Manufacturing 4.0 Consortium Quarterly Member Meeting

The Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute hosted the Manufacturing 4.0 Consortium quarterly member meeting on October 3, 2024 in partnership with the Strategic Energy Institute. Members gathered to discussed the future of manufacturing, the energy sector, and clean tech through presentations and panels.

Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) Deputy Commissioner of Economic Development and TCSG College VPs of Economic Development Visit to Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech hosted the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) Deputy Commissioner of Economic Development and the TCSG College VPs of Economic Development at the Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility (AMPF) and the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI) on May 1st, 2024. This half-day event's activities included an overview on the Georgia Tech Manufacturing 4.0 Consortium and Georgia AIM Program, tours of AMPF, Georgia Tech Montgomery Machining Mall, and Flowers Invention Studio.

The Georgia Tech Manufacturing 4.0 Consortium Meeting and Expo (Public Event)

The Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI) hosted the second public Georgia Tech Manufacturing 4.0 Consortium Meeting and Expo on February 22, 2024, at the GT Global Learning Center. The event activities included keynote presentations by DOD and DOE speakers, a Technology Exhibition / Student Poster Sessions, and Networking Opportunities. Panel discussions on the "Value Chain of AI-enabled Automated Manufacturing”, Apprenticeship/Internship Opportunities" by Technical College System of GA (TCSG), and a panel discussion on Georgia Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing (Georgia-AIM) Coalition. 

Technical College System of Georgia Planning Day and Workshop at AMPF

Georgia Tech hosted the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) Planning Day at the Georgia Tech Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility (AMPF) on November 16, 2023. A half-day workshop event, designed for technical college instructors and their students to work with AMPF faculty and staff to develop training modules based on the latest innovative Industry 4.0 manufacturing techniques and processes and also gain insight into and develop programs that include apprenticeship, internship and co-op opportunities, in addition to, full-time staff opportunities both at AMPF and within the broader spectrum of Georgia AI Manufacturing (Georgia-AIM) programs and its partners. The event also included focused discussion sessions, networking opportunities, as well as live technology demonstrations in the AMPF. View the agenda for the event.

Second Georgia Tech Manufacturing 4.0 Consortium Members Meeting

The Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI) hosted the second Georgia Tech Manufacturing 4.0 Consortium meeting on November 9, 2023 at the GTMI/Callaway Research building. The event activities included an overview of consortium goals, objectives and by-laws. Presentations on AMPF future factory layout, factory architecture, data management, and cybersecurity were made. A networking lunch with Georgia Tech faculty, students, and industry attendees concluded the event.

First Georgia Tech Manufacturing 4.0 Consortium Public Meeting

The Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI) hosted the first public Georgia Tech Manufacturing 4.0 Consortium meeting on August 30, 2023. The event activities included an overview of the Consortium goals and objectives, GT Postdoctoral Students and Researchers lightning talks, a tour of the Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility (AMPF) and live demonstrations. View the agenda.

Sixth National MBE Manufacturers Summit

The Sixth National MBE Manufacturers Summit was held, August 13-15, 2023, at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

This national annual event brings leading Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) manufacturers together from around the country to acquire new knowledge, analyze global market trends and meet one-on-one with corporations and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Pictured are tours held at the Georgia Tech Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility for MBE participants.

GA AI Manufacturing (GA-AIM) Kickoff Meeting

Georgia Tech hosted the GA-AIM Kickoff 2-Day event at the Roof of Ponce City Market and the GT Global Learning Center on October 6-7, 2022. The event consisted of introductory presentations about the program, projects overview and industry breakout sessions to discuss leveraging GA-AIM to Impact local communities and defining the role of industry in GA-AIM’s future.

Georgia Manufacturing 4.0 – Industry Listening Day 2022

On February 11, 2022, Georgia Tech held an Industry Listening Day on the topic of Georgia Manufacturing 4.0—the adoption of Industry 4.0 (i4.0) technologies across Georgia’s manufacturing sector. More than150 participants attended the two-hour virtual workshop focused on the needs of industry stakeholders. The workshop consisted of introductory presentations on the current state of manufacturing in Georgia followed by plenary and breakout discussions designed to gather input from industry participants. Participants used an online collaboration platform to brainstorm responses to several focus questions and vote on highest priority results. Georgia Tech plans to use workshop outputs as part of a larger effort for the Build Back Better Regional Challenge to help Georgia manufacturers adopt i4.0 technologies.