Factory for Advanced Manufacturing Education Laboratory (FAME)
The Factory for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) laboratory is located in the heart of the Leonhard Building and is a 10,000 square foot integrated high bay laboratory for teaching and research. The main objectives of the FAME Lab is to reinforce the principles and theoretical concepts taught in the classroom and to introduce students to the equipment, procedures and difficulties associated with common engineering processes.
The lab has most of the elements of a real manufacturing facility. It houses many diverse manufacturing processes, including casting, welding, machining, forming, injection molding, assembly. In addition, the lab includes automated high-tech facilities dealing with robotics and assembly featuring Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) cells and robots.
The FAME lab is comprised of several specialized areas including: