Smart Manufacturing Lab
The Smart Manufacturing Lab is focused on research, teaching, training and industry outreach in the areas of Agile Manufacturing, Intelligent Product Design, Simulation, and Predictive Modeling of Additive/Hybrid Manufacturing and Smart Factory Digitalization through Computer Vision, IIoT, VR/AR/MR and Data Analytics. The Lab is supported through collaborative partnerships with a variety of industries and federal agencies sponsorships.
TEAM CAPABILITIES
Augmented / Virtual / Mixed Reality
Data Modeling & Forecasting
Design Thinking
Predictive Analytics
Prof. Sam Anand
Lab Leader
Smart Manufacturing Lab
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Director of Siemens PLM Technology Center
Director of Center for Global Design and Manufacturing
Associate Editor, ASME Trans. on Journal of Manufacturing Engineering & Science
About
The Digital Product Design and Smart Manufacturing Lab works in all aspects of Industry 4.0 based solutions for Smart Manufacturing Digitalization, including intelligent design of products, predictive modeling and simulation of processes and factory operations (digital twin), acquisition and smart analysis of factory data through Computer Vision, IIOT, AR/VR/MR methods, and integration of factory digital data with supply chains for agile and cost effective manufacturing. Prof. Anand has successfully obtained funded grants and contracts from various industries, federal, city and state agencies to the tune of over 15 million dollars in these research areas.
Meet THE TEAM
Dr. Manish Kumar
College of Engineering and Applied Science AI/Robotics/ Computer Vision for Manufacturing
Dr. Jonathan Forbes
CoM; Neurosurgery - AM Implants with CT Data
Dr. Hazem Said
CECH - School of Information Technology; Cybersecurity for Manufacturing Data
Dr. Prashant Khare
CEAS: HPC and Fluid Flow Modelling for AM