What is EMDiS?

The EMDiS Center of Excellence at Cleveland State University was created to assist small-to-medium size manufacturers (SMM’s) in Northeast Ohio with the implementation of digital manufacturing technologies and to support the education and training of the industrial workforce of the future. Whether you call it Smart Manufacturing, Industry 4.0, or the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), EMDiS experts can help identify and implement solutions that bring value to your business.

With concurrent 3-year grants from the Economic Development Administration (2020 and ’23), EMDiS has positioned itself as the manufacturing hub for Cleveland State University. We are working hard to expand our educational resources and capabilities in manufacturing and bring more business and engineering faculty to the table to support industry partnerships. EMDiS is also a higher-education contributor to the larger economic development ecosystem around workforce and innovation.

EMDiS and our partner organizations are currently assessing industry needs and constraints to develop solutions at our downtown Cleveland campus. EMDiS is working with federally funded organizations to offer their resources locally and working with other state institutions to build a cohesive higher-ed response to manufacturing workforce deficits. Lastly, EMDiS is expecting to launch an Industry Solutions Center by 2026; an on-campus manufacturing lab focused on experiential training and pilot projects for undergraduates and incumbent workers.

To learn more and support the Center’s efforts, please fill out the form below or contact Matt Duplin.