Manufacturing Systems
Basic and applied research, to advance modern manufacturing system technology, conducted on manufacturing systems including manufacturing processes, CAD/CAM, CIM, robotics, automation, logistics, mechatronics and concurrent engineering.
The Rapid Prototyping and Additive Manufacturing group at NCSU is under the direction of Dr. Ola Harrysson.. The lab supports the work of several professors and numerous researchers, undergraduate students, and industrial partners. Projects are truly multidisciplinary, reaching well beyond the field of Industrial & Systems Engineering into areas such as aerospace, human and verterinary medicine and materials science. Our facility currently has several different commercial RP machines which are actively in use including the first Electron Beam Melting (EBM) in the United States.
Furniture Manufacturing and Management Center. Research projects focus on demand-activated manufacturing, world class manufacturing techniques, mass customization, environmental regulatory compliance, workplace safety, utilization of raw materials, and more.
