NUS Professor Andrew Nee Awarded SME Gold Medal

摘要

Prof Andrew Nee of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS) was one of the seven individuals honored during the US Society of Manufacturing Engineer's (SME) International Awards Gala on 9 June 2014 at the Cobo Center in Detroit. Prof Nee is recognized with the SME Gold Medal for his exceptional and significant published research leading to a better understanding of metal stamping dies design and analysis; plastic injection mold design and analysis; fixture design and planning; and product development of manufacturing. His work on plastic injection molds has resulted in a commercial software IMOLD, and for the progressive stamping die IPD, Prof Nee received Singapore's National Technology Award in 2002. His recent work in applying augmented reality to manufacturing operations has opened up a new arena, which can help users better learn and visualize manufacturing operations, leading to significant productivity gains.