manufacturing Systems Lab
	Advanced Machining Cell at the Engineering Machine Shop

◊  Flexible Manufacturing and Lean Systems (FMLS)

• Technological advancement and tools of flexible manufacturing systems and lean enterprise systems.

• Dr. F. Frank Chen and Dr. Adel Alaeddini

◊  Manufacturing Systems and Automation (MSA)

• Effective and efficient integration and synthesis of automation technologies, human resources, and decision-making models for design, planning, scheduling, and control of production of goods and delivery of services.

• Dr. Can Saygin and Dr. Krystel Castillo

◊  Robotics and Intelligent Machines (RIM)

• Machine, tooling, equipment, and automation development; Adaptive end-effectors for force-precision assembly; serial manipulator design, sensors and sensing systems development, and heuristic controls.

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◊  Sustainable Manufacturing Systems (SMS)

• Evaluation and enhancement of sustainability of manufacturing systems in three major areas: Lean Operations, Digital Factory, and Green Processes

• Dr. Hung-da Wan

◊  Advanced Machining Cell at the Engineering Machine Shop

• Featuring with a Chevalier FNL-250Y CNC Turning-Milling Machine, Chevalier ULTRA-H612CNCII Submicron CNC Profile Surface Grinder, and ABB irb 2400 Industrial Robot.

• Dr. Frank Chen