As the world is becoming smaller every day with
increasing energy demand and manufacturing of a product
can now take place anywhere, a global shift from a
centralized manufacturing model to a distributed
manufacturing model is required in order to reduce the
energy demand and improve utilization of global
resources for the sustainability of high-quality life on
the planet. Also, the world now awaits the benefits of
the significant advances and breakthroughs so far in
nano-science and biomedicine in terms of actual
products. Thus, there will be an increasing demand for
energy-efficient manufacturing processes and systems
that can produce parts at the point-of-need and enable
integration of nano-scale and biomedical devices into
practical engineering systems or actual products.
This
research laboratory focuses on the development and
application of advanced manufacturing technologies in
regards to the following two research programs:
Advanced
Multi-scale Manufacturing
Sustainable Green Manufacturing
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of
Victoria PO Box 3055 STN CSC, Victoria,
BC, Canada, V8W 3P6 Tel: 250-853-3179; Fax:
250-721-6051; E-mail:
mbgjun@uvic.ca
