The mission of the center is to promote and apply university lead research and development in partnership with industry.
RCAM supports a variety of R&D activities in the following areas:
- Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing
- Laser Materials Processing
- Welding (GMAW, GTAW, plasma welding, laser welding, friction stir welding)
- Abrasive Waterjet Materials Processing
- E-beam materials processing
- Sensing and Control of manufacturing processes
- Numerical modeling of manufacturing processes
