The term “valley of death” is used throughout the business world to describe the difficulty of developing, demonstrating, and scaling promising new inventions into sustained use. The term is ubiquitous because only a tiny percentage makes the journey. Many have tried, but most have failed. In the summer of 2022, two NCMS interns, Katie Wells […]
Read More »The Joint Intermittent Testing (JIT) Working Group announced that MIL-PRF-32516A and MIL-PRF-32516/1 were both published on August 4, 2022. These new specifications represent new standards for electronic test equipment that must be met by military personnel who work on diagnosing intermittent faults. MIL-PRF-32516A “Electronic Test Equipment, Intermittent Fault Diagnostic (Electrical)” supersedes the March 2015, base […]
Read More »Ann Arbor, MI, August 23, 2022—NCMS is pleased to assist the US Navy with keeping ships in top shape while at sea through the new Repair Technology Exercise (REPTX), taking place Aug. 22 through Sept. 2 at Naval Base Ventura County. More than sixty technology suppliers are testing their products’ capacity to tackle real-world fleet […]
Read More »Ann Arbor, MI, August 23, 2022—NCMS is pleased to assist the US Navy with keeping ships in top shape while at sea through the new Repair Technology Exercise (REPTX), taking place Aug. 22 through Sept. 2 at Naval Base Ventura County. More than sixty technology suppliers are testing their products’ capacity to tackle real-world fleet […]
Read More »The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) is pleased to support the DOD’s 2022 Maintenance Innovation Challenge (MIC) by providing $50,000 of in-kind support to both the overall MIC winner and the “People’s Choice” winner. “NCMS understands that the MIC offers an important opportunity to find new solutions that advance the DOD’s maintenance and sustainment […]
Read More »Ann Arbor, MI, July 25, 2022— NCMS member Atmospheric Plasma Solutions (APS) has been awarded funding for their PlasmaBlast® precision surface preparation system from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) via a pilot program to Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT). APFIT aims to expeditiously […]
Read More »NCMS has expanded its operations by opening a new office in Norfolk, VA. This new location is the fifth for the organization, joining existing offices in Ann Arbor, MI; Bremerton, WA; Aberdeen, MD; and Washington, DC. This new facility represents a deep commitment to our partners and will provide dedicated space for NCMS’s network to […]
Read More »In recent years, maintenance and sustainment professionals have increasingly been advancing predictive maintenance capabilities to catch and solve problems before they cause catastrophic failures. As the software and hardware used in vehicle systems becomes more complex, reactive vehicle maintenance becomes more challenging and expensive, necessitating increased investment in improving proactive maintenance. Recently, the CTMA Program […]
Read More »Across the US, commercial and governmental organizations maintain fleets of critical equipment that must be kept ready for handling emergencies, natural disasters, and hazardous materials. As this equipment ages, many municipalities struggle with sustaining these assets in a streamlined and cost-effective manner. Likewise, the Department of Defense faces similar challenges, particularly with the Boeing E-6B […]
Read More »The US Department of Energy’s Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManII) has launched a survey based on its Cybersecurity Manufacturing Roadmap, which highlights 17 key challenges that manufacturers face during their digital transformation. The purpose of this survey is to understand industry priorities among these 17 challenges. Feedback regarding these challenges will be critical for CyManII […]
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