Research

Intelligent Maintenance Systems

• Watchdog Agent Prognostics
• Device-to-Business Platform
• Decision Support Tools

 

Micro/Meso-scale Manufacturing Systems

• Micromachining (micro-milling, micro-drilling, micro-grinding)
• Meso-scale machine tool (mMT) system
• Manufacturing of miniature systems (micro-reactor, swing engine)

 

Medical Manufacturing

• Tissue Joining
• Surgical Thermal Management System

 

Advanced Machining

• Minimum quantity lubrication machining
• Error compensation in machining
• Drill research
• High performance machining

 

Micro Forming 

• Microforming (deep drawing, bulk forming)
• Micro- semisolid forming
• Manufacturing of porous structure

 

Non Traditional Machining

• Electrical discharge machining (EDM)
• Friction stir processes
• Biomachining: Nano-scale, biologically-based machining of metal