Advanced manufacturing

We use our research to enhance the manufacturing of products and processes, which helps to create a stronger and more vibrant industrial community. Our expertise in the fields of additive manufacturing, medical device manufacturing, and micro/nano-manufacturing is continuously strengthened by our interdisciplinary approaches and industrial partnerships. Our researchers are constantly exploring new materials for 3-D metal printing, innovating the latest techniques in micro-machining, and developing innovative hands-on medical training tools.

Advanced manufacturing videos

News

Dec 18

Advanced Manufacturing

A solid step for polymer rings

A new discovery about how ring-shaped polymers behave has the potential to enable new ways for scientists to design more sustainable materials.

A recent DARPA award will bring together researchers from multiple universities to develop novel turbomachinery design tools to break the one-part-one-material paradigm.

Multi-university team pursues AI-enhanced design tool

Oct 7

Energy & Environment

US industrial policy may strengthen EV battery supply chain

The Inflation Reduction Act offers incentives for diversifying the EV battery supply chain and reducing US dependence on China, but the potential impact of loopholes remains to be seen.

Research paper

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Sep 25

Advanced Manufacturing

Interdisciplinary team partners to develop advanced alloys

Materials science and engineering and chemical engineering faculty will collaborate on projects supported by the Naval Nuclear Laboratory to create additively manufactured structural alloys that can sustain extreme environments.

Aug 23

Advanced Manufacturing

Artificial intelligence in manufacturing

MFI director’s keynote highlights how AI is being used to advance robotics, additive manufacturing, and digital twin technology at AIMST conference.

Aug 6

Advanced Manufacturing

Robotic innovation to transform U.S. manufacturing

Increasing investments by private foundations and the federal government are propelling MFI and its partners as leaders in the advancement of robotic applications for manufacturing.

Jul 15

Advanced Manufacturing

Understanding the 3D ice-printing process to create micro-scale structures

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University develop numerical models that enable precise control of the 3D ice printing process for biomedical and manufacturing applications.

Campus research experience, NASA internship, and advice from a mentor propel material science and engineering student, Lauren Fitzwater, to pursue a minor in additive manufacturing.

NASA mentor guides student’s career trajectory

Apr 12

Advanced Manufacturing

Machine learning and extended reality used to train welders

Researchers apply machine learning to a lightly-modified off-the-shelf welding helmet and torch integrated with a Meta Quest headset and controller to train welders.

Mar 20

Advanced Manufacturing

These defects are not to be mistaken as scratches

Shrinkage porosity, a common defect in metal castings, has been identified in laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing.

Feb 23

Advanced Manufacturing

AI accelerates process design for 3D printing metal alloys

Researchers use AI and high-speed in-situ imaging to optimize process parameters for 3D printing metal alloys.

Feb 20

Advanced Manufacturing

New Robotics Innovation Center will anchor community outreach programs in Hazelwood

The new Robotics Innovation Center (RIC) will serve as a home to well-established programs connecting CMU and the Hazelwood community.

Digital backbone at Mill 19 will make data readily available for advancing digital twin and AI-related manufacturing research.

Mill 19 growing a digital backbone

Dec 15

Advanced Manufacturing

Scaling in-situ process monitoring to qualify AM parts

Mechanical Engineering alumnus Luke Scime uses artificial intelligence in the development of Peregrine, a process monitoring software stack to qualify additive manufactured parts at the U.S. national laboratories.

Nov 8

Advanced Manufacturing

FLOTUS Touts Pittsburgh as Workforce Hub at CMU’s Mill 19

First Lady Jill Biden and U.S. Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su recently visited Mill 19, the discovery workspace where Carnegie Mellon engineers and scientists conduct advanced manufacturing research. Biden and Su highlighted workforce investments in Pittsburgh, which is one of five newly created Workforce Hubs in the U.S.

Nov 2

Advanced Manufacturing

From 2D to 3D: MXene’s path to revolutionizing energy storage and more

For the first time, researchers have arranged 2D MXene nanosheets into a 3D structure without compromising performance—a technology with the potential to have a tremendous impact on energy storage devices for applications like electric vehicles.

Research paper

Oct 17

Advanced Manufacturing

3D micro-ice printing for medical applications

Carnegie Mellon researchers receive funding from the Manufacturing Futures Institute to continue work on 3D micro-ice printing for medical applications.

Oct 5

Advanced Manufacturing

Industrial robots building with Lego® bricks at Mill 19

New testbed at Mill 19, that will test and advance robotic assembly and disassembly using Lego® bricks, will also be used to study other robotic functions in manufacturing.