352. Convergent Manufacturing: Where AI, Materials and Automation Meet

As manufacturing enters a new era, the smartest solution may not be a better version of what already exists but an entirely new way of designing and building products.

 

Listen in as we sit down with Clemson University’s Saeed Farahani,

Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering

and founding director of the Convergent Manufacturing Lab, to explore how AI, digital twins, advanced materials, and software-defined automation are reshaping what’s possible on the factory floor.

 

Farahani explains the emerging field of convergent manufacturing, which brings together different materials, manufacturing processes, robotics, AI, and other technologies to find more efficient solutions to complex engineering challenges.

 

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