Group sees such initiatives bringing new life to U.S.
manufacturing
Experts agree that rising Chinese labor costs and improving
U.S. technology will gradually cause significant manufacturing activity to
return to the United States.
When it does, a new interdisciplinary manufacturing venture
called the Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMTecH) group at the University
of Iowa College of Engineering’s Center for Computer Aided Design (CCAD) will
likely help lead the charge.
AMTecH was formed to design, create, and test—both virtually
and physically—a wide variety of electromechanical and biomedical components,
systems and processes. Currently, the group is working on projects ranging from
printed circuit boards for automobiles and aircraft to replacement parts for
damaged and failing human organs and tissue, says Tim Marler, AMTecH
co-director.