The Advanced Research for Manufacturing Systems (ARMS) Laboratory at the University of California, Davis was established in January 2013 by Professor Masakazu Soshi. The laboratory conducts research and education in advanced manufacturing, with the goal of developing innovative technologies that address real-world challenges in modern manufacturing.

Our research spans CNC machine tools and machining systems, machining process analysis and optimization, additive manufacturing, and hybrid additive-subtractive manufacturing. We investigate manufacturing from both the machine and process perspectives—from machine tool technologies, mechatronics, and process monitoring to cutting mechanics, process simulation, material behavior, and advanced manufacturing process development.

A defining characteristic of the ARMS Lab is our emphasis on experimentally driven research with strong industrial relevance. Our researchers work directly with advanced manufacturing systems, including multi-axis CNC machining centers, turn-mill machines, and hybrid additive-subtractive machine tools, together with a broad range of sensing, measurement, simulation, CAD/CAM, and analysis technologies. This environment enables us to move from fundamental investigation to the development and validation of practical manufacturing solutions.

The laboratory also serves as a hands-on research and educational environment for undergraduate students, graduate students, researchers, and collaborators. Through research projects and collaboration with industry and academia, ARMS Lab members gain experience in solving complex engineering problems while developing expertise in manufacturing science, machine tools, automation, modeling, and emerging manufacturing technologies.

Ultimately, the ARMS Lab seeks to advance manufacturing through the integration of fundamental engineering knowledge, innovative technology development, experimental validation, and close collaboration with industry and academia. At the same time, we are committed to educating the next generation of manufacturing engineers and researchers who will contribute to the continued advancement of manufacturing technology.

As a university research laboratory striving to become a global leader in manufacturing research, the ARMS Lab will:

1. Build a strong, proactive, collaborative, open-minded, and supportive team that conducts research effectively while fostering the personal and professional growth of its members.
2. Generate meaningful research outcomes and develop highly capable researchers through cutting-edge research that contributes to society, industry, and academia. Our research will address real-world needs and challenges identified in close collaboration with industry.
3. Foster mutually beneficial relationships among ARMS Lab members, collaborators, and industry partners, creating opportunities for shared learning, innovation, and success.
4. Provide students and researchers with exceptional opportunities through access to state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment, advanced technologies, technical training, industry internships, and cutting-edge knowledge.

University of California's mission

"The distinctive mission of the University is to serve society as a center of higher learning, providing long-term societal benefits through transmitting advanced knowledge, discovering new knowledge, and functioning as an active working repository of organized knowledge. That obligation, more specifically, includes undergraduate education, graduate and professional education, research, and other kinds of public service, which are shaped and bounded by the central pervasive mission of discovering and advancing knowledge."

Mission statement from the University of California Academic Plan, 1974-1978

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