The S.M. Wu Research Implementation Award, presented by SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers), recognizes outstanding original research presented as a paper at the annual North American Manufacturing Research Conference (NAMRC) and subsequently, upon implementation, had a significant commercial and/or societal impact.

 

Yung Shin is receiving the award for pioneering the scientific development and industrial implementation of laser-assisted machining (LAM) technology for difficult-to-machine materials, leading to significant improvements in productivity and sizeable reductions in machining costs. In collaboration with Nanohmics and Progressive Manufacturing Technology, this technology was successfully commercialized as a LAM-enabled CNC machine tool for cost-effective machining of structural ceramic components. This technology has revolutionized the production of parts fabricated from advanced ceramics and high-temperature alloys.

 

Yung Shin's labs:

http://engineering.purdue.edu/ManLab
http://engineering.purdue.edu/CLM
http://engineering.purdue.edu/LAMPL