Center for High Performance Manufacturing (CHPM)
The Center for High Performance Manufacturing (CHPM) works to discover new and innovative ways to help manufacturers with their operations challenges. We do this through manufacturing research and technical assistance.
Our Mission:
To help manufacturing firms become high-performance manufacturers through research and the development of tools and technologies.
Our Goal:
To support the ISE Department's land grant mission of outreach by coordinating:
- Effective Senior Design Projects
- Faculty Consulting & Research Projects
- Training, Workforce Development, and Continuing Education Engagments
The Center acts as a portal through which many inquires are received and actions taken pertaining to manufacturing research and development.
- Dr. Jaime A. Camelio
- Dr. Kimberly P. Ellis
- Dr. Ran Jin
- Dr. Blake N. Johnson
- Dr. Ronald Kander **
- Dr. C. Patrick Koelling
- Dr. Zhenyu "James" Kong
- Dr. Subhash C. Sarin
- Dr. Jeffrey Schultz *
- Dr. John P. Shewchuk
- Dr. Robert H. Sturges
- Dr. Eileen M. Van Aken
* indicates company partner
** indicates James Madison University Partner
| Project Name | Project Investigator(s) | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| Development of a Tool Condition Monitoring & Anomaly Detection System | Jaime Camelio | Rolls Royce Corporation |
| Western Virginia Transportation Equipment Manufacturing Competitiveness Initiative (TEMCI) | Robert Taylor | New River Valley Planning District Commission |
| Crystal Growing Furnace Process Monitoring and Root Cause Diagnosis | Ran Jin | Zhejiang Jingsheng Mechanical |
| GOALI: Quality Mining - A Novel Framework for Quality Monitoring and Control for Data Rich Manufacturing Systems | Jaime Camelio | National Science Foundation |
| Body in White Downtime Improvement | Patrick Koelling, Jaime Camelio | Volvo Trucks, North America |
| Grede Radford Waste Management Assessment | Sean McGinnis, Alan Druschitz | Grede Radford LLC |
| Design Studies for Energy Conservation Modifications | Al Kornhauser | Longwood Elastomers Inc. |
| Heavy Truck Side Rail Mechanical Property Equalization | Normal Dowling, Alan Druschitz | Metalsa Roanoke, Inc. |
| Design and Implementation of Refurbishment and Disassembly Lines | Subhash Sarin | Dex Truck Parts |
| Lightweight Heavy Truck Chassis Redesign | Jaime Camelio, Ran Jin | Metalsa Roanoke, Inc. |
| Create Wireless Charging Quality and Testing Plan | Manufacturing Technology Center | Evatran Group |
| In-House Process Improvement | Subhash Sarin | Dex Truck Parts |
| Wireless Charging Manufacturing Plan | Manufacturing Technology Center | Evatran Group |
| Value Stream Mapping of Volvo NRV Business Processes | Subhash Sarin | Volvo Trucks, North America |
| Enhanced Heavy Duty Truck Product Acquisition for Part Recovery | Jaime Camelio | Dex Truck Parts |
| Adaptive Manufacturing-Identification and Integration of Sensors to Support Adaptive Cutting Processes | Jaime Camelio | Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing |
| Spring Brake Diaphragm Cost Reduction Project | Manufacturing Technology Center | Longwood Elastomers, Inc. |
| World Class Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Implementation | Genedge Alliance | Dynax America Corporation |
| Multi-Modal Part Inspection | Jaime Camelio | Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing |
| Exploring Potential NRV-VPS Asset Recovery Ventures | Jaime Camelio, Sean McGinnis | Volvo Trucks, North America |
| Capacity Monitoring & Process Re-Design for Paint Plastic Parts Area | Jaime Camelio | Volvo Trucks, North America |
| Dex Operations Environmental Impact Assessment | Sean McGinnis | Dex Truck Parts |
| Modular Concepts & Small Parts Painting | Patrick Koelling, Christopher Williams | Volvo Trucks, North America |
| Green Facility Expansion & Renovation | Annie Pearce, Sean McGinnis | Salem Vent International |
| Statistical Control Charts for Active Monitoring in Industrial Safety | Jaime Camelio | Huntington Ingalls Industries |
| Incorporation of Aluminum Side Rails into Current Steel Side Rail Production Line | Jaime Camelio | Metalsa Roanoke, Inc. |
| New Product Process Design Program for SVI | Robert Sturges | Salem Vent International |
| Process Improvement Initiatives for Dynax America Through the TEMCI Grant | Genedge Alliance | Dynax America Corporation |
| Warehouse Layout and Energy Efficiency Analysis for Volvo Logistics North America | Kimberly Ellis, Michael Ellis | Volvo Logistics, North America |
| Electrical Harness and Battery Cables | Patrick Koelling | Volvo Trucks, North America |
| EAGER: A Self-Healing Approach for Smart Assembly Systems | Jaime Camelio | National Science Foundation |
| Exploratory Study Using Data Mining Tools for Quality Monitoring in High Density Data Manufacturing Systems | Jaime Camelio | Rolls Royce Corporation |
| MCM Advanced Flight Mission Package Program | Robert Sturges, Thurmon Lockhart | Naval Surface Warfare Center |
| Capacity Modeling for Volvo Trucks Painting Facility | Jaime Camelio | Volvo Trucks, North America |
| Development of a Better Wine Barrel | Henry Quesada | DB Global, LLC. |
| V2t Venturi Vent Development | James Jones, Andrew McCoy | Acrylife, Inc. |
| Performance Analysis of Aluminum Side Rails | Jaime Camelio | Metalsa Roanoke, Inc. |
| Development of New Statistical Analysis Tools to be used in CM4D | Jaime Camelio | QMC |
| Polymer Bonding System Development | Kevin Creehan, Jeffrey Schultz | Applied Felts, Inc. |
| Meeting Mandated Manning Requirements through Effort Leveling | Robert Sturges, Thurmon Lockhart | Naval Surface Warfare Center |
| Advanced Miniaturized Electronic Pressure/Control Devices | Robert Sturges | Concoa |
| Development of Reinforced Cured-in-Place Pipe, Phase 1 | Kevin Creehan, Jeffrey Schultz | Applied Felts, Inc. |
| Wind Turbine Power Generator Project | Kevin Creehan, Jeffrey Schultz | AVID, LLC |
| Fall Arrest Systems Requirement | Thurmon Lockhart | Construction Specialty Anchors, LLC |
Contact Us
Center for High Performance Manufacturing
1145 Perry Street, Virginia Tech
Durham Hall Room 250
(MC 0118)
Blacksburg, VA 24061
(540) 231-6201
Fax: (540) 231-3322