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Ramy Harik: Composite Manufacturing, Automated Fiber Placement, and the Pressure of Excellence

August 27, 2019 UofSC College of Engineering and Computing Episode 3
Ramy Harik: Composite Manufacturing, Automated Fiber Placement, and the Pressure of Excellence
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Innovation on Main
Ramy Harik: Composite Manufacturing, Automated Fiber Placement, and the Pressure of Excellence
Aug 27, 2019 Episode 3
UofSC College of Engineering and Computing

Host Abe Danaher is joined by UofSC Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Ramy Harik to talk about automated fiber placement and the transformative effect it is having on the aerospace and automative industries. First, Ramy explains what composite manufacturing is (2:15) and what AFP machines produce (8:20) before addressing the newness of the field and the potential that it has to grow (11:56). Next, Abe asks Ramy about the pressure of trying to always stay at the forefront of the ever-changing field (16:05). Then, the episode ends with a bold prediction from Ramy regarding what the future of AFP will look like (23:10).

 The music for this episode was graciously provided by Columbia's own, "No Way Jose!"

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Host Abe Danaher is joined by UofSC Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Ramy Harik to talk about automated fiber placement and the transformative effect it is having on the aerospace and automative industries. First, Ramy explains what composite manufacturing is (2:15) and what AFP machines produce (8:20) before addressing the newness of the field and the potential that it has to grow (11:56). Next, Abe asks Ramy about the pressure of trying to always stay at the forefront of the ever-changing field (16:05). Then, the episode ends with a bold prediction from Ramy regarding what the future of AFP will look like (23:10).

 The music for this episode was graciously provided by Columbia's own, "No Way Jose!"