Manufacturing
MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation launches Manufacturing Technology Advisory Board; Infosys joins board
July 26, 2012
Leaders from academia and the technology industry will work together to share ideas and plan ways to help transform U.S. manufacturing.
Dripping faucets inspire new way of creating structured particles
July 18, 2012
Researchers find new method for making spherical particles, from nanoscale to pinhead-sized — including complex beach-ball-like shapes.
Economists find evidence for famous hypothesis of ‘comparative advantage’
June 20, 2012
Why do nations trade goods instead of producing more themselves? An old theory, that countries specialize in the products they make well, may be on the money.
Robotic assistants may adapt to humans in the factory
June 12, 2012
New algorithm allows robots and humans to work side by side.
Exploding the myths of manufacturing
May 10, 2012
MIT conference explores the complex state of an industry showing signs of revival.
The secrets of the system
May 3, 2012
MIT’s venerable Beer Game, a table contest, sheds light on the mysteries of manufacturing and the difficulties of running a business.
Their own devices
April 18, 2012
MIT’s Medical Electronic Device Realization Center aims to connect microelectronics with new health‑care tools.
Clean energy could lead to scarce materials
April 9, 2012
Rising demand for wind turbines and electric vehicles could strain supplies of some rare earth metals.
Also labeled: Energy, Engineering Systems, Green business, Materials science, Recycling, Sustainability
Shifting sands
April 6, 2012
New model predicts how sand and other granular materials flow.
How to corner the MEMS market
April 5, 2012
Government investment in the manufacture of micromachines could pay huge dividends, but in the meantime, MIT researchers are developing new fabrication techniques.
Moving microfluidics from the lab bench to the factory floor
March 29, 2012
The Center for Polymer Microfabrication designs manufacturing processes for a new generation of diagnostic tools.
Calculating the cost of advanced manufacturing
March 22, 2012
The Environmentally Benign Manufacturing group studies the life cycle of new technologies.
Continuous drug manufacturing offers speed, lower costs
March 12, 2012
New system developed by MIT researchers could help transform the pharmaceutical industry.
Transistors promise more powerful logic, more logical power
March 7, 2012
Research could affect U.S. manufacturing indirectly, by helping introduce products difficult to build elsewhere, and directly, by reducing production costs.
Preventing contamination in recycling
March 6, 2012
New study examines ways to prevent accumulation of impurities in recycling aluminum.
Also labeled: Energy, Engineering Systems, Green business, Materials science, Recycling, Sustainability
They’re mastering manufacturing
March 1, 2012
A distinctive MIT program trains engineers and managers who want to build careers on the leading edge of industrial production.
When (and where) work disappears
February 24, 2012
Study: Overseas manufacturing competition hits U.S. regions hard, leaving workers unemployed for years and local economies struggling.
Also labeled: Economics, Future of Manufacturing, Global economy, Jobs, Labor, Production in the Innovation Economy (PIE), Research, Trade, China
Companies looking at a more regional approach to manufacturing
February 21, 2012
China no longer the obvious choice for manufacturing functions of large U.S.-based companies, paper says
Microchips’ optical future
February 15, 2012
To keep energy consumption under control, future chips may need to move data using light instead of electricity — and the technical expertise to build them may reside in the United States.
Moving past trial and error
February 15, 2012
Richard Braatz applies math to design new materials and processes for drug manufacturing.
For businesses, going green brings in greenbacks
January 30, 2012
Study finds manufacturers leading the drive to make sustainability a mainstream — and profitable — business practice.
MIT faculty see promise in American manufacturing
January 25, 2012
Study group is tackling hard questions about what it will take to stoke renewal.
Need a new material? New tool can help
December 20, 2011
Exhaustive reference system and interactive toolkit could revolutionize materials research, potentially enabling new types of manufacturing.
DARPA administrators: Just make it
December 14, 2011
Agency Director Regina Dugan and Deputy Director Ken Gabriel speak about revitalizing U.S. manufacturing.
Chu: New materials could be transformative
December 1, 2011
Citing historical examples, U.S. secretary of energy argues that the nation can still regain its manufacturing leadership.
Rebuilding American manufacturing
November 30, 2011
White House working group convenes at MIT to examine how new technologies can create economic growth and more jobs in the United States.
SubscribeOther MIT resources on manufacturing
Leaders for Global Operations (LGO)
LGO is a two-year graduate program for students with an engineering background who plan careers in manufacturing and operations leadership. Students earn an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and an SM from a participating MIT engineering program.
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Production in the Innovation Economy (PIE)
MIT'S PIE seeks to analyze the state of production in the United States and to propose new routes from innovation through manufacturing to jobs and growth in the United States.
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Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity (LMP)
LMP is an interdepartmental laboratory in the School of Engineering devoted to exploring new frontiers in manufacturing.
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President Susan Hockfield
In June, MIT President Susan Hockfield was named co-chair of the White House's new Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP). Read her views on manufacturing:
- "Manufacturing a Recovery", Aug. 29, 2011, The New York Times
- "Restarting America's Job Creation Engine", July 21, 2011, National Governors Association Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah
