ENGR 1017 - MANUFACTURING FOR THE FUTURE: FLEXIBLE, GREEN, AND DIGITAL
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
What is flexible device manufacturing? What is green manufacturing? What is cybermanufacturing? Importantly, how do these emerging “types” of manufacturing differ from traditional manufacturing? It is important to recognize that global manufacturing is undergoing major transformations nowadays. The confluence of new advanced materials, emerging fabrication technologies, and connected cyber-physical systems is creating paradigm shifts for the ways products are conceived, made, distributed, used, and disposed. In the ever-increasing competition of “making things” of value to consumers, many industries are now reinventing themselves to cope with this new reality. This class covers the fundamentals behind major global trends, and their implication for the future of manufacturing from an engineering perspective. Topics covered include the following: (1) How the need for flexible and wearable devices is driving innovation in new materials and fabrication processes beyond the traditional microfabrication techniques adopted in the semiconductor industry. (2) How protein-based materials, degradable polymers, and novel recycling technologies are paving the way for more sustainable manufacturing of consumer products. (3) How data analytics and internet of things (IoT) technologies are enabling a new generation of digital manufacturing systems referred to as Industry 4.0, and beyond.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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