The ERC for Reconfigurable Machining Systems at the University of Michigan (EEC 9529125) maintains an experimental testbed with computer numerical control machine tools and measurement equipment, prototype reconfigurable machines, a reconfigurable control system and a software-based virtual factory. The facility is used by faculty from three engineering departments (Mechanical, Electrical and Industrial Engineering) as well as industry partners who participate in the research program. Students participating in the REU program and visiting faculty and engineers also use the testbed each summer. The ERC has invested approximately $1.5 million in equipment to date and has contributed $1 million to the renovation of the space for their shared facility. In the next year they expect to build/acquire a reconfigurable inspection machine at an estimated cost of $500K and to continue work on the reconfigurable machine tool, which is expected to cost $400K. All of the machines are essential to the establishment of a fully functional testbed at the ERC/RMS.