Manufacturing Center
Fall 2005
Class Schedule
The Manufacturing Center "Model Factory" Laboratory is
located in Knoy Hall, Room 258, and has approximately 2,500 square feet of
floor space. The model factory is a fully integrated collection of
automated machine tools, robots, process control systems and related
equipment designed for teaching and demonstrating state-of-the-practice
manufacturing methods. The model factory includes six "drop lines" that may
be operated independently, or as part of a larger integrated work cell.
Each of the six drop lines include a cell control computer, an electric
robot, a programmable logic controller, and a computer-controlled
manufacturing process. Manufacturing processes at three of the six drop
lines feature CNC machine tools.
The Engineering Center provides 16 computer work stations for student use
and a teaching station with audiovisual equipment for teaching and
presentations. This facility is used to prepare students for work on the
model factory and for design and programming work. Software provided for
student use includes Microsoft Office, CAD/CAM, and ERP packages in addition
to the software needed to program the robots and programmable controllers.
The laboratory is reputed to be the only Automated
Manufacturing "Model Factory" facility for undergraduate education in the
world. Extensive support from the industrial partners of CIMT and the
School of Technology have made this lab possible.
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Automated Manufacturing System
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Engineering Center
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Surface-mount Electronics Mfg. System
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Offline Rockwell Controls Wall
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Night Lab Technician has right to dismiss
anyone disruptive from the center
If you have any questions, PLEASE ASK!
Emergency Contact:
Jerry Budd
(Systems Technologist),
e-mail, phone (765)490-1018
*Manufacturing Center will close at 10:00
PM if one or fewer students are present
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