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The University of Notre Dame is pleased to invite you to attend the joint manufacturing conference from June 4-8, 2012. The conference combines:

Annual International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC 2012). MSEC is the foremost annual forum sponsored by the Manufacturing Engineering Division (MED) of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, intended to disseminate the most recent manufacturing research and development through both technical and panel sessions.

40th Annual SME North American Manufacturing Research Conference (NAMRC XL). NAMRC is the premier international forum for applied research and industrial applications in manufacturing and design. Sponsored by the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME, global academic and industrial leaders in manufacturing attend this conference to interact with each other and advance the field.

5th International Conference on Tribology in Manufacturing Processes (ICTMP5). Sponsored by the International Tribology in Manufacturing Research Group, the ICTMP is the bi-annual meeting bringing together leading research in friction, lubrication and wear applied to manufacturing.

The 2012 location for these conferences is the University of Notre Dame, just outside South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame is world renown for its storied athletic history, and ranks among the Nation’s Top 25 Institutions of Higher Learning.  With 1250 acres containing two lakes and 137 buildings, Notre Dame is well-known for the quality and beauty of its campus.

South Bend is centrally located in the Chicago-Detroit corridor. The historic home of the Studebaker brand of automobiles, a large number of automotive suppliers remain in South Bend and the surrounding area. Nearby Warsaw, Indiana is the Orthopedics Capital of the World, with three of the top five orthopedics companies maintaining their headquarters there. In addition, the recreational vehicle industry is centered in Elkhart, Indiana.

Join over 400 researchers and manufacturers from around the world to learn the latest developments in manufacturing materials, material processing and manufacturing systems including:

1. ■new alloys, composites and foams for aerospace, automotive and biomedical applications and material processing research for these materials including high speed machining, electrically-assisted forming and other non-traditional machining methods;
   

2. ■new micro and nanomanufacturing technologies for emerging clean energy, health care and nanotechnology markets such as ultra-precision milling and forming; chemical mechanical planarization; micro-scale molding, joining, assembly and material handling;
   

3. ■medical product manufacture, including the latest advances in orthopedic engineering.
   

The highly interactive format of the conference encourages the exploration of collaborative research and technology transfer and promotes professional networking.

All accepted papers will be published in strictly peer-reviewed volumes offering wide-reaching access and impact to your research.

A spouse’s program including tours of the South Bend Chocolate Company, the Studebaker Museum, and the Amish Markets of Shipshewana is planned.

Come attend NAMRC/MSEC/ICTMP, mingle with colleagues and enjoy Hoosier hospitality.

Sincerely,

Steven R. Schmid

University of Notre Dame