The 2019 CTMA Partners Meeting was chocked full of information, much of it coming from five different panel discussions. These panels were comprised of experts in the field who have a deep understanding cross-section of knowledge pertaining to that subject. The panel topics and Subject Matter Experts were: Successful Sustainment Technology Lifecycle: Challenges to the […]
Read More »In 2006, when Michael Miller, Director of Business Development for Universal Synaptics, was about to be deployed to Iraq, he bought an American flag. He carried that flag with him on 70 successful Army combat missions. He now carries the flag wherever he travels and during significant life events. The flag has since been taken […]
Read More »Tuesday June 4 7:30 – 8:30 AM Registration 8:30 – 8:40 AM Introduction/Opening Remarks David Motley, NAVAIR 8:40 – 8:55 AM Welcome Capt. Craig Lee, NAVAIR 8:55 – 9:15 AM JCAMS Overview David Motley, NAVAIR 9:15 – 9:45 AM Break – Visit Table Top Displays 9:45 – 11:00 AM Readiness/Availability Panel Presentation 1 Presentation 2 Jim Ruocco, […]
Read More »WASHINGTON (5/13/2019) — As a further expansion of collaborative outreach and support, the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) and IMS International (IMSI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday at the NCMS Washington Office. IMSI Chair, Jack Harris, and NCMS President and CEO, Lisa Strama, were present at the event and gave remarks on […]
Read More »WASHINGTON (5/13/2019) — As a further expansion of collaborative outreach and support, the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) and IMS International (IMSI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday at the NCMS Washington Office. IMSI Chair, Jack Harris, and NCMS President and CEO, Lisa Strama, were present at the event and gave remarks on […]
Read More »May 9, 2019, Coronado, CA—The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) is pleased to announce that Atmospheric Plasma Solutions won the 2019 CTMA Technology Competition. Their Atmospheric Plasma Coating Removal presentation not only impressed the judges but will also be awarded $50,000 in funding and will participate in a one-year project. The Commercial Technologies for […]
Read More »The CTMA Technology Competition is anything but a tank of sharks. Competitors have ten minutes to present their ideas and five minutes for questions from the judges. The pressure is on to sell the judges on their great technology and the potential for a substantial reward for the winner. It sounds familiar; it follows closely […]
Read More »The Joint Composite and Advanced Material Sustainment (JCAMS) Annual Meeting, formerly known as the DoD Advanced Composite Maintainers Technology Interchange Meeting (TIM), is an annual event for government and military officials, industry leaders, manufacturers, engineers, and other technical experts focusing on the manufacturing, tooling, deployment, and repair of advanced composite materials in defense. In 2016, […]
Read More »Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a revolutionary technology that is changing the manufacturing business model and the maintenance and sustainment communities it supports. NCMS has been on the forefront of pushing the technology forward, not only with CTMA projects, but also collaborating with organizations to take a deep dive into auxiliary aspects of AM such as […]
Read More »According to the DoD Condition-Based Maintenance Plus Guidebook, CBM+ is defined as maintenance performed based on evidence of need, integrating reliability centered maintenance (RCM) analysis with those enabling processes, technologies, and capabilities that enhance the readiness and maintenance effectiveness of DoD systems and components. CBM+ uses a systems engineering approach to collect data, enable analysis, […]
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