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LISMS in EMEX2024
The EMEX2024 event was successfully held from 28 to 30 May at the Auckland ASB Showgrounds. LISMS also had a significant presence at the exhibition. Their stand, located at stand 1069 in hall 1, featured an automated quality inspection system. This portable,...
LISMS Featured at EMEX 2024! Visit us at Stand 1069, Hall 1
About EMEX 2024: New Zealand's largest trade show for engineering, manufacturing technology, and electronics sectors, featuring over 200 exhibitors, keynote speakers, and industry innovations. Date: 28 - 30 May 2024 (Tue, Wed 9am - 5pm; Thu 9am - 4pm) Location:...
Research Seminar on Digital Twins – Christian Kober
Christian Kober (8th from the left in the photo above) is a visitor of Jan Polzer. Christian is doing his PhD in Digital Twins (DT) and working on a journal paper with Jan. Christian is currently a PhD Candidate and research associate at Helmut Schmidt University...
New Zealand Manufacturing Being Reinvigorated
Prof. Xu attended the Workshop run by the Manufacturing Reference Group for the Manufacturing Minister Andrew Bayly (5th from the front-left). The Manufacturing Reference Group, otherwise known as the Ministerial Manufacturing Productivity Advisory Group, is...
LISMS 2023 End-of-Year Gathering: Celebrating Together!
On December 22, 2023, the LISMS research group successfully held its annual End-of-Year Gathering, drawing nearly 40 participants, including group members and their families. Throughout the event, participants met in person and virtually and shared a joyful...
Professor Xun Xu discusses the future of manufacturing in post-covid era and challenges in adopting new technologies
Professor Xu Xun, Director of LISMS, was recently interviewed by the news media outlet "Newsroom". The following is the content of this interview: "Manufacturing has always been playing second fiddle... it is a place where governments have not been very forthcoming...
CASE 2023: A Stunning Success in Advancing Automation Science and Engineering
The IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), which was successfully held from August 26th to August 29th, can be described as an academic event that attracted experts and scholars from all over the world. The conference was...
Blending cutting-edge science and commercial potential
An article was published about Dr Yuqian Lu in the LISMS research group in Science For Technological Innovation, National Science Challenge (a NZ government funding agency). During the interview, Dr Yuqian shared his research journey and motivations. For more...
Engineering New Zealand – Five minutes with Xun Xu
Recently, representatives from Engineering New Zealand (ENZ) had a thoughtful exchange with Xun Xu, professor of smart manufacturing at the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Auckland and Fellow of Engineering New Zealand....
Successful Completion of Six Industrial Projects in MECHENG 752 Technology Management Course
In the MECHENG 752 Technology Management course (Xun Xu, Olaf Diegel, Jan Polzer, Lilly Peng), our students worked in teams on six industrial projects. This week, the excellent results of the projects were presented by our students to most companies: FI Innovations...
LISMS on NSFC-RGC2023 in Hong Kong
Professor Xu and Dr. Lu recently attended the NSFC-RGC Conference on Frontiers of Industrial Big Data and Intelligent Systems in Hong Kong, China, from April 28 to May 1, 2023. The conference was held under the Joint Research Scheme of the National Natural Science...
Mechanical Engineering Group (MEG) University Lab Tour 2023: A Glimpse into the Future of Engineering Innovations
The Department of Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Auckland recently hosted a successful lab tour on Wednesday, 5th April 2023, providing an exclusive look into the cutting-edge research and projects conducted at their state-of-the-art...
Congratulations to Simon Chan for finishing his PhD study
As one of our LISMS group members, Simon Chan successfully finished his PhD study. His supervisors were Professor Xun Xu and Professor Olaf Diegel. His research topic was “Critical Evaluation on Additive Manufacturing of Injection Moulding Tools“. Dr. Simon's...
Welcome new LISMS members!
The Laboratory for Industry 4.0 Smart Manufacturing Systems (LISMS) is pleased to welcome the following Visiting Scholars and Students who joined us in 2023. Visiting Scholars David Culler Visiting PhD Student Ali Keshvarparast Xiangyu (Alex) Guo Dr. Culler is...
Congrats Zhaojun on accepting a new role as a Tech Consultant at Ernst & Young (EY)
Zhaojun has recently accepted a new role with Ernst & Young (EY), a renowned professional services firm globally, and we extend our congratulations to him. As an esteemed member of our LISMS research group, Zhaojun has played a vital role in contributing to the...
Top Cited Papers in IJPR (2021-2022)
Our review paper "Digitalisation and servitisation of machine tools in the era of Industry 4.0: a review" has been recognized as one of the most cited papers in the IJPR for the period 2021-2022 (Link). We are proud of this achievement in the field of smart...