About the Event
Welcome to the Premier International Advanced Manufacturing Research Conference 2025
Clemson University, Department of Automotive Engineering is pleased to host the co-located 53rd NAMRI/SME North American Manufacturing Research Conference (NAMRC) and the ASME International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC) 2025 in Greenville, SC from June 23-27, 2025. This conference includes latest manufacturing innovations and developments in manufacturing systems and processes, additive manufacturing, smart manufacturing, cyber-physical systems, and materials processing from researchers and manufacturers around the world. The conference schedule includes keynotes, technical sessions, expert panels, networking sessions, industry night, tutorials, and award ceremonies.
Clemson University
One of the most productive public research universities in the nation, Clemson University enrolls 28,747 students across the State of South Carolina and has an endowment of over $1 billion. The University operates Extension offices in every county of the state and has five Innovation Campuses and six Research and Education Center locations. Classified as an R1 — Very High Research University by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education — Clemson is dedicated to teaching, research and service. Our main campus, located in Upstate South Carolina, sits on 1,400 acres in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, along the shores of Lake Hartwell. Through the research, outreach and entrepreneurial projects led by our faculty and students, Clemson University is driving economic development and improving quality of life in South Carolina and beyond.
College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences
The College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences educates, creates and disseminates new knowledge, and engages students in critical thinking — thereby inspiring the innovations of tomorrow, leading to transformative economic development and broadening Clemson’s impact as a land-grant university. The structure of the College encourages cross-disciplinary collaboration and provides experiential learning opportunities where students transfer academic knowledge from the classroom to hands-on application in everyday environments.
Clemson University - International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR)
CU-ICAR is home to the nation’s only graduate Department of Automotive Engineering. Here, over 200 Clemson University students are pursuing Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Ph.D. degrees in Automotive Engineering. Thanks to the work of our world-class faculty, our graduate students learn in an innovative research-and-educational program that focuses on the vehicle and its infrastructure from a systems-integration perspective. Our entire program is devoted to the discipline of automotive engineering.
The North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME (NAMRI/SME) brings together researchers from leading companies, government laboratories, academic institutions, and industrial think tanks located around the world for the advancement of the scientific foundation of discrete-parts manufacturing. NAMRI/SME’s annual conference, the North American Manufacturing Research Conference (NAMRC), is a prominent international forum for the presentation and discussion of technical innovations and manufacturing research.
NAMRC is recognized as North America's preeminent and longest-running international forum for research in advanced manufacturing. An annual event since 1973, the conference attracts global academicians, government and industry researchers, engineers, students, and leaders in manufacturing to interact with each other and advance the manufacturing field. NAMRC features peer-reviewed papers, keynotes, special opportunities for networking and collaboration, and recognition of research implementation, service, and achievements.
SME has been supporting the manufacturing industry for over 85 years. Working closely with manufacturing professionals, companies, educators, schools and communities, SME shares knowledge and resources that generate solutions to manufacturing industry challenges.
SME's key focus area include: The state of manufacturing: In order to bring manufacturing into the mainstream, SME feels it is critical to showcase career options and exciting opportunities available in manufacturing and inspire youth to get involved. Advanced manufacturing technology: Through members and industry experts, SME collaborates, aggregates and disseminates technical information and expertise. The workforce: Manufacturers rely on a skilled, technical and professional workforce to drive innovation, increase productivity and remain globally competitive. SME is a leading resource for manufacturing knowledge and training.
The Manufacturing Engineering Division (MED) of ASME sponsors the Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC) every June. MSEC is the foremost annual forum for the scholarly exchange of advanced manufacturing research knowledge. It is intended to disseminate the most recent developments in manufacturing research through technical presentations, poster sessions, and panel sessions.
Since 2011, MSEC has been co-located with NAMRI/SME’s North American Manufacturing Research Conference (NAMRC). Together, these co-located conferences represent the largest advanced manufacturing research conference in North America. These conferences attract more than 500 attendees who can avail themselves of more than 250 technical presentations, multiple panel discussions, poster sessions, lab and industry tours, workshops, and an early career forum. MSEC, in conjunction with NAMRC, typically includes more than 80 students (from U.S. institutions) who are presenting their research and looking for career opportunities.
MSEC is the place to learn about the latest manufacturing research, talk with the researchers pushing the frontiers, network with R&D experts, and meet the future R&D workforce.
ASME is a not-for-profit membership organization that enables collaboration, knowledge sharing, career enrichment, and skills development across all engineering disciplines, toward a goal of helping the global engineering community develop solutions to benefit lives and livelihoods. Founded in 1880 by a small group of leading industrialists, ASME has grown through the decades to include more than 140,000 members in 151 countries.
For more than 100 years, ASME has successfully enhanced performance and safety worldwide through its renowned codes and standards, conformity assessment programs, training courses, and journals.
ASME also produces nearly 40 international conferences. These industry-leading events feature advanced research and technical content spanning a range of industries impacted by mechanical engineering, including energy production, energy sources, advanced manufacturing, and engineering sciences.
