Welcome to NAMRC 35 !

We are pleased to invite you to the University of Michigan for the 35th Annual North American Manufacturing Research Conference!

NAMRC is the premier international forum for academic research and industrial applications in manufacturing. Global academic and industrial leaders in manufacturing attend this conference to interact with each other and advance the field.

In 2007, we see manufacturing at a technological crossroads and look to its future. We have planned an event ripe with interaction and discussion regarding the next generation of manufacturing technology and practice in the global economy. Your research will make an excellent contribution to this prestigious event, where you will benefit from the valuable insight of your colleagues. The forum will offer wide-reaching access and impact to your research. All accepted papers will be published in a strict peer-reviewed volume, Transactions of NAMRI/SME.

While participating in NAMRC 35 in Ann Arbor, we invite you to visit our new facilities which make up a thriving nucleus of manufacturing research. In addition to over a dozen individual research programs, there are four major centers which are supported by industry, the National Science Foundation, and other government agencies with research activities that either focus primarily on manufacturing, or have manufacturing as a significant component. We will offer tours of these facilities, along with state-of-the-art factories and production centers in the greater Detroit area.

Guests to NAMRC 35 will have full access to the cultural hallmarks of southeast Michigan. The average temperature and precipitation for the time of year are perfect for outdoors enjoyment and comfort. We will organize a golf outing at the conclusion of the conference at the world-renowned University of Michigan golf course designed by Alister MacKenzieWe look forward to seeing you in Ann Arbor!

Regards,