Technology Assessment of Automation Trends in the Modular Home Industry

摘要

Our long-term goal is to develop a program that will investigate applicable technologies, methods, and approaches to factory home production. Future research needs related to industrial home manufacturing include applications of automation and optimization equipment and manufacturing methods that will facilitate mass customization and examining new wood-based materials specifically developed for factory-built homes. The first step is to conduct a technology assessment of the processes and equipment currently used in modular home construction.