West Virginia's Byrd Institute: Teaching Factory for New Technology.

Casto, James E.

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ERIC Number: EJ476571

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Publication Date: 1993

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West Virginia's Byrd Institute: Teaching Factory for New Technology.

Casto, James E.

Appalachia, v26 n4 p16-21 Fall 1993

The Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing Systems at Marshall University (Huntington, West Virginia) is part of a nationwide network of teaching factories where manufacturers can learn new, more competitive production technologies. The institute has helped several local manufacturing companies develop computer programs to achieve more efficient production of parts. (LP)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Design, Computer Assisted Manufacturing, Manufacturing Industry, Postsecondary Education, Robotics, Rural Areas, Technical Education, Technical Institutes, Technological Advancement

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