Georgia AIM Welcomes New Managing Director

Steven Ferguson, principal research scientist with the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute, named managing director of the Georgia Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing (Georgia AIM) leadership team. He comes to Georgia AIM from the Technical College System of Georgia. He will also be the executive director of the Georgia Tech Manufacturing 4.0 Consortium. This new collaborative within Georgia AIM gives manufacturers exclusive access to emerging technologies at Georgia Tech’s Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility.

Georgia Tech Awarded $65 Million for AI Manufacturing Project

The Georgia Institute of Technology has been awarded a $65 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) to support a statewide initiative that combines artificial intelligence and manufacturing innovations with transformational workforce and outreach programs. The grant will increase job and wage opportunities in distressed and rural communities, as well as among historically underrepresented and underserved groups.

Moving Innovations from Lab to Market

It is GTMI's mission to convene industry leaders, government partners and top researchers to collaborate on the grand challenges facing the U.S. manufacturing industry today: accelerating technology development and deployment, creating quality jobs, ensuring global competitiveness, and advancing economic and environmental stability. Our focus is on moving innovations from the lab to the market and our work spans the entire innovation value chain, from raw materials and recycled resources to prototypes and finished products, and includes the development of materials, systems, processes, education and policies that impact the manufacturing marketplace. GTMI understands that successful transition from lab to market requires both a manufacturing process and a supply chain that are ready. Based on this premise, GTMI incorporates technology readiness level (TRL) and manufacturing readiness level (MRL) assessments into the development phase of all materials, technologies or end products. To facilitate both basic and applied research, GTMI has a wide variety of state of the art facilities and equipment across campus.

Engage, Leverage, Accelerate

GTMI engages with industry, government and academic partners not only to understand but also to anticipate challenges – in today’s ever-evolving global marketplace, that is the only way to stay competitive. We leverage both internal resources and the combined resources of our partners to address challenges and accelerate progress. GTMI is accelerating progress in manufacturing, manufacturing policy, economic and environmental sustainability and education and workforce development.

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GTMI is Georgia Tech's interdisciplinary research institute tackling the challenges facing today’s manufacturers, and helping to insure future, global competitiveness.

GTMI Core Research Areas

  • Additive Manufacturing
  • AI in Manufacturing
  • Biomanufacturing
  • Clean Energy
  • Composites/Nano-Composities Manufacturing
  • Enterprise Innovation
  • Flexible Automation 
  • Internet of Things for Manufacturing and Factory Information Systems
  • Model-Based Systems Engineering and Cyber Physical Systems
  • Precision Machining
  • Public Policy: Manufacturing Innovation
  • Supply Chain and Logistics
  • Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 

 

 

Improving manufacturing materials, processes and systems through innovations and optimizations of design, machining and direct digital manufacturing.

Technology

Improving manufacturing materials, processes and systems through innovations and optimizations of design, machining and direct digital manufacturing.

Promoting Policies for the sustained success of U.S. manufacturing in the global marketplace.

Policy

Promoting policies for the sustained success of U.S. manufacturing in the global marketplace.

Economic & Environmental SustainabilityLeveraging the competitive advantages in responsible resource allocation of materials, designs, and processes.

Economic & Environmental Sustainability

Leveraging the competitive advantages in responsible resource allocation of materials, designs, and processes.

Workforce Development & Education

Education & Workforce Development

Cultivating knowledgeable, skilled people for the future of U.S. manufacturing.

Serving Industries Big and Small, New and Established

Turn challenges into opportunities

Innovative, Collaborative Manufacturing Research

Georgia Tech holds the key to America's stability

Stats and Facts

Quick facts about American manufacturing

Stat Highlights

GT Program Rankings*
#1 Industrial/Systems Manufacturing Engineering 
#1 Biomedical Engineering 
#2 Aerospace Engineering 
#2 Mechanical Engineering 
#2 Civil Engineering 
#2 Chemical Engineering 
#3 Environmental Engineering 
#4 Electrical Engineering 
#4 Materials Sci. Engineering 
#5 Computer Engineering 
*US News and World Report, 2024 Rankings

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Average Salary

The average annual manufacturing salary in the U.S.

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Exports

Georgia is ranked in the top ten in the United States for exports.

Manufacturing

GTMI R&D

Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute has more than 400,000 square feet of R&D facilities.

News

With new vehicle models being developed by major brands and a growing supply chain, the electric vehicle (EV) revolution seems well underway. But, as consumer purchases of EVs have slowed, car makers…
When U.S. Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter from Georgia’s 1st District visited Atlanta recently, one of his top priorities was meeting with the experts at Georgia Tech’s 20,000-square-foot …
The University System of Georgia (USG) Board of Regents honored 12 Georgia Tech faculty members across campus with Regents’ appointments at its April meeting.Among those recognized is Georgia Tech…

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Awards and Impact

•    Named a Boeing Supplier of the year and one of the company’s eight university partners 
•    Awarded a grant to develop and lead the Consortium for Accelerated Innovation and Insertion of Advanced Composites (CAIIAC)
•    Named a Caterpillar University Center of Excellence in Machine-Related Research
•    A Siemens research partner for 25 years and counting
•    Developer of international standards that facilitate collaboration and data exchange within numerous manufacturing industries, including additive manufacturing, IoT for manufacturing, and composite fabrication and inspection
•    Assisted in the development of 20 spinoff companies  
•    Together with other GT academic and research units, GTMI has served nearly 2,800 companies, contributed to $408 million in increased sales, $64 million in operating costs saved and 2,507 jobs created/saved

Research Facilities

GTMI has invested over $58 million in its manufacturing research complex, comprising 400,000 square feet of state-of-the-art R&D facilities, including the GTMI headquarters at the Fuller E. Callaway Jr. Manufacturing Research Center building, the J. Erskine Love Jr. Manufacturing Building and the Manufacturing Related Disciplines Complex; the Applied Manufacturing Pilot Facility (AMPF) on campus at the intersection of 14th Street and Hemphill Avenue, where researchers and students work alongside industry partners on industry-sponsored translational projects; and a network of labs across campus.

Manufacturing Complex at Georgia Tech

The manufacturing complex at Georgia Tech with the Fuller E. Callaway Jr. Manufacturing Research Center building shown at top left (GTMI's primary location); the J. Erskine Love Jr. Manufacturing Building (center); and the Manufacturing Related Disciplines Complex (back). The Applied Manufacturing Pilot Facility (AMPF) is located north of this complex and is not pictured.

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