Title :
Manufacturing technology and the role of manufacturing research
Author :
Blodgett, Albert J. ; Crowder, Billy L.
Author_Institution :
IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Abstract :
The complexity and the importance of manufacturing technologies and the role of manufacturing research in the advancement of technology are described. Leverage areas for timely introduction of products to manufacturing and scale-up to volume manufacturing are identified. Examples of several manufacturing research projects at IBM are given to illustrate key points
Keywords :
electronic equipment manufacture; project engineering; research and development management; IBM; manufacturing research projects; manufacturing technologies; volume manufacturing; Costs; Electronic equipment testing; Electronics packaging; Manufacturing systems; Material storage; Materials science and technology; Product design; Production; Semiconductor device manufacture; Semiconductor device packaging;
Conference_Titel :
Electronic Manufacturing Technology Symposium, 1988, Fourth IEEE/CHMT European International
Conference_Location :
Neuilly sur Seine
DOI :
10.1109/EEMTS.1988.75968
