Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence

10/08/2026

From repairing equipment on a dairy farm to advancing manufacturing innovation, Luke DeBruin brings a unique blend of hands-on problem-solving and technical expertise to CDME.

In our latest Meet the Team feature, Luke shares how his background in automotive engineering, 3D printing and materials manufacturing led him to CDME, where he now supports workforce development, proposal development and applied research initiatives.

Read about Luke’s journey, his passion for mentoring students and his advice for aspiring engineers on the CDME website!

10/02/2026

🏭 Happy National Manufacturing Day!

At CDME, undergraduate students work side by side with industry partners, researchers and engineers to turn emerging technologies into real-world solutions. Through hands-on experience in an industrial setting, students build the technical and professional skills needed to strengthen U.S. manufacturing competitiveness.

The center's work spans every stage of modern production, leveraging cutting-edge tech like additive manufacturing, AI, automation, industrial cybersecurity, electronics integration, and systems engineering, while advancing foundational processes like materials, welding, molding, forming and precision machining.

By bridging technology innovation with talent development, the center is helping build the next generation of advanced manufacturing leaders.

Today marks a celebration of the incredible students, partners and entire manufacturing community driving this industry forward! 🚀

09/25/2026

The M4 Division recently welcomed Cory Baker to the team as a principal engineer, bringing his experience in electrical and systems engineering to the medical device team.

In our latest Meet the Team feature, Cory shares his professional journey, passions and what he is looking forward to as he begins his work at CDME.

Get to know Cory and learn more about what he brings to the team:

Q&A with the newest member of the M4 division.

09/15/2026

CDME is partnering with America's Cutting Edge - ACE and Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation - IACMI to bring ACE's free, hands-on CNC machining and metrology training to Columbus. ⚙️

Supported by the Department of War's Office of Industrial Base Policy, CDME will host four-day hands-on bootcamps designed to provide participants with a practical foundation in CNC machining. Training will cover computer-aided manufacturing, machining parameter selection, tooling setup, work holding, probing and CNC controller use.

Attendees will work directly with CDME engineers and gain hands-on experience using the same industrial CNC machines, tooling and measurement equipment found in modern manufacturing facilities.

Learn more and register for upcoming boot camps:
https://cdme.osu.edu/news/2026/09/cdme-partners-ace-cnc-machining-workforce-training-program

08/10/2026

Members of the M4 Division participated in College of Engineering's Grandparents Day last week! College of Alums and their grandchildren learned about 3D printing for assistive tools.

Brutus even stopped by to see one of M4's mandible models! 😊

08/07/2026

Advancing aerospace manufacturing ✈️

CDME is part of team developing innovative welding solutions for the GRX-810 alloy, helping address critical manufacturing challenges and enabling the components needed for future aerospace applications.

The heat and stress resistance of the alloy can make it difficult to join with traditional methods, as slow cooling from the usual methods can destroy the material. The project team is working to test methods to develop a welding technique to join the alloy together.

CDME part of team developing welding methods for high-temperature GRX-810 alloy

07/23/2026

🍕 Learning is better with pizza!

Today, the CDME team came together for a Lunch and Learn featuring pizzas from a variety of local favorites and presentations from our student employees across all seven divisions.

Students shared their experiences, highlighted projects they’ve been working on, and gave us a glimpse into the incredible work happening throughout CDME. It was a great opportunity to learn from one another and connect across teams.

A big thank-you to all of our student presenters and everyone who helped make today's event a success! 👏

07/09/2026

Congratulations to CDME's METAL team on winning an award at the 2026 IACMI Members Meeting! As part of the Workforce Awards, our team won for having the highest percentage of nonstudent participants at our METAL boot camps.

Learn more about the METAL Hub: https://cdme.osu.edu/metal

06/23/2026

Engineering stronger materials for the future of flight. ✈️

Researchers at CDME are part of a team advancing next-generation turbine materials using additive manufacturing and carbon nanotube–reinforced composites designed to perform in the most extreme environments.

Through this work, students gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies while contributing to solutions that move industry forward.

CDME part of team developing carbon nanotube metal matrix composite

06/02/2026

CDME's Industrial Cybersecurity Director Vimal Buck spoke on a panel last week hosted by Secretary of State Frank LaRose for small business owners to learn more about cyber threats and what they can do to stop them. Important cybersecurity topics, including data backups, password protection and phishing were discussed.

Small business owners looking to learn more about cybersecurity can register for CDME's Cybersecurity for Small Businesses program: https://cdme.osu.edu/sba

Watch here:

https://www.wdtn.com/news/ud-cybersecurity-panel-targets-small-business-owners/

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