History
With the Teacher Research Group of Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering, the Teacher Research Group of Metal Cutting Machines and Tools, and the Teacher Research Group of Engineering Painting, which were established in 1952, as the predecessors, the Institute of Manufacturing Engineering was established based on the mergers of the Teacher Research Group of Mechanical Manufacturing Technology, Equipment and Automation, the Manufacturing System Laboratory of the National CIMS Engineering Research Center, the Robot Research Laboratory, and the Teacher Research Group of Engineering Graphics and Computer-aided Design from 1994 to 1999. The institute offers degrees under master's programs, doctoral programs and post-doctoral programs in two secondary disciplines, i.e. Mechanical Manufacturing and Automation, and Mechanical Design and Theory. It is an institute responsible for teaching and researches on mechanical design, control and management, based on manufacturing science and technology. Having been established for 60-plus years, the Institute of Manufacturing Engineering and its predecessors have made outstanding contributions to the development of China's mechanical manufacturing industry and disciplines.
Culture of the Institute
Faculty Members
The institute boasts profound capabilities of teaching and scientific research. It is now home to 37 faculty members, including 30 with professor-level titles and 22 doctoral supervisors, four National High-level Talents, five National Young Talents, and two Beijing Municipal Distinguished Teachers, two National Premium Course leaders, and two scholars receiving German Humboldt Research Fellowships.
Teaching Achievements and Talent Cultivation
The institute offers up to 40 courses for undergraduates and postgraduates, of which the Basics of Mechanical Design (1) was selected as one of the first National First-class Offline Undergraduate Courses, the Basics of Manufacturing Engineering and the Mechanical Drawing won Beijing Municipal and National Premium Courses, the Technical Drawing MOOC course is one of the first National Premium Online Open Courses, and the Basics of Mechanical Design (1) (by Tian Ling) is one of the first seven benchmark courses of Tsinghua University. Since 2006, the institute has achieved fruitful results in teaching, including one second prize of the National Teaching Achievement Award, two first prizes of Beijing Municipal Education Teaching Achievement Award, one grand prize and one first prize of the Outstanding Textbook Award of Tsinghua University, one grand prize, four first prizes and five second prizes of the Education and Teaching Achievement Award of Tsinghua University, two first prizes and four second prizes of the Experimental Technology Achievement Awards of Tsinghua University, two first prizes and one second prize of the Excellent Teaching Software Award of Tsinghua University, and one first prize of the SRT Outstanding Project of Tsinghua University. The institute has also cultivated two winners of the National 100 Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award, three winners of the Excellent Teaching Award for Young Teachers of Tsinghua University, and 12 winners of Annual Excellent Teaching Awards of Tsinghua University. Currently, there are more than 120 master's and doctoral students studying in the institute. Over the past nearly 60 years, the institute has made outstanding contributions to the development and talent cultivation of the machinery manufacturing industry in China.
Discipline Orientation
The Institute of Manufacturing Engineering offers courses in three research directions: Advanced Manufacturing Equipment and Robotics, Special Machining Technology, and Manufacturing Digitalization and Information Technology, and focuses on scientific researches in the fields of parallel and hybrid equipment design, intelligent robot design and control, basic theory and architecture of CNC systems, precision manufacturing and assembly technology, special machining technology, micro/nano manufacturing technology, manufacturing systems and information integration, and digital twin technology. It is home to several teaching and research bases, including Beijing Key Laboratory of Precision and Ultra-Precision Manufacturing Equipment and Control, the Micro/Nano Manufacturing Branch of the State Key Laboratory of Tribology, and the Manufacturing System Laboratory of the National CIMS Engineering Research Center.
Research Achievements
Since 1980, the institute has completed over 500 national and corporate scientific research projects and topics, won 20-plus national and ministerial awards, obtained more than 600 national invention patents, published more than 3,300 scientific treatises and papers, and received annual scientific research funds of nearly RMB 100 million yuan on average over the recent years.
In 1958, the institute worked with the industrial community to have developed China's first CNC machine tool.
In 1992, it established China's first experimental system for computer-integrated manufacturing, and won the Leading University Award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers in 1994.
In 1997, it independently developed China's first large-scale boring and milling parallel machine tool.
In 2008, the Research on Applications of New Parallel Hybrid Mechanisms and Equipment was awarded the first prize of the Science and Technology Progress in China's Machinery Industry (Invention Category).
In 2012, the Modern Analysis and Design Theory of Parallel Mechanisms won the second prize of the Natural Science Award for Scientific Research in Higher Education Institutions of the Ministry of Education.
In 2013, the Theory of Topology and Scale Design of Parallel Robot Mechanisms was awarded the second prize of the State Natural Science Award. (As the second winner)
In 2014, the Research on the Design and Control Theory of Flexible and Rigid-flexible Coupled Wire-driven Robots won the second prize of the Natural Science Award for Scientific Research in Higher Education Institutions of the Ministry of Education. In 2015, the Key Technology and Equipment for EDM of Inverted Conical Micro-hole Nozzles of High-end Diesel Engine Injectors won the first prize of the Science and Technology Invention in China's Machinery Industry. In 2018, the Key Technology and Complete Equipment for High-speed Parallel Multi-robot Collaborative System won the first prize of the Science and Technology Award in China's Machinery Industry.
In 2019, the Key Technology and Applications for the Analysis of CNC Machine Tool Interface Characteristics and Complete Machine Performance won the second prize of Beijing Science and Technology Progress Award.
In 2020, the Key Technology and Industrial Production of Intelligent Manufacturing of High-precision Roller Systems was awarded the first prize of the Science and Technology Award in China's Machinery Industry (Technological Progress Category).
In 2020, the Key Technology and Applications of Adaptive Precision Machining of Aeroengine Blades won the second prize of Beijing Technology Invention Award.
