Research Areas
My research bridges advanced manufacturing technologies and industrial implementation, with a focus on developing robust manufacturing systems capable of transitioning emerging technologies into scalable production environments.
Advanced Manufacturing Systems
- Manufacturing system architectures for Directed Energy Deposition (DED), Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM), and hybrid manufacturing.
- Integration of additive and subtractive manufacturing process planning.
- Production scaling strategies for advanced manufacturing technologies.
- Manufacturing systems design, process planning, and technology adoption.
Intelligent Manufacturing and Digital Engineering
- Machine learning and data-driven approaches for manufacturing robust process planning, to improve productivity, flexibility, and part performance.
- Digital manufacturing, simulation, and decision-support methodologies.
- Process optimization through experimentation, modelling, and data analytics.
Agricultural Automation and Robotics
- Automation solutions for specialty crop harvesting and processing (i.e., mushroom, tomato harvesting).
- Development of automation technologies addressing labour shortages and productivity challenges in agriculture.
- Systems integration leveraging machine vision, sensing, and intelligent control for agricultural environments.
Industry-Applied Engineering Research
- Collaborative research with industrial partners to address manufacturing and automation challenges.
- Development and validation of practical engineering solutions for production environments.
- Technology evaluation, implementation planning, and operational improvement
- Co-founder of CAMufacturing Solutions Inc. CAMufacturing Solutions Inc.
The research is supported by NSERC, MITACs, FEDDEV, WE-SPARK, and ORF-RE.
To get involved with the Intelligent Manufacturing Processes, Automation, and Creative Technologies (IMPACT) Lab
Contact: Dr. Jill Urbanic
Department of Mechanical, Automotive and Materials Engineering
519-253-3000, Ext. 2633
jurbanic@uwindsor.ca