April 22, 2008
Advanced manufacturing equipment to be in action during open house
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The public is invited to watch while robots, radio frequency identification tools and other modern manufacturing equipment come together at Purdue University to produce office products.The Computer Integrated Manufacturing Technology 481 course will be doing its final project from 2-5 p.m. Friday (April 25) at the lab in Knoy Hall, Room 258. The students will be manufacturing floating pen holders and keychain fobs.
The annual open house allows visitors to see from beginning to end how items such as these are produced in a modern manufacturing facility, said Brad Harriger, professor of mechanical engineering technology.
Visitors will be able to view the computer-integrated manufacturing technology system, which includes state-of-the-art computer-controlled machines, robots, vision-inspection tools and radio frequency identification, as it works together to produce the office products. Due to material costs and availability, those attending are not guaranteed to receive a manufactured product.
The manufacturing center "model factory" laboratory has approximately 2,500 square feet of floor space and includes six "drop lines" that may be operated independently or as part of a larger integrated work cell.
Writer: Kim Medaris, (765) 494-6998, kmedaris@purdue.edu
Source: Brad Harriger, (765) 494-7515, bcharrig@purdue.edu
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