Manufacturing
“The challenge of advanced manufacturing aligns perfectly with MIT’s traditional strengths – our interdisciplinary, problem-based research; our technology- and science-centered education; our contributions to industrial innovation; our commitment to entrepreneurship; and our central mission of national service.” - Susan Hockfield
What kinds of industrial production can bring innovation to the American economy? An intensive, long-term study by a group of MIT scholars suggests that a renewed commitment to research and...
What kinds of industrial production can bring innovation to the American economy? An intensive, long-term study by a group of MIT scholars suggests that a renewed commitment to research and...
Silicon, the material of high-tech devices from computer chips to solar cells, requires a surface coating before use in these applications. The coating “passivates” the material, tying up loose...
Silicon, the material of high-tech devices from computer chips to solar cells, requires a surface coating before use in these applications. The coating “passivates” the material, tying up loose...
The MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation announced today that it has released a report, “U.S Re-shoring: A Turning Point,” based on the results of its 2012 U.S. re-shoring survey.
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The MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation announced today that it has released a report, “U.S Re-shoring: A Turning Point,” based on the results of its 2012 U.S. re-shoring survey.
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Liz Katcoff began her industry internship along with most of her MIT Leaders for Global Operations classmates in June 2011. The plan was for her to work at Nissan in Smyrna, Tenn., return to MIT to...
Liz Katcoff began her industry internship along with most of her MIT Leaders for Global Operations classmates in June 2011. The plan was for her to work at Nissan in Smyrna, Tenn., return to MIT to...
The MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation announced today that Flextronics (NASDAQ: FLEX), one of the world’s largest manufacturing and end-to-end supply chain solutions companies, has become a...
The MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation announced today that Flextronics (NASDAQ: FLEX), one of the world’s largest manufacturing and end-to-end supply chain solutions companies, has become a...
In March 1980, when the industrial firm Wisconsin Steel abruptly closed its main mill in southeast Chicago, longtime employee Charles Walley was among 3,400 people who lost their jobs. The plant...
In March 1980, when the industrial firm Wisconsin Steel abruptly closed its main mill in southeast Chicago, longtime employee Charles Walley was among 3,400 people who lost their jobs. The plant...
The MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation today announced that Mike Molnar, chief manufacturing officer for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, will deliver the keynote at the forum’s...
The MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation today announced that Mike Molnar, chief manufacturing officer for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, will deliver the keynote at the forum’s...
Silicon’s crown is under threat: The semiconductor’s days as the king of microchips for computers and smart devices could be numbered, thanks to the development of the smallest transistor ever to be...
Silicon’s crown is under threat: The semiconductor’s days as the king of microchips for computers and smart devices could be numbered, thanks to the development of the smallest transistor ever to be...
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Kripa K. Varanasi has just been selected to receive the 2013 Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (...
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Kripa K. Varanasi has just been selected to receive the 2013 Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (...
The MIT Leaders for Global Operations program (MIT LGO) is turning 25, and you're invited you to help celebrate a quarter-century of...
The MIT Leaders for Global Operations program (MIT LGO) is turning 25, and you're invited you to help celebrate a...
Stephen C. Graves — the Abraham J. Siegel Professor of Management Science and a professor of engineering systems and mechanical engineering — has been named interim director of the MIT Engineering...
Stephen C. Graves — the Abraham J. Siegel Professor of Management Science and a professor of engineering systems and mechanical engineering — has been named interim director of the MIT Engineering...
Professor David Simchi-Levi, founder of the MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation, today announced the formation of the Forum’s Manufacturing...
Professor David Simchi-Levi, founder of the MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation, today announced the formation of the Forum’s Manufacturing...
Researchers at MIT and the University of Central Florida (UCF) have developed a versatile new fabrication technique for making large quantities of uniform spheres from a wide variety of materials — a...