Research
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Manufacturing
Research in manufacturing covers a wide range of topics including large scale production of carbon nanotubes, sustainable manufacturing, laser aided materials processing, computer aided stamping, advanced metrology, high performance cutting tools and meso-scale manufacturing processes.
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Research Highlights
Machines and instruments to study and control the growth of nanostructures including large-scale production of carbon nanotubes, high-precision sensors, and structural composites
Sustainable manufacturing including patented gas-based environmentally-friendly metal working fluids, re-manufacturing processes for consumer electronics products
Design, analysis and optimization of high performance cutting tools, micro/meso scale manufacturing process, micro fuel processor components
Laser-aided manufacturing including laser micromachining and direct metal deposition
Intelligent computer aided stamping system
Laser scattering method for cylinder bore inspection, valve seat inspection using laser sensors
Researchers
Nanotube structures and devices
Mass customization and systems, welding, joining, forming
Laser welding and joining (fabrication and modeling)
Reconfigurable manufacturing
Laser processing and free-form fabrication, laser micromachining
Precision manufacturing, micro-machining and forming
Biomedical devices, drilling process, metrology
Global health design, affordable medical device design
Sustainable products and policies