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Josh Whiting, Johnathan Deery, and David Neff manufactured a functional gearbox under tight time constraints at the 3rd Annual Project MFG SEC Machining Competition.

ICAMS takes first place at SEC Machining Competition

Middle schoolers from the Huntsville Learning Center’s STREAM Team recently received a firsthand look at the world of manufacturing, thanks to the Bird Inc. program.

ISE faculty brings manufacturing to life for Huntsville middle schoolers

A student employee at Auburn University's Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS) works a machine at the ICAMS research facility.

ICAMS serving small and medium manufacturers since 2018

Led by Greg Harris, department chair and director of the Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS), company participants included Great Southern Wood Preserving, Holcim, Brose, Inalfa Roof Systems, Continental Motors, Honda, Navistar and the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s Center for Management and Economic Research. Additional ISE faculty and students also participated.

Auburn Engineering hosts continuous improvement industry roundtable

man types on an advanced manufacturing machine

Auburn expands support for advanced manufacturing

David, who joined the Auburn faculty in 2012, has served as an assistant professor, associate professor and was recently promoted to the rank of full professor.

David named associate dean for research

John Cranston (left) teaches a student at J.F. Drake Middle School in Auburn during a Bird Inc. class activity in 2023.

Bird Inc. is back with a $1.7M DOD grant for two years

Dean Mario Eden (left) meets with Adm. Christopher W. Grady, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a tour of the National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence inside Auburn University's Gavin Engineering Research Lab.

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff tours Auburn Engineering

A cohort of Tuskegee students recently received hands-on manufacturing experience through a visit to the Auburn University Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS).

Tuskegee students gain hands-on experience at ICAMS

Gregory Purdy, assistant professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering stands next to Gregory Harris, director of ICAMS and ISE chair, for a photo on Auburn University’s campus.

ICAMS receives $9.2M to further Model-Based Systems Engineering

From left to right: Chih-hsuan Wang, professor in the Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership and Technology; Peter Liu, assistant professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering; and Melody Russell, alumni professor of science education in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching, have teamed up to develop an innovative AI curriculum for high school students from underserved school districts in the State of Alabama.

Auburn University initiates AI education program through NSF grant

Several ICAMS stakeholders celebrate the grand opening of the ICAMS Manufacturing Facility.

ICAMS hosts open house and manufacturing summit

Students and research engineers will be available throughout the open house to answer questions and conduct small demonstrations. ICAMS Director Greg Harris said that the event presents the perfect opportunity for small- and medium-sized manufacturers to discover what ICAMS can offer for their businesses.

ICAMS to host manufacturing summit and open house Oct. 26 and 27

#GINNing Podcast: Acosta's Exo-llent Adventure

The workshop included discussions on modern machine data flow using MTConnect Standard Methods, traditional and collaborative industrial robots, exoskeletons to support Industry 4.0 workers, and demonstrations.

ICAMS hosts Industry 4.0 Workshop

Peter Liu, left, recently received an NSF CAREER award to support his research into deep learning's application in predicting fatigue performance in additive manufacturing.

ISE assistant professor earns NSF CAREER Award for AM deep learning

Through the Bird Inc. activity, Cranston assists students in producing a decoy owl through a fictional company. He teaches the students that every manufacturing company requires employees who serve different roles, from sales to engineering.

ICAMS teams with Bird Inc. to prepare middle schoolers for the future

#GINNing Podcast: Peter Liu and the Big To-Do

ICAMS Research Engineer Sam Snell conducting GE Aerospace assessment training.

ICAMS, City of Auburn partnership benefits local industry

As an interdisciplinary researcher, Wang said he looks forward to positioning himself as a catalyst and bridge for interdisciplinary research collaborations.

Virginia Tech doctoral graduate joins ISE faculty

Julio Jiménez, a doctoral student in industrial and systems engineering, and Ajay Jayswal, a doctoral student in mechanical engineering, were awarded the first ICAMS Student Defined Research Awards last year.

ICAMS to award new student research proposals

Mario Eden has been named as the 14th dean of Auburn University's Samuel Ginn College of Engineering

Auburn University appoints Eden as its new dean of engineering

ICAMS's resources include a DMG MORI DMU 50 5-axis Vertical Machining Center.

DOD awards ICAMS $8.9M for smart manufacturing initiatives

Assistant Industrial and Systems Engineering Professor Daniel Silva, along with recent doctoral graduate Ashley Yarbrough, recently shared Laser Precision's manufacturing success story in a journal publication.

Manufacturing success story shared in recent publication

A local Girl Scouts troop recently gained some hands-on manufacturing experience at the Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS) at Auburn University.

Girl Scouts troop gains hands-on experience at ICAMS

Auburn University biosystems engineering department chair Oladiran Fasina and poultry science department chair Bill Dozier, both principal investigators on the Institute for Rural Partnership project, visit the processing plant at the university’s Miller Poultry Research and Education Center.

Engineering part of $28 million grant to meet rural challenges

Auburn University’s Interdisciplinary Center of Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS) recently competed in the first-ever SEC Manufacturing Competition.

Auburn competes in inaugural SEC manufacturing competition

Harris named department chair of industrial and systems engineering

The institute will be housed out of Auburn’s Research and Innovation Campus in Huntsville, hosted by the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering with oversight by the College of Engineering and the Office of the Vice President for Research.

Auburn University Board of Trustees approves Applied Research Institute

The ICAMS Manufacturing Competition objective required that the blades of the submarine propeller rotate on a shaft and that the propeller assembly must be fabricated entirely using one of the most prevalent additive manufacturing processes, fused filament fabrication, using a Prusa 3D printer.

ICAMS hosts first Additive Manufacturing Competition

ICAMS at Auburn University has embarked on a five-year longitudinal smart manufacturing adoption study to understand the current state of technology adoption in these operations that make up 90 percent of the industrial base.

ICAMS embarks on five-year smart manufacturing adoption study

David named acting associate dean for research

Recipients of the 2022 ICAMS Student Defined Research Awards included Ajay Jayswal, Catherine Wittekind, and Julio Jimenez Sarda.

ICAMS awards first Student Defined Research Awards