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Mar 20

Grinding out a solution

Robotic automation system that will address industry and workforce challenges comes out of Carnegie Mellon, ARM Institute, Siemens Energy, and Yaskawa collaboration.

Feb 25

3d printing tomorrow’s ceramics for high-performance systems Opens in new window

New 3D printing technique fabricates highly complex and controllable ceramic nanostructures that could be the key to emerging engineering systems.

Jan 08

Manufacturing Futures Institute empowers U.S. industry Opens in new window

The Manufacturing Futures Institute empowers industry with the science and technology needed to accelerate U.S. manufacturing.

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CMU’s Manufacturing Futures Institute to participate in local workforce development

Carnegie Mellon University’s Manufacturing Futures Institute has joined forceswith local nonprofit Prototype PGH and New Century Careers to launch Step On Up: Maker to Manufacturer, a six-month workforce development program that will provide training in 3D modeling, computer-aided design and manufacturing, screen printing, lathe and mill operation and more.

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Zhao demonstrates autonomous vehicle research

MechE's Ding Zhao demonstrated a new project used to evaluate the safety of autonomous vehicles for vulnerable road users when U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg visited Mill 19.

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Fedder explains that automation must deliver a return on investment for manufacturers

Manufacturing Futures Institute director Gary Fedder says companies know their pain points, “But they need to have some de-risking, some assurance of, ‘Okay, if I’m going to invest in this vendor to do this, I have some assurance I’m going to get what I want out of it.’”

CMU faculty to present at SXSW

MechE’s Jon Cagan and Chris McComb, BME’s Keith Cook and Rosalyn Abbott, and BME/MSE’s Adam Feinberg are leading sessions at SXSW 2025 that will focus on the application of AI in education and organ transplant technology.

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