Financed by the World Bank loan, the State Key Lab for Manufacturing Systems Engineering (SKLMSE) was formally founded in 1995. Integrating modern information science and technology and utilizing new methodologies in systems engineering, mechanical engineering and management engineering, its mission is to develop new concepts, methodologies and technologies for manufacturing industries. Particularly, the Lab makes great efforts to make use of its advanced facility and equipment to carry out frontier research on advanced manufacturing systems, to educate high-level researchers and to train industrial practitioners in China.

Organization and Personnel
Director: Prof. Xiaohong Guan
Associate Director: Prof. Yuchen Ding, Zongbin Li
Chair of Research Affair Committee: Prof. Youlun Xiong
Vice Chair of Research Affair Committee:Prof. Zhihang Lin

The lab consists of 6 divisions: Division for Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing, Division for System Optimization and Scheduling, Division for System Monitoring and Diagnosis, Division for Manufacturing Information Systems and CIMS, Division for Precision Engineering and Photoelectronic Technology, and Division for Management and Decision in Manufacturing System. There are 40 resident faculty members, engineers and administrators. Among the resident members there are one holding Cheung Kong Professorship, two awarded National Outstanding Young Investigator Grant, and many bestowed various awards for outstanding young faculty members.

Research Focuses
Theories and technologies of advanced manufacturing (agile manufacturing; virtual manufacturing; concurrent engineering; rapid prototyping; reverse engineering; quality engineering; etc.)Ј»
Manufacturing information and systems engineering (modern integration technology, modeling, simulation and scheduling of manufacturing systems, network information systems, database, computer systems for cooperative work , network and information security, etcЈ©Ј»
Monitoring and control of manufacturing equipment and systems (dynamic analysis and fault diagnosis of industrial equipment and systems, advanced mechanical control, robotics, MEMS and photoelectronic technology, etc.) Ј»
Management and decisions in advanced manufacturing systems (development strategy, virtual enterprise, supply chain management).

Research Projects and Achievements
Based on its mission and research focuses, the lab has undertaken 254 research projects, including 34 projects of National 863 Program, 3 projects of National 973 program, 43 research projects of NSFC, 7 of the National Key Tech Initiatives, 15 of Ministerial & provincial projects, and 16 international cooperation projects since it was founded.
The researchers in the Lab are awarded 5 National Prizes for Progress in Science and Technology or Invention (3 Second Grade and 2 Third Grade), 30 Provincial or Ministerial Prizes for Progress in Science and Technology or Invention (6 First Grade, 9 Second Grade and 15 Third Grade), one awarded May Day Outstanding Worker Medal and ChiangЎЇs Prize for Excellence in Science and Technology, one awarded with the title of the Great Achievement in Science and Technology of Chinese Worldwide. They published 22 books, 159 papers in international journals and 1100 papers in Chinese journals and granted 13 invention patents of China. Since 1995, the Lab graduated 241 Ph.D. and 299 MS students and trained 17 postdoctoral research fellows. Currently there are 246 Ph.D. and 315 MS students pursuing their degrees and 5 postdoctoral research fellows working in the Lab.

International Collaboration and Exchanges
The Lab has been making great efforts on international collaborations and exchanges, and established long term relationships with the counter parts of many prominent overseas research institutions including Harvard University, Columbia University, etc. Since 1995, the Lab has invited over 30 distinguished scholars from Harvard University, Oxford University, University of Toronto, Kei Ying University, Royal Swedish Institute of Technology, Institute of Industrial Automation of Italy, etc., to give lecture and seminars in the Lab, whilst the resident members of the Lab also went aboard to give seminars at Harvard University, MIT, Ache University of Technology, University of California at Davis, etc. The lab also has received 15 visiting scholars from aboard and within the country. During this period, the Lab has organized 4 international conferences and 2 Chinese conferences.

Main Research Facilities
- Horizontal machining center
- 3-Coordinate measuring machine
- Laser rapid prototype machine
- Logical analyzer
- Double channel analysis system
- HP workstations and servers
- SUN workstations servers
- Linux workstations and servers
- Window NT workstations and servers
- CAD/CAM software
- Control & Simulation Software
- Data Bases
P.C. 710049
Tel. 0086- 29- 8266- 8994
Fax. 0086- 29- 8266- 4233
E-mail: ajsun@sei.xjtu.edu.cn