NAMRC

39th Annual SME North American Manufacturing Research Conference (NAMRC)
NAMRC is the premier international forum for applied research and industrial applications in manufacturing and design. Sponsored by the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME, global academic and industrial leaders in manufacturing attend this conference to interact with each other and advance the field.

NAMRC Call for Papers
Now accepting papers for NAMRC 39. Papers reporting original and the latest basic and applied research in manufacturing processes and/or systems are sought. Research topics highlighted by NAMRC 39 include, but are not limited to:

  • Biomedical manufacturing
  • Sustainable or “green” manufacturing
  • Nano and micromanufacturing
  • Manufacturing of renewable energy devices
  • Wireless sensors and sensor networks for manufacturing
  • Hybrid manufacturing processes
  • Laser‐based processes
  • Quality and reliability
  • Modeling and simulation of complex manufacturing systems
  • Product life cycle management
  • Human factors and man‐machine interactions in manufacturing
  • Computer‐aided manufacturing and robotics
  • Dimensional and surface metrology
  • Part surface integrity
  • Dynamics and control of high‐precision machine tools and structures
  • Mechanics and technology of conventional and nontraditional material removal processes, material forming, powder consolidation, casting, joining and polymer and composites processing

Click here for full information on submitting papers to NAMRC 39.

Important Dates

September 1, 2010 Panel session proposals due
November 1, 2010 Panel session proposals approved, notification sent
October 15, 2010 Submission of full manuscript for review
February 15, 2011 Notification of paper acceptance/conditional acceptance/rejection to authors
March 15, 2011 Revised conditionally accepted papers due to Scientific Committee Chair
March 21, 2011 Final notification to authors of conditionally accepted papers
April 1, 2011 Submission of final manuscript and Agreement to Present Paper at NAMRC 2011
April 11, 2011 Author registration deadline (for inclusion of paper in proceedings)