MIT Spectrum (Spring 2024) | Ari Daniel
Manufacturing is undergoing a dynamic evolution. According to John Hart SM ’02, PhD ’06, who heads MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, the processes of making everyday objects are being dramatically enhanced by the introduction of digital technologies—and the possibilities for the future are boundless.
MIT, Hart says, has an outsized role to play in defining the next generation of manufacturing, leading the way through research, education, and entrepreneurship. A new effort, Manufacturing@MIT, which Hart codirects with Suzanne Berger, Institute Professor of Political Science, will develop new scalable and sustainable production processes and study how new technologies are adopted and how organizations can improve their factories while creating good jobs.
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