Purdue team wins manufacturing challenge
A Purdue team has won a challenge from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for their analysis and modeling of the manufacturing process known as stereolithography (SLA).
The challenge, called Reusable Abstractions of Manufacturing Processes (RAMP), involved creating a detailed model of every step of a specific manufacturing process. Tim Simon, a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering, and WoJae Lee, a PhD student in Environmental and Ecological Engineering, won first place for their complex analysis of the stereolithography process, focusing on the environmental and sustainability aspects. They presented their proposal at the ASME International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC) in College Station, Texas.