Today, we find ourselves in an era characterized by high market competition, rapidly increasing customer demands, and high-quality expectations. In such a landscape, advanced and precise yet flexible manufacturing processes are essential. The demand for personalized products is on the rise, requiring the development of flexible processes capable of meeting this demand at a fast pace while maintaining high quality and profitability. Enhancing these processes to be smarter and more accessible will undoubtedly be a game-changer.
Dr. Abou Ziki’s research program builds on her experience and expertise while developing technologies, both additive and subtractive, to enhance the manufacturing throughput as well as quality of manufacturing.
RESEACH TOPICS
Additive Manufacturing
The team’s recent research in the field of electroforming, which is an additive manufacturing process, has succeeded in designing molds that allow forming 2.5D and potentially 3D metal parts. Prior to that only 2D parts were possible to be manufactured with this process. |
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Micro-machining
The team's efforts in the field of Spark-Assisted Chemical Engraving (SACE) have led to the development of machine learning algorithms tailored for SACE, making it a smart choice for rapid prototyping of microfluidic devices. |
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Surface Functionalization
Dr. Abou-Ziki is also interested in developing smart hybrid manufacturing processes which cultivate the advantages of single processes. Functionalizing surfaces during machining is also an area of interest to her as this reduces the extra step of post processing required to impart certain properties on the surface. |