The Institute for Manufacturing Systems coordinates research, education and international engagement in the broad area of manufacturing systems and advanced manufacturing. The institute boasts an array of Texas A&M University experts, professional partners and facilities, and serves as a focus for manufacturing research and education initiatives that spans additive, hybrid and smart manufacturing, data science, robotics, precision material removal and forming processes, and nanomaterial and composites processing.
The term “manufacturing” is used in its broadest sense and encompasses all aspects related to the production and distribution of goods, including product and process design, as well as engineering, operations, marketing, sales and product life cycle management.