The Automation Sciences Research Group
			Laboratories
	Manufacturing Automation Laboratory
	Computer aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) and manufacturing automation equipment. Laser-based micromachining apparatus; full scale CNC milling machines; CNC lathe; Coordinate measurement machine (CMM); Puma, Mitsubishi and Seiko robots; automated storage and retrieval system; material handling carousel, robot assembly work
	station; and CAD software including IDEAS and MASTERCAM. CAD stations and graphics terminals. Vision system and voice control system.
	Manufacturing Information Technology Laboratory
	Micro controllers and programmable logic controllers. Stepper motors, peripherals, process control software. Other electronic and sensor devices to control manufacturing processes and equipment.
	Food Manufacturing Technology Facility
	The ISE department has participated in the development of an advanced technology demonstration facility for the manufacturing of packaged food products. The facility is operated by the Center for Advanced Food Technology. It has been a resource for graduate IE students in the hands-on application of automation and computer integration in a real production
	environment. Graduate students participate in projects and funded research in this facility.