This U.S. Economic Renaissance Conference addresses themes of national importance that must be faced and resolved for the economic recovery of this nation. 

The U.S. Economic Renaissance Conference will be held at the:

The Graduate Center, CUNY
365 Fifth Avenue at 34th street (the old B. Altman Building)
New York, NYU
June 8, 2009

The Conference will address today's economic recovery before an audience of hedge funds, venture capital and private equity firms and a representative audience of American wealth to determine what is needed to bring manufacturing back to the U.S.

Guest speakers at the U.S. Economic Renaissance Conference include:

• Marcy Kaptur (D) U. S. House of Representative, Ohio, 9th District
• Dr. Alan Tonelson, Research Fellow, U.S. Business and Industrial Council
• Bob Baugh, Executive Director, AFL-CIO Executive Council  
• Dr. Donald Rosenfield, Director, MIT Leaders for Manufacturing Fellows Program,MIT Sloan School of Management
• Earl Robinson, Manufacturer, Alliance Aircraft, Ltd
• Lynn Tilton, Founder and CEO, Patriarch Partners
• Sandy Ikeda, Associate Professor of Economics, SUNY Purchase
• Dr. Burton Malkiel, Professor of Economics, Princeton University

Special offer:  Enter the code opc09 when you register and receive over $300 dollars off the cost of your registration! 

Go to www.userc.org and click on the Registration button provided to sign up today.

For more information please call Bruce Arvon at (212) 796-4949 x 7801; email: bruce@onpointconferences.com or for sponsorship opportunities, please contact Bill Rubin at (212) 796-4949 x 7807; email: bill@onpointconferences.com

Please join us for a free webinar – learn about the future of affordable
high performance modeling and simulation tools and virtual development,
and discuss specific case studies to realize the potential of these exciting
new tools for your business!

Registration Link: Wed, Jun 24, 2009 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Rapid Access to Readiness-essential (RARE) Parts through Rapid Manufacturing & Repair (RM&R) Technologies

Rapid Manufacturing, also known as additive manufacturing (AM), is a transformational manufacturing paradigm expected to supplant traditional machining and tooling processes for the fabrication of select products. This revolutionary technology builds net shape or near net shape parts layer by layer directly from CAD. Additive technologies allow part design freedoms not possible with traditional fabrication methods. Complex-multiple part configurations can be constructed in a single build, thus allowing reduction in the numbers of component parts needing assembly.

The objectives of the CTMA Rapid Manufacturing & Repair RARE parts program are to explore:

• the range and capabilities of additive technologies and the benefits that can be derived,
• AM technologies as timely solutions to RARE part replacement (legacy parts, obsolete parts, parts no longer available due to diminishing manufacturing resources),
• State of the art AM capabilities for insertion into the DoD organic maintenance base and industry.

Additionally, this program interfaces with machinery OEMs, materials and software developers to:

• facilitate the maturation and deployment of AM technologies, which now range from TRL/MRL 8 to 9 depending upon the part to be fabricated, throughout DoD organic maintenance base,
• advocate and instigate AM industry advancements, AM design guidelines, and standards development to mature to TRL/MRL 9 to 10 respectively.

The CTMA-NCMS program offers a unique platform to achieve the necessary collaborations to develop the potential of these technologies for DoD and industrial applications.

For additional information contact: NCMS Program Manager, Connie Philips. conniep@ncms.org, (386)445-2785 or cell phone – (313)618-8760.

Can you calculate the carbon footprint of your operations?  Do you know how to squeeze out waste using lean principles?  NCMS is making its training programs in sustainability and lean product design available to members and defense facilities.