Northern Illinois University

Industrial & Systems Engineering

Manufacturing Lab

Director: Professor Nourredine Boubekri

Mission

Instruction on the principles of computer integrated manufacturing by experimenting with the integration of CAD/CAM workstations, robotic arms and automation equipment.

Sample facilities

CNC machining and turning centers, robotic arms, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), automated data collection systems (sensors-actuators), a computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) center.