Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, CNC Machining, Lean Manufacturing, Tooling and Process Optimization, Surface Engineering, PVD Coatings, Industry 4.0, industrial Internet of Things (iIOT), 5G, Condition-Based Monitoring and Performance Assessment, Advanced Analytics using Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML), Productivity Quality and Cost Reduction, Product and Process Innovation, Automotive, Aerospace, Energy (Nuclear), Medical and Consumer Products
Professor, Director McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI) and Braley-Orlick Chair in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Braley-Orlick Chair in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Other roles:
Chair Canadian Advanced Manufacturing in Nuclear Alliance (CAMiNA)
Overview
Specific Research Activities
My research focuses on high-performance materials and manufacturing processes, with a specialty in CNC machining. I am interested in continuous improvement through lean initiatives exploring tooling, process optimization, condition-based monitoring, and performance assessment techniques. I apply material characterization and property assessment tools as well as Industry 4.0 technologies leveraging sensor data organized under an industrial Internet of Things (iIOT) framework with 5G communication infrastructure to collect and store data. Smart Systems involving Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML) techniques are used to drive better decision making on the shop floor. Overall objectives are to enhance competitiveness by improving productivity, quality, and cost while facilitating product and process innovation.
Transient and steady state vibration of single- and multi-degree of freedom systems. Free and forced vibrations of single and multiple degree-of-freedom mechanical systems, transient response, damping and vibration isolation. Three lectures
Cross-listed: MECHENG 4Q03 / MECHENG 6Q03
Pre-requisite(s): ENGINEER 2Q04 or MECHENG 2Q04 or 2QA4 and registration in any Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronics program
Transient and steady state vibration of single- and multi-degree of freedom systems. Free and forced vibrations of single and multiple degree-of-freedom mechanical systems, transient response, damping and vibration isolation. Three lectures
Cross-listed: MECHENG 4Q03 / MECHENG 6Q03
Pre-requisite(s): ENGINEER 2Q04 or MECHENG 2Q04 or 2QA4 and registration in any Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronics program
Definitions and test of accuracy.Metrology using laser interferometer.Thermal deformations. Automation, numerical control: command generation, digital positional servos. Dynamics of machine tool structures, stability against chatter. Selection, specification, utilization, maintenance.
