The department provides a creative, interdisciplinary education in equipment and system design and design engineering for smart manufacturing, which is a core component of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The curriculum naturally combines the latest mechanical and equipment design technologies with the hardware and software technologies required for production systems and engineering design. Through industry–academia projects based on corporate needs, the department nurtures creative, multidisciplinary professionals who are capable of leading the entire commercialisation process for industrial convergence products. Students engage in a variety of academic activities, including conference presentations and journal publications, through advanced research in production systems and design engineering.