Academics and global leaders have gathered in Mexico City for the FrED & FrED Factory Summit, which aims to bridge the gap between the classroom and industry.
Students and professors from Tecnológico de Monterrey and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have held the FrED & FrED Factory Summit, an international gathering aimed at transforming engineering education and accelerating innovation in advanced manufacturing.
This event was held as part of the 50th anniversary of the Tec’s university presence in Mexico City and brought together global leaders from industry, academia, and the public sector.
“The collaboration between Tec and MIT (#1 in the QS rankings) demonstrates how universities can work together to redefine engineering education by integrating practice, research, and technological innovation to generate real impact.
“This is how FrED Factory is helping the engineers who will design the industries and technology of the future,” stated Adriana Vargas Martínez, Director of Strategy and Vice President of Research and Innovation at Tecnológico de Monterrey.
About FrED and FrED Factory
FrED Factory is a platform for collaboration between Tec and MIT that integrates research and education, training undergraduate to postdoctoral students in areas such as advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, the Internet of Things, control systems, and vision systems.
More than 400 students from Massachusetts, Monterrey, and Mexico City have participated in smart manufacturingprojects, generating scientific publications and technological developments through the Fiber Extrusion Device (FrED), within what is considered one of the most advanced innovation ecosystems in the world.
“The objective is to bridge the gap between the classroom and industry, in order to train engineers who not only understand technology but can also implement it in real-world environments,” highlighted Pedro Ponce, a research professor at the School of Engineering and Sciences.
“They will become the generation that will have a tangible opportunity to change the world.” - José Pacheco
At FrED Factory, students work in environments that replicate real industrial systems, integrating disciplines such as robotics, data analysis, and automation.
“We want them to take advantage of this project to enhance the skills and knowledge they can gain from it, and not just technical knowledge.”
“Attendees need to be more than just participants: they need to be proactive generators of ideas, striving to solve any problems that arise, and, at the end of the day, enjoying what they’re doing,” shared Ponce.
Although MIT and the Tec’s Mexico City and Monterrey campuses are currently the only ones implementing the FrED model, they anticipate that more campuses and institutions in Mexico and the United States will soon join the initiative, as this system has the potential to be scaled to an international level.
“We would like universities, high schools, middle schools, and even elementary schools to get involved, giving students the confidence that they truly can understand how these processes work.
“If we can train people from a very early age, they will become the generation capable of creating what companies are looking for, and have a tangible opportunity to change the world,” concluded José Pacheco, Co-Director of MIT’s Advanced Design & Manufacturing program.
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