Mike Willis discusses UTRGV’s new Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility

EDINBURG, Texas – UT-Rio Grande Valley has officially opened its new Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility. 

The AMRF will serve as a center for research and development collaboration in advanced manufacturing, automation and integrated systems related to the automotive, space, defense and energy sectors. 

The 14,000-square-foot facility is equipped with state-of-the-art tolls for additive manufacturing, robotics, materials testing and semiconductor fabrication. Its capabilities include high-precision CNC machines, laser powder bed fusion systems, robotic laser direct energy deposition tools, composite fabrication equipment, autonomous mobile robots and nano-scale 3D printing technology. 

These resources allow students and faculty to work with advanced tools used in national laboratories and high-tech industries. 

At a ribbon-cutting ceremony, the Rio Grande Guardian International News Service interviewed Mike Willis, executive director of the South Texas Manufacturing Association. Here is a video recording of the interview:

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