Hexagon and URI Form Collaborative Partnership for Advanced Manufacturing

Sensor and software developer Hexagon has announced a collaboration with the University of Rhode Island (URI) to provide manufacturing technologies that will enable a research environment for undergraduate and graduate programs focused on advanced manufacturing. Hexagon has traditionally supported engineering students with an internship program and study abroad assistance. The Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering at the University of Rhode Island. Photo by Nora Lewis. Courtesy of University of Rhode Island. In October, URI opened its 190,000-sq-ft, six-story Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering. The work conducted there will build on research in the areas of clean energy, nanotechnology, robotics, cybersecurity,...