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HIGHLIGHTS

What we have been up to

Fri, Apr 24, 2026

Industry Panel

Industry Panel with Toyota, Boehringer Ingelheim, and System Technology Works

Our last industry panel of the semester featured talks from Toyota Industries Compressor Parts America (TICA), Boehringer Ingelheim, and System Technology Works. Members heard firsthand about careers, hiring, and the latest trends shaping the manufacturing industry.

Wed, Apr 15, 2026

Event

MODEX 2026 in Atlanta

Club leadership spent the day at MODEX 2026 in Atlanta, one of the largest manufacturing and supply-chain conventions in the country, networking with professionals and getting hands-on with humanoid robotics, AMRs, and AI-powered warehouse automation.

Fri, Apr 3, 2026

Workshop

CAD Workshop

Members worked through a guided CAD lesson, designed a part of their own from scratch, and had the opportunity to bring it to life by 3D printing it in the school's facilities. A hands-on look at taking an idea from the screen to a real, physical part.

Fri, Mar 20, 2026

Tour

Roper Pump Company Tour

Roper Pump Company hosted us for a facility tour through many stages of their process, giving members a firsthand look at how industrial pumps are designed, machined, and assembled.

Fri, Feb 20, 2026

Tour

Research Lab Tours: Virtual Experiences Lab and SunLab

Members toured Dr. Johnsen's Virtual Experiences Laboratory and Dr. Sun's SunLab, guided by graduate students, for hands-on, interactive looks into the parts of manufacturing you cannot see with the naked eye.

Spring Engineering Involvement Fair

Wed, Jan 28, 2026

Event

Spring Engineering Involvement Fair

We joined other engineering organizations at the Spring Engineering Involvement Fair to share what the club is about, show off our work, and grow our membership.

Wed, Dec 3, 2025

GBM

Reading Day Gingerbread Build-Off

We closed out the fall semester with a reading-day study break: a gingerbread house building competition. Members traded studying for a fun, hands-on build, making for a relaxed last general body meeting of the year.

Thu, Nov 20, 2025

Tour

Meissner Corporation Facility Tour

Meissner Corporation of Athens gave the Manufacturing Club and UGA AIChE a tour of their facility, where members learned about real-world manufacturing and industry practices.

Thu, Nov 6, 2025

Industry Panel

Industry Panel with Caterpillar, Bravo Team, and the Innovation Factory

An industry panel with talks from Mary Katherine McFarland of Caterpillar, Dr. Joshua Tarbutton of Bravo Team, and Dr. Jaime Camelio of UGA's Innovation Factory, giving members an inside look at careers and innovation across manufacturing.

Wed, Oct 22, 2025

Workshop

LEGO Production Control Workshop

In our LEGO Production Control Workshop, members ran a hands-on production line to learn the intricacies of manufacturing flow and how to spot and mitigate the bottlenecks that slow it down.

Thu, Oct 2, 2025

Event

National Manufacturing Day at UGA

We celebrated National Manufacturing Day at UGA with AI demos, live tech demonstrations, and a look at what the future of manufacturing looks like on campus and across the industry.

Tue, Sep 16, 2025

GBM

First GBM and Lab Tour

Our first general body meeting and lab tour drew a strong turnout, bringing together students from many majors to see the labs and learn what the club is about as the semester kicked off.