GM Donates Palletized Conveyer System

Assistant Professor, Qing (Cindy) Chang received donated Bosch Palletized Conveyor System from GM, valued at approximately $50K.  The system includes a closed loop Bosch TS plus conveyor, VFD controller, and set of proximity switches and cords.

The automatic conveyor system can be used for control sequence analysis and control optimization.  "This will be very useful for research and education in digital manufacturing, cyber-physical manufacturing, and can be combined with robotic system, which aligns very well with the current trends in advanced manufacturing." - Professor Chang