Researchers to begin $1.5 million project for manufacturing industry

The Factory for Advanced Manufacturing Education is a 10,000-squarefoot integrated high bay laboratory for teaching and research. It is equipped with both modern and legacy equipment. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. A team of researchers and analysts from Penn State, Case Western Reserve University, the GE Global Research Center and Microsoft are working on a $1.5 million collaborative research project to develop a cloud-based wireless sensing and prognostic system for monitoring machinery health conditions. The initiative will make it possible for the system to detect early signs of wear, aging and fault conditions in the machines. The Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII) is providing $750,000 in funding while the other four entities are matching that amount through a cost-sharing agreement. Dazhong Wu, senior research associate in the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME) and Janis Terpenny, Peter and Angela Dal Pezzo Chair and Head of IME, are the lead researchers of the project.