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UWEBI Industry Projects

 

These two strategic research and industry outreach projects represent the types of substantial issues UWEBI will address in collaboration with industry.

 

Current projects:

 

RFID Industry Workgroup

Radio frequency identification tags are poised to fundamentally change the way organizations track, trace and manage their assets. This will have major implications for various industries including manufacturing, distribution, retail, healthcare and pharmaceuticals. The UWEBI RFID industry workgroup includes participants from leading companies in a variety of Wisconsin industries. The industry workgroup will:

 

  1. Analyze the true capabilities and limitations of RFID technologies
  2. Validate the potential business benefits and ROI of RFID
  3. Understand the keys to successful deployment and adoption of RFID
  4. Gain insight into the future evolution of these technologies.

 

Companies in this workgroup will gain insight from path-breaking ideas and technologies to invent new RFID-based products, services, and improve supply chain management and asset management processes.

 

» For more information on the RFID Workgroup

 

 

Partnership for Innovation Project: "Innovation Network for Collaborative Product Development in Wisconsin's Plastics Industry Cluster"

This university-industry partnership will perform research and outreach activities to drive innovative plastics product development, foster collaborative innovation networks, and enhance industrial competitiveness through technology transfer of new polymer materials, processes and tools. It also will create a sustainable process for Wisconsin's plastics industry to maintain its competitive advantage through knowledge-driven innovation to stay ahead of technology diffusion by global competitors and the price erosion effects that accompany technology maturity. This research is funded with a $600,000 grant over a two-year period from the National Science Foundation. UWEBI and the UW Polymer Engineering Center in partnership with the State of Wisconsin and other UW campuses, Wisconsin technical colleges, and corporations in the state's plastics manufacturing cluster will lead this project.

 

» Plastics project summary (PDF)

 

 

Project information contact Dr. Raj Veeramani raj@engr.wisc.edu or 608-262-0861

Media contact Nancy Gores ngores@engr.wisc.edu or 608-265-3299