NSF Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers (IUCRC) : Center for Industrial Metal Forming (CIMF)
• Mission: To perform cutting-edge, pre-competitive fundamental research in metal forming science and engineering in collaboration with industrial Members and drive innovation and competitiveness in the U.S. advanced manufacturing sector • Vision: An integrated Center which advances technologies and educates the next generation in industrial metal forming for the economic and production benefits of industrial Members and to address pressing national and global challenges • CIMF will employ novel numerical and material modeling techniques, process innovations, cutting-edge experimental methods, sensor technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), to enable advancements in material utilization, final part performance, weight reduction, and improved dimensional stability of formed components • Duration: 2024-2034, $450K/yr from NSF and ~$650K/yr from Members over the next 10 years (Phase I and Phase II)
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