The importance of maintaining a strong industrial base has been a key topic of discussion in both industry and government. AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology recognizes the need for our members to develop and deliver products that outpace global competitive offerings.
In response to this need, in 2003, AMT created a new gratis association category known as the AMT Affiliate - defined as an organization that has a program structured to aid the advancement of the manufacturing technology industry. AMT Affiliates will work in cooperation with AMT members to strengthen the U.S. manufacturing technology base.
Advanced Materials Processing Center
BWXT Y-12-Applied Technologies
Center for Machine Tool Systems Research (CMTSR)
Center for Nontraditional Mfg. Research
The Center for Precision Metrology
Department of Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics
Design & Manufacturing Laboratories at NU
Engineering Research Center for Net Shape Manufacturing (ERC/NSM)
International Center for Automotive Research CU-ICAR
Laboratory for Manufacturing and Sustainability (LMAS), University of California, Berkeley
Machine Dynamics Research Lab
Machine Tool Research Center University of Florida
Manufacturing Research Center MaRC/PMRC
National Center for Defense Manufacturing & Machining (NCDMM)
National Center for Mfg. Sciences (NCMS)
NSF I/UCRC Intelligent Maintenance Systems (IMS)
Process Mechanics-Work-Holding Research Laboratory
S.M. Wu Manufacturing Research Center
TechSolve, Inc.
Center for Machine Tool Systems Research (CMTSR)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MC-244
158 Mechanical Engineering Building
1206 West Green Street
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: 217-333-3432
FAX: 217-244-9956
Contact: Prof. Shiv G. Kapoor, Grayce Wicall Gauthier Chair in MIE
Center Mission and Rationale
The goal of the Center for Machine-Tool Systems Research (CMTSR) is to develop and transfer to industry innovative machine-tool concepts and systems based upon both incremental and far-reaching technologies, and to train students in the expert development and deployment of these systems. The Center's ultimate mission is to spur marked improvement of national manufacturing competitiveness through the deployment of advanced machine-tool systems.
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Center for Nontraditional Manufacturing Research
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
175 Nebraska Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0518
Phone: 402-472-3495
FAX: 402-472-1384
Contact: Dr. Kamlakar P. Rajurkar, Center Director
The Center specializes in research and development of non-traditional manufacturing processes and equipment. The facility consists of EDMs, ECM, AFM, Rapid Prototyping Machine, and Abrasive EDG (all industrial scale machines.) The research topics include modeling, surface integrity, monitoring and control and environmental issues of macro, micro and nano nontraditional machining processes.
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The Center for Precision Metrology
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Duke Centennial Hall, Room 108B
9201 University Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28223
Phone: 704-687-8220
FAX: 704-687-8255
Contact: Dr. Robert J. Hocken, Center Director
The Center for Precision Metrology is located in Duke Centennial Hall on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The Center for Precision Metrology is a synergistic association of interdisciplinary UNC Charlotte researchers allied with industry; dedicated to research, application, integration, and education in areas of design, manufacturing, processes, and controls relating to precision metrology.
Precision Metrology: Exploration and applications of dimensional measurement to manufacturing and associated state-of-the-art processes with required dimensional tolerances on the order of ten parts per million; critical for remaining agile and competitive in a world economy where trends in all aspects of manufacturing are moving toward tighter tolerances.
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Department of Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics
Michigan Technological University
Sustainable Futures Institute
815 R.L. Smith ME-EM Building
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931-1295
Phone: 906-487-3395
FAX: 906-487-2822
Contact: Dr. John W. Sutherland, Ph.D., Henes Chair Professor and SFI Director
The manufacturing program at Michigan Technological University has nearly 20 faculty engaged in research, education, and outreach efforts related to machining, forming, grinding, casting, welding, polymer processing, precision engineering, environmentally responsible design and manufacturing, hydroforming, life-cycle engineering, remanufacturing and recycling, quality engineering, micro-manufacturing, experimental design, metrology, lean engineering, materials testing, process planning, tool path optimization, and manufacturing systems.
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Design & Manufacturing Laboratories at NU
Northwestern University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
2145 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208-3111
Phone: 847-491-7470
FAX: 847-491-3915
Contact: Prof. Kornel F. Ehmann
The Design and Manufacturing Laboratories at Northwestern University consist of the following units:
1. Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory (focusing on metal cutting of machine tools)
2. Advanced Materials Processing Laboratory (focusing on forming processing)
3. Integrated DEsign Automation Laboratory (IDEAL) (focusing on design methods and optimization)
4. Surface Engineering and Tribology Laboratory (focusing of phenomena of surfaces in relative motion)
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Engineering Research Center for Net Shape Manufacturing (ERC/NSM)
The Ohio State University
339 Baker Systems Building
1971 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210-1271
Phone: 614-292-5063
FAX: 614-292-7219
Contact: Dr. Taylan Altan, Ph.D., Professor & Director
The ERC/NSM:
a) conducts research on metal forming (forging, stamping, hydroforming) and machining for government and industry; and
b) educates and trains engineers for manufacturing industry.
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International Center for Automotive Research CU-ICAR
Clemson University
4 Research Drive - Suite 332
Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Eng Center
Greenville, SC 29607
Phone: 864-283-7119
FAX: 864-283-7225
Contact: Dr. Thomas R. Kurfess, Ph.D., P.E., Director, Campbell Graduate Engineering Center
International Center for Automotive Research (ICAR) is a graduate engineering program focusing on Automotive Research.
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Laboratory for Manufacturing and Sustainability (LMAS)
University of California, Berkeley
Mechenical Engineering
5100A Etcheverry Hall-Mailstop 1740
Berkeley, CA 94720-1740
Phone: 510-642-8657
Fax: 510-643-7463
Contact: Dr. David A. Dornfeld, Director
Research in the LMAS is concerned with the analysis and improvement of manufacturing processes and the development of tools to analyze sustainability. Specifically, research is focused on minimizing/removing contaminants and machining defects during manufacture, improving the precision and repeatability of chemical mechanical polishing, and modeling sustainable, environmentally-conscious manufacturing processes and systems. The main lab groups within the LMAS are Precision Manufacturing, Green Engineering, and CODEF (the Consortium on Deburring and Edge Finishing). Each of these groups conduct research with an eye to sustainability, and maintain a common goal of reducing waste (time, energy, materials).
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Machine Dynamics Research Lab
The Pennsylvania State University
331 Reber Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-865-5242
FAX: 814-865-2986
Contact: Professor Dr. Eric R. Marsh
Machine Dynamics Research Laboratory - The MDRL at Penn State works with industry collaborators to solve problems in the area of precision engineering, including grinding, machine tool dynamics, spindle and bearing metrology, and manufacturing with brittle materials. Our strengths in machine design, finite element analysis, machine dynamics, vibration testing, precision manufacturing, and instrumentation allow efficient investigation of precision engineering questions.
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Machine Tool Research Center
University of Florida
237 Mechanical & Aerospace Eng Bldg - B
PO Box 116300
Gainesville, FL 32611-6300
Phone: 352-392-0822
FAX: 352-392-1071
Contact: Associate Professor Tony L. Schmitz
The University of Florida Machine Tool Research Center conducts research in the dynamics of high speed milling, accuracy of CNC machine tools, and design of high performance machine tools and high precision metrology instruments. Facilities include state-of-the-art machine tools, metrology instrumentation, and diagnostic sensors and software. Research sponsors include US government agencies and private industry.
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Manufacturing Research Center MARC/PMRC
Georgia Institute of Technology
813 Ferst Drive NW
Atlanta, GA 30332-0560
Phone: 404-894-8499
FAX: 404-894-9342
Contact: Dr. Shreyes N. Melkote, Associate Professor & Director, PMRC
Academic research center focusing on basic and applied problems in the field of precision machining and machine tools.
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National Center for Defense Manufacturing & Machining (NCDMM)
PO Box 231
Latrobe, PA 15650
Phone: 724-539-8811
FAX: 724-539-5094
Contact: Vickie D. Plesko, Communications Administrator
The National Center for Defense Manufacturing & Machining's (NCDMM) mission is to deliver state-of-the-art manufacturing solutions to ensure the quality, affordability, maintainability, and rapid deployment of existing and yet-to-be-developed defense systems. This is accomplished through collaboration among Government, Industrial, and Academic organizations to enhance key development efforts. Disciplined training and implementation methodologies are used to ensure the rapid deployment of best practices to key stakeholders.
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National Center for Mfg. Sciences (NCMS)
3025 Boardwalk
Ann Arbor, MI 48108-3266
Phone: 734-995-0300
FAX: 734-995-4004
Contact: Richard F. Pearson, President & CEO
The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) is a not-for-profit technology, information and education consortium providing value-added products and services that enable collaboration and learning among manufacturers. NCMS was organized under the National Cooperative Research Act of 1984; formed in 1986 and is the largest cross-industry collaborative R&D consortium in North America. NCMS is the only consortial effort in the U.S. devoted exclusively to manufacturing technologies, process, and practices and has more than 18 years of experience in the formation and management of complex multi-partner collaborative R&D programs.
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NSF I/UCRC Intelligent Maintenance Systems (IMS)
University of Cincinnati
699 Rhodes Hall
PO Box 210072
Cincinnati, OH 45221
Phone: 513-556-2493
FAX: 513-556-3390
Contact: Prof. Jay Lee, OH Eminent Scholar & L.W. Scott Alter Ch
IMS is a NSF Multi-campus Industry/University Cooperative Research Center which consists of the University of Cincinnati (lead institution), the University of Michigan, and Missouri Univ. of S&T in partnerships with over 40 companies including P&G, GM, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, Toyota, GE Aviation, Boeing, Omron, Komatsu, Caterpillar, Honeywell, BorgWarner, Bosch, Toshiba, Parker Hannifin, Festo, Kistler, TechSolve, National Instruments, Advantech, ITRI, PMC, Siemens, Spirit Aerosystems, Alstom, Delta Electronics, HIWIN Taiwan, Thermal King, and others. The Center is focused on developing advanced prognostics, predictive maintenance, and e-manufacturing technologies and tools to enable products and systems to achieve zero-breakdown performance.
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Process Mechanics-WorkHolding Research Laboratory
The Pennsylvania State University
Department of Industrial Engineering
310 Leonhard Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-863-7291
FAX: 814-863-4745
Contact: Prof. Edward C. De Meter, Professor of Ind. & Mfg. Engineering
The Process Mechanics-Work-Holding Research Laboratory supports the research and development of 1) A science base for manufacturing process-work-holding systems, 2) Analytical models and software to support work-holding design, and 3) Advanced work-holding technology. Penn State’s College of Engineering has a long tradition as one of the country’s leading educators of engineers through innovative engineering, education, vigorous R&D partnerships with the U.S. industry and service initiatives through continuing education, technology transfer, and support for governmental agencies.
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S.M. Wu Manufacturing Research Center
The University of Michigan
ME Department
2250 G.G. Brown Building
2350 Hayward Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone: 734-936-2918
FAX: 734-936-0363
Contact: Prof. Jun Ni, Director, S.M. Wu Manufacturing Research Center
Based at the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus, the S. M. Wu Manufacturing Research Center (WuMRC) is a College of Engineering Center with participating faculty and researchers from the Departments of Mechanical Engineering (ME) and Industrial and Operations Engineering (IOE). The WuMRC also has ties with over 60 industrial partners, including General Motors, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, Boeing, and many of their suppliers. In addition, many of the research projects have been supported by various government agencies including National Science Foundation, National Institute of Standards and Technology (ATP Programs), Department of Defense, and Department of Energy.
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TechSolve, Inc.
6705 Steger Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45237
Phone: 513-948-2000
FAX: 513-948-2109
Contact: John B. Kohls, Director, Smart Machine Program
In response to this need, in 2003, AMT created a new gratis association category known as the AMT Affiliate - defined as an organization that has a program structured to aid the advancement of the manufacturing technology industry. AMT Affiliates will work in cooperation with AMT members to strengthen the U.S. manufacturing technology base.
Advanced Materials Processing Center
BWXT Y-12-Applied Technologies
Center for Machine Tool Systems Research (CMTSR)
Center for Nontraditional Mfg. Research
The Center for Precision Metrology
Department of Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics
Design & Manufacturing Laboratories at NU
Engineering Research Center for Net Shape Manufacturing (ERC/NSM)
International Center for Automotive Research CU-ICAR
Laboratory for Manufacturing and Sustainability (LMAS), University of California, Berkeley
Machine Dynamics Research Lab
Machine Tool Research Center University of Florida
Manufacturing Research Center MaRC/PMRC
National Center for Defense Manufacturing & Machining (NCDMM)
National Center for Mfg. Sciences (NCMS)
NSF I/UCRC Intelligent Maintenance Systems (IMS)
Process Mechanics-Work-Holding Research Laboratory
S.M. Wu Manufacturing Research Center
TechSolve, Inc.
Advanced Materials Processing Center
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
501 E St Joseph Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
Phone: 605-394-1933
FAX: 605-394-5246
Contact: Mr. William Arbegast, Director - AMP and CFSP
The Advanced Materials Processing and Joining Center (AMP) provides R&D opportunities in state-of-the-art solid-state joining and parts fabrication technologies such as friction stir welding and processing, friction stir spot welding and ultrasonic spot welding as well as fusion welding, cold spray and more. AMP projects involve the many engineering programs at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology plus other major academic institutions, industrial partners, and government laboratories.
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Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Y-12, LLC
Applied Technology Division
Building 9202, MS 8097
PO Box 2009
Oak Ridge, TN 37831
Phone: 865-574-1843
FAX: 865-574-1809
Contact: William E. Barkman, Program Manager
"BWXT is the premier manager of complex high consequence nuclear and national security operations. We are disciplined operators and manager of nuclear production facilities, who deliver enduring value and customer confidence."
Operated by BWXT Y-12, the Department of Energy's Y-12 National Security Complex is a manufacturing facility and plays an integral role in DOE's Nuclear Weapons complex. Y-12's DOE Defense Programs have developed a forward-looking, responsive program, which meets the U.S. Department of Energy requirements in support of U.S. nuclear defense policies. Industrial partnerships are based on Oak Ridge research and development collaborations with companies and industrial consortia to enhance the nation's manufacturing capabilities.
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Center for Machine Tool Systems Research (CMTSR)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MC-244
158 Mechanical Engineering Building
1206 West Green Street
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: 217-333-3432
FAX: 217-244-9956
Contact: Prof. Shiv G. Kapoor, Grayce Wicall Gauthier Chair in MIE
Center Mission and Rationale
The goal of the Center for Machine-Tool Systems Research (CMTSR) is to develop and transfer to industry innovative machine-tool concepts and systems based upon both incremental and far-reaching technologies, and to train students in the expert development and deployment of these systems. The Center's ultimate mission is to spur marked improvement of national manufacturing competitiveness through the deployment of advanced machine-tool systems.
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Center for Nontraditional Manufacturing Research
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
175 Nebraska Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0518
Phone: 402-472-3495
FAX: 402-472-1384
Contact: Dr. Kamlakar P. Rajurkar, Center Director
The Center specializes in research and development of non-traditional manufacturing processes and equipment. The facility consists of EDMs, ECM, AFM, Rapid Prototyping Machine, and Abrasive EDG (all industrial scale machines.) The research topics include modeling, surface integrity, monitoring and control and environmental issues of macro, micro and nano nontraditional machining processes.
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The Center for Precision Metrology
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Duke Centennial Hall, Room 108B
9201 University Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28223
Phone: 704-687-8220
FAX: 704-687-8255
Contact: Dr. Robert J. Hocken, Center Director
The Center for Precision Metrology is located in Duke Centennial Hall on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The Center for Precision Metrology is a synergistic association of interdisciplinary UNC Charlotte researchers allied with industry; dedicated to research, application, integration, and education in areas of design, manufacturing, processes, and controls relating to precision metrology.
Precision Metrology: Exploration and applications of dimensional measurement to manufacturing and associated state-of-the-art processes with required dimensional tolerances on the order of ten parts per million; critical for remaining agile and competitive in a world economy where trends in all aspects of manufacturing are moving toward tighter tolerances.
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Department of Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics
Michigan Technological University
Sustainable Futures Institute
815 R.L. Smith ME-EM Building
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931-1295
Phone: 906-487-3395
FAX: 906-487-2822
Contact: Dr. John W. Sutherland, Ph.D., Henes Chair Professor and SFI Director
The manufacturing program at Michigan Technological University has nearly 20 faculty engaged in research, education, and outreach efforts related to machining, forming, grinding, casting, welding, polymer processing, precision engineering, environmentally responsible design and manufacturing, hydroforming, life-cycle engineering, remanufacturing and recycling, quality engineering, micro-manufacturing, experimental design, metrology, lean engineering, materials testing, process planning, tool path optimization, and manufacturing systems.
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Design & Manufacturing Laboratories at NU
Northwestern University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
2145 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208-3111
Phone: 847-491-7470
FAX: 847-491-3915
Contact: Prof. Kornel F. Ehmann
The Design and Manufacturing Laboratories at Northwestern University consist of the following units:
1. Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory (focusing on metal cutting of machine tools)
2. Advanced Materials Processing Laboratory (focusing on forming processing)
3. Integrated DEsign Automation Laboratory (IDEAL) (focusing on design methods and optimization)
4. Surface Engineering and Tribology Laboratory (focusing of phenomena of surfaces in relative motion)
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Engineering Research Center for Net Shape Manufacturing (ERC/NSM)
The Ohio State University
339 Baker Systems Building
1971 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210-1271
Phone: 614-292-5063
FAX: 614-292-7219
Contact: Dr. Taylan Altan, Ph.D., Professor & Director
The ERC/NSM:
a) conducts research on metal forming (forging, stamping, hydroforming) and machining for government and industry; and
b) educates and trains engineers for manufacturing industry.
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International Center for Automotive Research CU-ICAR
Clemson University
4 Research Drive - Suite 332
Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Eng Center
Greenville, SC 29607
Phone: 864-283-7119
FAX: 864-283-7225
Contact: Dr. Thomas R. Kurfess, Ph.D., P.E., Director, Campbell Graduate Engineering Center
International Center for Automotive Research (ICAR) is a graduate engineering program focusing on Automotive Research.
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Laboratory for Manufacturing and Sustainability (LMAS)
University of California, Berkeley
Mechenical Engineering
5100A Etcheverry Hall-Mailstop 1740
Berkeley, CA 94720-1740
Phone: 510-642-8657
Fax: 510-643-7463
Contact: Dr. David A. Dornfeld, Director
Research in the LMAS is concerned with the analysis and improvement of manufacturing processes and the development of tools to analyze sustainability. Specifically, research is focused on minimizing/removing contaminants and machining defects during manufacture, improving the precision and repeatability of chemical mechanical polishing, and modeling sustainable, environmentally-conscious manufacturing processes and systems. The main lab groups within the LMAS are Precision Manufacturing, Green Engineering, and CODEF (the Consortium on Deburring and Edge Finishing). Each of these groups conduct research with an eye to sustainability, and maintain a common goal of reducing waste (time, energy, materials).
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Machine Dynamics Research Lab
The Pennsylvania State University
331 Reber Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-865-5242
FAX: 814-865-2986
Contact: Professor Dr. Eric R. Marsh
Machine Dynamics Research Laboratory - The MDRL at Penn State works with industry collaborators to solve problems in the area of precision engineering, including grinding, machine tool dynamics, spindle and bearing metrology, and manufacturing with brittle materials. Our strengths in machine design, finite element analysis, machine dynamics, vibration testing, precision manufacturing, and instrumentation allow efficient investigation of precision engineering questions.
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Machine Tool Research Center
University of Florida
237 Mechanical & Aerospace Eng Bldg - B
PO Box 116300
Gainesville, FL 32611-6300
Phone: 352-392-0822
FAX: 352-392-1071
Contact: Associate Professor Tony L. Schmitz
The University of Florida Machine Tool Research Center conducts research in the dynamics of high speed milling, accuracy of CNC machine tools, and design of high performance machine tools and high precision metrology instruments. Facilities include state-of-the-art machine tools, metrology instrumentation, and diagnostic sensors and software. Research sponsors include US government agencies and private industry.
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Manufacturing Research Center MARC/PMRC
Georgia Institute of Technology
813 Ferst Drive NW
Atlanta, GA 30332-0560
Phone: 404-894-8499
FAX: 404-894-9342
Contact: Dr. Shreyes N. Melkote, Associate Professor & Director, PMRC
Academic research center focusing on basic and applied problems in the field of precision machining and machine tools.
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National Center for Defense Manufacturing & Machining (NCDMM)
PO Box 231
Latrobe, PA 15650
Phone: 724-539-8811
FAX: 724-539-5094
Contact: Vickie D. Plesko, Communications Administrator
The National Center for Defense Manufacturing & Machining's (NCDMM) mission is to deliver state-of-the-art manufacturing solutions to ensure the quality, affordability, maintainability, and rapid deployment of existing and yet-to-be-developed defense systems. This is accomplished through collaboration among Government, Industrial, and Academic organizations to enhance key development efforts. Disciplined training and implementation methodologies are used to ensure the rapid deployment of best practices to key stakeholders.
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National Center for Mfg. Sciences (NCMS)
3025 Boardwalk
Ann Arbor, MI 48108-3266
Phone: 734-995-0300
FAX: 734-995-4004
Contact: Richard F. Pearson, President & CEO
The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) is a not-for-profit technology, information and education consortium providing value-added products and services that enable collaboration and learning among manufacturers. NCMS was organized under the National Cooperative Research Act of 1984; formed in 1986 and is the largest cross-industry collaborative R&D consortium in North America. NCMS is the only consortial effort in the U.S. devoted exclusively to manufacturing technologies, process, and practices and has more than 18 years of experience in the formation and management of complex multi-partner collaborative R&D programs.
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NSF I/UCRC Intelligent Maintenance Systems (IMS)
University of Cincinnati
699 Rhodes Hall
PO Box 210072
Cincinnati, OH 45221
Phone: 513-556-2493
FAX: 513-556-3390
Contact: Prof. Jay Lee, OH Eminent Scholar & L.W. Scott Alter Ch
IMS is a NSF Multi-campus Industry/University Cooperative Research Center which consists of the University of Cincinnati (lead institution), the University of Michigan, and Missouri Univ. of S&T in partnerships with over 40 companies including P&G, GM, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, Toyota, GE Aviation, Boeing, Omron, Komatsu, Caterpillar, Honeywell, BorgWarner, Bosch, Toshiba, Parker Hannifin, Festo, Kistler, TechSolve, National Instruments, Advantech, ITRI, PMC, Siemens, Spirit Aerosystems, Alstom, Delta Electronics, HIWIN Taiwan, Thermal King, and others. The Center is focused on developing advanced prognostics, predictive maintenance, and e-manufacturing technologies and tools to enable products and systems to achieve zero-breakdown performance.
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Process Mechanics-WorkHolding Research Laboratory
The Pennsylvania State University
Department of Industrial Engineering
310 Leonhard Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-863-7291
FAX: 814-863-4745
Contact: Prof. Edward C. De Meter, Professor of Ind. & Mfg. Engineering
The Process Mechanics-Work-Holding Research Laboratory supports the research and development of 1) A science base for manufacturing process-work-holding systems, 2) Analytical models and software to support work-holding design, and 3) Advanced work-holding technology. Penn State’s College of Engineering has a long tradition as one of the country’s leading educators of engineers through innovative engineering, education, vigorous R&D partnerships with the U.S. industry and service initiatives through continuing education, technology transfer, and support for governmental agencies.
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S.M. Wu Manufacturing Research Center
The University of Michigan
ME Department
2250 G.G. Brown Building
2350 Hayward Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone: 734-936-2918
FAX: 734-936-0363
Contact: Prof. Jun Ni, Director, S.M. Wu Manufacturing Research Center
Based at the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus, the S. M. Wu Manufacturing Research Center (WuMRC) is a College of Engineering Center with participating faculty and researchers from the Departments of Mechanical Engineering (ME) and Industrial and Operations Engineering (IOE). The WuMRC also has ties with over 60 industrial partners, including General Motors, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, Boeing, and many of their suppliers. In addition, many of the research projects have been supported by various government agencies including National Science Foundation, National Institute of Standards and Technology (ATP Programs), Department of Defense, and Department of Energy.
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TechSolve, Inc.
6705 Steger Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45237
Phone: 513-948-2000
FAX: 513-948-2109
Contact: John B. Kohls, Director, Smart Machine Program
TechSolve’s team of manufacturing engineering experts work with manufacturing organizations and their suppliers to reduce costs, cut lead times, and improve production. By identifying machining, process, and part improvements, TechSolve implements the best solutions for today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities. For over 25 years, Techsolve has worked side-by side with organizations of all sizes to deliver the results that matter most. TechSolve’s process improvement and machining heritage ensures proven, practical insights for larger, more sustainable improvements.
TechSolve is unique in offering an on-site, multimillion dollar machining lab for real-world assessments and modeling. Our team of experts uses this lab to support and enhance our machining consulting services to deliver:
§ Increased productivity through optimization of machining parameters
§ Reduction in part costs
§ Enhanced facility efficiencies
§ Process verifications
§ Safety improvements
§ Machinability testing/evaluations
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