Micromanufacturing

Free workshop: April 22nd, 2005, Arlington Hilton and Towers Hotel, Arlington, VA

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Learn about the current directions in Micromanufacturing from a panel of experts who have just completed a study of research and development in the subject. The workshop was held a conference room on the 2nd Floor of the Arlington Hilton and Towers Hotel in Arlington, Virginia on April 22nd, 2005. Viewgraphs from the presentation are available below:


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  1. Introduction and Executive Summary (Kornel Ehmann)
  2. Design (Martin Culpepper)
  3. Materials (David Bourell)
  4. Processes (Kamlakar Rajurkar)
  5. Metrology, Sensors and Control (Thomas Kurfess)
  6. Applications (Marc Madou)
  7. Business, Education, Environment and Others (Thom Hodgson)
  8. Conclusions (Kornel Ehmann)
  1. Introduction and Executive Summary (Kornel Ehmann)
  2. Design (Martin Culpepper)
  3. Materials (David Bourell) (~1.5 MB)
  4. Processes (Kamlakar Rajurkar) (~2.7 MB)
  5. Metrology, Sensors and Control (Thomas Kurfess) (~1.5 MB)
  6. Applications (Marc Madou) (~1.1 MB)
  7. Business, Education, Environment and Others (Thom Hodgson)
  8. Conclusions (Kornel Ehmann)

The study focused on the emerging global trend toward the miniaturization of manufacturing equipment and systems for micro-scale components and products, i.e., “Small Equipment for Small Parts”. This trend, with increasing frequency referred to as the “Microfactory Manufacturing Paradigm,” encompasses the creation of miniaturized unit or hybrid processes integrated with metrology, material handling and assembly to create “microfactories” capable of producing micro-precision products in a fully-automated manner at low cost. The study investigated both the state-of-the-art and as well as emerging technologies from the scientific, technological, and commercialization perspectives across key industrial sectors including medical, electronics, aerospace, and consumer products. This study did NOT include the lithographic based processes.

WTEC's panel is chaired by Kornel Ehmann from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University and includes experts (listed below) with broad strengths and experience in systems biology.

List of Topics

Scientific:
  • Impact of scaling laws on manufacturing processes/equipment
  • State-of-the-science; gaps, deficiencies and needs in fundamental process knowledge
  • Understanding of multi-disciplinary science-based requirements
Technological:
  • Driving forces for miniaturization needs
  • State-of-the-art; gaps, deficiencies and needs for miniaturization of manufacturing
  • Bridging between scales; nano to micro to macro
  • Results from proof-of-concept testbeds
Commercialization
  • Understanding principal current and future applications
  • Economics of micro-scale manufacturing
  • Societal benefits and broad-based impact of miniaturization
  • Possibility of creating a disruptive manufacturing technology
  • Results from proof-of-concept testbeds

Sites Visited

Europe (Partial List)

Asia

Japan

Korea

Taiwan

Panelists & Schedule:

Panelists

Kornel Ehmann

Kornel F. Ehmann
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Northwestern University

David Bourell

David Bourell
Mechanical Engineering Dept.
The University of Texas at Austin

Martin L. Culpepper

Martin L. Culpepper
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Douglas Lauffenburger

Thom J. Hodgson
Department of Industrial Engineering
North Carolina State University
Thomas Kurfess

Thomas R. Kurfess
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Marc Madou
 Marc Madou
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of California at Irvine
Kamlakar Rajurkar
 Kamlakar Rajurkar
College of Engineering and Technology
University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Dick DeVor
 Dick DeVor (Advisor)
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Tentative Agenda

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