School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks

Jenavieve Echegaray and Lexana Echegaray wear safety glasses while working beside a yellow FANUC industrial robotic arm in the Robotics Systems Instructional Lab located in ISTB 12.

Science and technology

Love of manufacturing engineering runs deep in these families

Military partnerships panel at ASU

Local, national and global affairs

ASU highlights growing role in defense research, education

March 25, 2026

Polytechnic SchAFultion Schools of Engineering Assistant Professor Xin Xu in his research lab wirh four of his students

Supercharged science to drive battery breakthroughs

February 26, 2026

A collage graphic depicting the state of Arizona, copper, mining, robotics, artificial intelligence and students learning.

Local, national and global affairs

ASU works with Freeport-McMoRan to strengthen supply of a critical mineral — copper

February 24, 2026

Two scientists in white coats and gloves observing a 3D printer in action.

Science and technology

The hidden powers of porous copper

February 02, 2026

A man stands on the Polytechnic campus

Business and entrepreneurship

International graduate ready to return to India to do business

December 01, 2025

Digital blue lines applied over a fuel pipeline on a long stretch of open land.

Science and technology

Smarter fuel pipelines, safer communities

November 03, 2025

Two students look at a gray robotics machine that is glowing red

Science and technology

ISTB12 a one-stop shop for robotics, manufacturing

October 24, 2025

A student operates a robotic arm using a handheld control interface to sort colored blocks as part of an advanced manufacturing and automation training exercise in the Industrial Automation and Robotic Systems Lab on ASU’s Polytechnic campus. ASU and the University of Michigan are collaborating for a new National Science Foundation Industry-University Cooperative Research Center dedicated to improving manufacturing technology. Photographer: Sona Srinarayana/ASU

Science and technology

ASU, University of Michigan launch manufacturing research center

August 05, 2025

Xiangfan Chen, an assistant professor of manufacturing engineering; Kuei-Chun “Mark” Wang, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering; Mehdi Nikkhah, an associate professor of biomedical engineering; Wanxin Jin, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering; and Wenlong Zhang, an associate professor of manufacturing engineering, are pictured against a stylized background of “A” Mountain near the ASU Tempe campus.

Health and medicine

From stroke rehabilitation to fighting heart disease, ASU researchers are engineering a healthier Arizona

May 23, 2025

Aerial view of a white, tent-like structure framed by two large buildings.

Science and technology

ASU ranks No. 9 worldwide for US patents in 2024

March 11, 2025