Photo Credit: WSU NIAR
Launched at the beginning of 2019 and currently employing more than 120 research engineers and student technicians, the Advanced Technologies Lab for Aerospace Systems (ATLAS) facility at Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) is a makerspace for industry-scale automated manufacturing research. As a manufacturing innovation center, ATLAS has created a multi-disciplinary manufacturing environment and an engineering education program to prepare engineers and educators for the factory of the future and to aid current workforce in seamlessly adapting to advancements in the workplace through workforce education programs.
Integrating state-of-the-art technologies at industry scale, ATLAS has become an extension of global aerospace R&D capabilities. Some of its technologies include automated fiber…
