Smart Manufacturing Industrial Informatics

Purdue University in West Lafayette

Incorporate Industry 4.0 technologies, such as cloud computing, machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), industrial and supply chain Internet of Things (IoT), enterprise connectivity, mixed reality, robotics, simulation and augmented reality (AR), big data analytics, additive manufacturing (3D printing) and cybersecurity into high-tech manufacturing facilities.

These next-gen technologies, combined with immersive, hands-on environments, provide the hardware and tools for students to build, develop, prototype and test innovative projects, and enable students to learn in physical and virtual factories of the future, using industrial-grade equipment, applications and processes.

The Purdue Polytechnic Institute is one of 10 academic colleges at Purdue University. The Polytechnic specializes in team-based labs where you’ll test ideas, take things apart and put them back together — only better. You’ll learn side-by-side with professors who have worked in the industry and thrive on combining theory, imagination and real-world application. In this innovative environment, you'll learn by doing - gaining deep technical knowledge and applied skills in your chosen discipline coupled with problem-solving, critical-thinking, communication and leadership skills employers desire.