Computer Integrated Manufacturing Laboratory Development

计算机集成制造（CIM）本科教育的质量是通过购买最先进的实验室设备来提高的，这些设备可以演示和刺激每一个相关的计算机集成制造概念的实验。该设备将用于支持企业在设计、实验、制造和计算机集成方面的工程教育改进。这个项目意义重大，至关重要，因为它将使本科生能够在计算机集成制造环境下进行实验室实验，同时获得机器人、视觉系统、计算机数控机床、自动化材料处理、仪器仪表、微处理器应用、计算机网络和办公自动化。利用该实验室，机械工程、电气工程、工业工程等8名专任教师开设了21门课程，以提高工程本科计算机集成制造教学的质量和数量。

The quality of undergraduate education in Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) is enhanced by the acquisition of state-of- the-art laboratory equipment that demonstrates and stimulates experimentation with every relevant computer integrated manufacturing concept. The equipment will be used to support engineering education improvements in design, experimentation, manufacturing and computer integration of the enterprise. This project is significant and of vital importance because it will enable undergraduate students to perform laboratory experiments within the context of a computer integrated manufacturing environment while acquiring training in robotics, vision systems, computer numerically controlled machines, automated material handling, instrumentation, microprocessor applications, computer networking, and office automation. Twenty-one courses involving eight full-time faculty in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and industrial engineering will utilize the laboratory to improve the quality and quantity of Computer Integrated Manufacturing instruction in undergraduate engineering education.