Welcome to the Center for Advanced Materials Processing

located in the College of Engineering and Technology at Ohio University.

Materials processing and manufacturing, through which raw materials are converted into finished products, are of fundamental importance to aerospace, automotive, communication, computer, electronics, and numerous other high-technology industries. Consequently, the requirements of industry have resulted in the advent of new materials and the demand for advanced processes to establish and maintain quality. The competition among manufacturing nations to provide this quality has intensified greatly in the past few years, underlining the need for on-going, state-of-the-art research in these areas.

Ohio University's Center for Advanced Materials Processing was established to address this need. The center focuses on interdisciplinary manufacturing applications for both traditional and new, high-technology materials. In the use of traditional materials, the center explores various applications of Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) as a tool for optimizing product, process, and quality control., thereby increasing productivity and reducing costs. However, with high-technology materials such as composites, powder metallurgy alloys, intermetallic compounds, and polymers, the center concentrates on researching the behavior of these materials in production, since many must be processed within narrow temperature and deformation ranges to prevent the formation of defects. Hence, the challenge for the Center of Advanced Materials Processing lies in gaining an understanding of the characteristics of a wide range of materials and designing processes which accommodate these characteristics.

The center draws upon the expertise of faculty and graduate students from the College of Engineering and Technology, as well as from other colleges within Ohio University. These interdisciplinary activities are also supported externally by industry and government agencies with similar interests. The center functions not only as a subcontractor, but also as a prime contractor through direct bids for large contracts and through establishing a network for the formation of a consortium of companies with which it can work to solve common problems.

Objectives

• to provide a center of expertise in advanced materials processing
• to provide R&D and material testing services to government groups and private industry through funded research projects
• to provide experience, training, research opportunities, and assistance to graduate and undergraduate students
• to provide courses, seminars, workshops, and conferences for the industry, as well as for Ohio University students
• to increase the knowledge and productivity of manufacturers
• to provide financial and research opportunities for faculty
• to strive for national and international prominence

Equipment and Facilities

• 50,000 lb MTS computer-controlled testing machine for material characterization
• 5 KW Ameritherm induction heater
• 25-ton hydraulic extrusion press and associated equipment
• 125-ton hydraulic forging press and associated equipment
• Bridgeport three-axis CNC milling machine
• Mazak CNC turning center
• EASCO EDM
• 6-ton, 36-inch broaching machine
• Twin screw polymer extrusion unit
• Injection molding machine
• 175,000 lb Stanat rolling mill 10-ton radial ring rolling machine
• Metallography Laboratory
• Scanning electron microscope
• Scanning tunneling electron microscope
• CVD reactor
• Non-ferrous casting equipment
• Sun SPARCstation-2 workstations with state-of-the-art CAD and FEM software
• Intergraph CAD/CAM system and associated software
• Direct network access to State of Ohio Cray YMP-864
• 486-based PC's running AutoCad, Cad-key, and software developed by the center
• Particle Analysis Laboratory

Information

Director, Center for Advanced Materials Processing
College of Engineering and Technology
253 Stocker Center
Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701-2979
Phone (740) 593-1598