The adoption of Smart Manufacturing is fast becoming a necessity for small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) looking to stay competitive in the Industry 4.0 age. For those SMMs in the national security ecosystem, it's no longer a suggestion — it's a requirement.
The Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS) at Auburn University focuses on helping small and medium-sized manufacturers transform their operations by introducing digital capabilities. To build the business case for digitalization, Laser Precision, a small to medium-sized manufacturer (SMM), recently shared its story with ICAMS. Laser Precision’s success story has recently been published in Manufacturing Engineering, a journal published by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
It takes a great guest to discuss drones and not drone on. Daniel Silva is that guest.
Auburn Engineering faculty representing multiple disciplines will help to accelerate the transition to lead-free electronics in aerospace, defense and other high-performance electronics industries through the newly-formed Defense Electronics Consortium.
Thanks to a recent $3 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME) at Auburn University will soon initiate a two-year project focused on improving commercial air travel through the use of 3D-printed (or additively manufactured) metal components.
Two industrial and systems engineering faculty members have teamed up with Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA) to look into ways to help address the lack of rural health access in Alabama and beyond through the use of drones as "flying pharmacies" to transport medicines, samples and medical supplies.