Computer Integrated Manufacturing Lab
Laboratory Location: 210 Dougherty Hall
The Computer Integrated Manufacturing Lab supports both undergraduate and graduate teaching in the following courses:
- IE330/ME366: Manufacturing Materials and Processes
- IE300: Engineering Data Analysis and Process Improvement
- IE401: Integrated Manufacturing Systems
- IE508/ME508: Integrated Product, Process, and Manufacturing System Design
- IE524: Advanced Integrated Manufacturing Systems
Instructional facilities in the lab include design workstations and processing, material handling, control, metrology equipment. Part design is accomplished on PC-based workstations running solid modeling and CAM software. Processing equipment includes a 3-axis CNC milling machine, a CNC vertical machining center, a CNC turning center, and an injection molding machine. The machining center and turning center are components of a CIM cell that incorporates two articulated arm robots and a programmable conveyor for material handling. Components of the cell control system include a programmable logic controller and PC-based cell control software.
Metrology equipment in the lab includes a coordinate measuring machine, a roundness machine, a surface roughness tester, height gages (vernier and digital), a portable electronic measurement and data collection kit, gage blocks, and an assortment of dial calipers, micrometers, and dial indicators.