2013 Additive Manufacturing Virtual Workshop

Under the Commercial Technologies for Maintenance Activities (CTMA) Program, the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) and the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (ODASD) Maintenance Policy & Programs (MP&P) are interested in building strong relationships among their Depot and Maintenance activities across the DoD, with other Government activities, with industry and academia […]

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Digital Manufacturing Revolution Launch Event

October 9, 2013. . Attendees from across the country converged on GE’s Advanced Manufacturing and Software Technology Center to be part of Digital Manufacturing Revolution. The two-day event marked the official opening of the first Grid Cell™ Innovation Center, kicking off the national effort to bring 21st Century Digital Manufacturing tools to American industry.

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2013 Michigan Robotics Day

April 26, 2013. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder addressed a standing room crowd at the 2013 Michigan Robotics Day held at the Jack Roth Stadium Club in Ann Arbor, Michigan. During his talk he did a Q&A session moderated by NCMS President & CEO Rick Jaman.

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2013 NSF Workshop on Nano and Micro Manufacturing

February 8, 2013. The program committee of the 2013 NSF Workshop on Nano and Micro Manufacturing would like to invite you to attend or present at our upcoming workshop, May 22-23 in Dearborn, MI. Dr. Sridahar Kota, formerly of the White House Office of Science and Technology will be one of the plenary speakers. Additional speakers include Kurt Peterson, from KP MEMS, who is a microsensor pioneer and current venture capitalist; and Avram Bar-Cohen, a Program Manager at the Microsystem Technology Office of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

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Sustainable Design & Manufacturing Roundtable Update

May 18, 2012. NCMS will host an executive roundtable where leading industry, academia and government experts will share their perspectives on green design and manufacturing. The highlight of the event will be three dynamic panels addressing key challenges faced by manufacturers integrating sustainability into their products.

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