November 13, 2012. The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) announced today that it has partnered with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to establish the first innovation center in a national grid that will accelerate manufacturing in Michigan and across the country by providing easy access to digital modeling and simulation tools for businesses.
April 2, 2012. Cloud computing is on track to create approximately 14 million jobs globally from 2011 – 2015. And digital manufacturing is not exempt from this prosperity! At least that is the story being told. But is it true?
March 20 2012. Far be it from me to condemn another writer’s work, but honestly, ExtremeTech’s Sebastian Anthony just published an article that is bogglingly misdirected. The article is called What can You Do with A Supercomputer? He answers this way:
February 6, 2012. Jon Riley, Vice President of Digital Manufacturing was named one of HPCWire’s “People to Watch in 2012”. This group is comprised of an elite group of community leaders selected from academia, government, business and industry for their contributions.
February 6, 2012. NCMS is working with four member organizations – Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC), TotalSim, Simafore and Nimbis Services – to develop a computation tool that will allow these niche designers and manufacturers unfamiliar to CFD, affordable access to the tools necessary to model airflow over a joint vehicle/trailer body. The idea is to help them to both reduce the overall weight and utilize novel geometries to increase aerodynamic efficiencies.
January 24, 2012. Manufacturing references from President Obama’s 2012 State of the Union Address:
January 4, 2012. The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences announced today that Jon Riley has been promoted to Vice President, Digital Manufacturing. Mr. Riley joined NCMS as Executive Director of Design and Engineering Programs in March 2009 to lead NCMS’ groundbreaking Digital Manufacturing Initiative
November 23, 2011. Many small to mid-size manufacturing companies do not use high performance computing (HPC) to create and test potential parts and products virtually because of cost concerns. But one firm that did make the investment in HPC developed a new product line — and subsequently doubled in size.
November 15, 2011. Jon Riley is a man with a mission. Which is why he was in Seattle this week at SC11 at a show seeming concerned more with the latest in high performance computing and esoteric computational problems like modeling the weather, making sense out of the GPU revolution, or cramming more cores into petaflop machines as opposed to the more mundane concerns associated with the world of manufacturing.
November 14, 2011. , Manufacturing’s New Innovation Labs, the Harvard Business Review (HBR) cites NCMS efforts to provide advanced modeling tools to U.S. manufacturers as prime example of how companies are finding new ways to innovate in response global competition. NCMS is creating a network of regional centers to make high performance (HPC) tools available to all U.S. manufacturers and partnering with other organization with a similar vision.
November 3, 2011. Not long ago, a group of gamers did in ten days what a world’s worth of molecular biologists had been unable to accomplish in more than a decade: collaborating online with a video game called Foldit, they identified the unique structure of a retroviral protease that lurks in a virus found in Rhesus monkeys. The virus in question bears more than a small similarity to AIDS… and without the precise structure of this enzyme, scientists would have had essentially no chance of engineering a cure.
November 2, 2011. RSystem’s HPC 360 “Innovation through Modeling and Simulation: Overview will let you experience first-hand the power of High Performance Computing and the positive impact it will have on your business. Don’t miss this premier event.
October 5, 2011. Based on my years in the manufacturing industry, I can tell you that it will take more than just technology to bring manufacturing into the 21st century. It will take companies whose philosophy, business approach and culture are totally committed to innovation — to exploring all avenues associated with the latest advances in digital manufacturing, from the shop floor to the executive office.
September 21, 2011. Providing new insight into the lynchpin of the American economy – the “Missing Middle”.
August 29, 2011. Not long ago the subject of innovation in manufacturing was considered a bit of an oxymoron to many leaders in business and government as they chose not to invest in our manufacturing base. If anything good is to come from the economic events in recent years, it’s that many in America once again discovered the value of a manufacturing economy that can compete in today’s global economy
April 18, 2011. The term “knowledge worker” is in vogue to describe new economy jobs. Imagine how much knowledge it takes for manufacturing companies to succeed? Every step of the manufacturing process requires in depth knowledge of engineering and materials science. Will the parts fit together? Will they be durable enough? And countless other questions necessary to complete the cycle of inspiration to bring that product into the real work and making it commercially available.
August 11, 2011. Not long ago the subject of innovation in manufacturing was considered a bit of an oxymoron to many leaders in business and government as they chose not to invest in our manufacturing base. If anything good is to come from the economic events in recent years, it’s that many in America once again discovered the value of a manufacturing economy that can compete in today’s global economy.
July 26, 2011. Digital Manufacturing is a game-changing new approach to making things in the United States. The Digital Manufacturing SIG is the collaborative vehicle to get this new exciting technology in the hands of U.S. manufacturers.
July 20, 2011. The importance of digital manufacturing and the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) vision regarding this game-changing new approach to making things in the US.
July 11, 2011. How a Digital Manufacturing PIC can small and medium sized enterprises.
June 27, 2011. President Obama kicks off the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP), a national collaboration between the government, industries, and universities to invest in cutting-edge technologies, create new jobs and bring about a renaissance in American manufacturing.
June 24, 2011. The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS), the largest cross industry consortium in North America and a leader in next-generation manufacturing strategies, announced today that they are poised to bring next generation design and manufacturing tools to industry of all sizes, revitalizing U.S. manufacturing.
June 6, 2011. Maverick manufacturing executive Damon Darlin once said, “Nothing is more important than innovation. The minute we stop innovating, we die.” Indeed, human history is marked with crucial innovations: moments that resulted in change so significant that they forever altered the way we live our lives
How Modeling & Simulation Will Drive 21st Century Manufacturing Growth ANN ARBOR, MI – May 19, 2011. The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) today announced that it has brought together leaders in high performance digital manufacturing to brief the Congressional Research and Development and Congressional Modeling and Simulation Caucuses on how high performance computing …
Riley to Speak at HTC 2011 – HyperWork Technology Conference
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SAN DIEGO, CA. May 5, 2011 – Tabor Communications Inc. (TCI), a leading international media company and publisher of HPCwire and HPC in the Cloud, today announced the appointment of John Kirkley as Editor for its recently announced online web portal, Digital Manufacturing Report. Digital Manufacturing Report is being published in partnership with the National …
NCMS at a Glance- March 2011 – National Center for Manufacturing Sciences
NCMS is leading an effort to create a digital manufacturing strategic interest group to promote the use of smart digital manufacturing technology for U.S. companies.
Jon Riley, Executive Director of Design & Engineering Programs, will give a presentation on the potential demand for HPC from small and medium sized manufacturing companies.
Jon is leading the NCMS effort to implement a practical national strategy for making HPC tools available for U.S. Manufacturers.
Last week during a hearing in the House Armed Services Committee, Congressman Randy Forbes (R) asked Secretary of the Army John McHugh how important modeling and simulation is to the Army and what kind of future he sees for this technology.
NCMS Moves Forward with a Strategy to revitalize American Manufacturing.
Dedicated coverage of manufacturing applications for high performance modeling and simulation.
Just as the electric power infrastructure was the key to a strong manufacturing base a century ago, a digital manufacturing infrastructure is critical to the future of American industry
Automotive manufacturers and their suppliers are pressing to innovate in order to increase vehicle fuel efficiency to meet federal CAFÉ guidelines by integrating lightweight materials into new vehicle designs. These lightweight materials pose unique challenges and opportunities that must be addressed. The solutions for some of these challenges may be found in other industries such as aerospace and defense or in new tools and processes.
NCMS recently presented its strategy to help revitalize American small and mid-sized manufacturers through advanced computer digital manufacturing
National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) presented its strategy to help revitalize American small and mid-sized manufacturers through advanced computer digital manufacturing.
NCMS-Alliance for High-Performance Digital Manufacturing (AHPDM) Strategy to help manufacturers use high performance computing
NCMS seeks assistance for ongoing project related to web-based access to high performance computing tools. The optimal scope requires part time support (1-2 days / month) to review and document the generic steps followed to validate a computer model.
The NCMS is moving forward with the development of a national innovation network; a knowledge infrastructure which leverages the wealth of talent, ideas and facilities within our nation’s universities, national labs and industrial research centers so we can innovate smarter, faster and more predictably.
The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) needs your help to provide valuable input as we develop a new collaborative innovation network that increases access to advanced computing tools for product design, engineering and manufacturing.
NCMS as the premier provider of collaborative research, information, knowledge and expertise to the North American manufacturing and defense community has spearheaded numerous technology developments to drive innovation for American manufacturers.
The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) today announced that President & CEO Rick Jarman will be a keynote speaker at the 2010 Americas Hyperworks Technology Conference being held April 27-29 in Novi, Michigan.
The first step includes developing a national innovation network; a knowledge infrastructure to leverage the power of high performance computing (HPC) and bring together the wealth of talent, ideas and facilities within our universities, national labs and industrial research centers.
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The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) today announced that Jon Riley, currently of L&L Products in Romeo, Michigan, will be joining the NCMS staff as Executive Director of Design & Engineering Programs.
The NAFEMS World Congress 2009 will be THE International Congress on Simulation Technology for the Engineering Analysis Community. This is your opportunity to attend this world-renowned bi-annual Congress, and ensure that your organisation is part of the largest and most respected independent engineering analysis event on the calendar.
ANN ARBOR, MI – January 28th, 2009. The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) has partnered with the Council on Competiveness and AMT – Association for Manufacturing Technology to present the 2009 Compute & Collaborate for Competitive Advantage (C3A) conference.
Jarman, a former Eastman Kodak Co. executive and co-author of the book “Collaborative R&D: Manufacturing’s New Tool,” is a believer in the power of collaborative alliances. At NCMS, he heads the largest cross-industry collaborative manufacturing research consortium in the United States devoted exclusively to manufacturing technologies, process and practices. Its mission is to develop strategic initiatives and programs aimed at sustaining and enhancing the global competitiveness of North American manufacturing.
For over 20 years, the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) has been a leader in working with manufacturing and other technology companies taking innovation out of the exploratory phase into implementation for commercial applications. These actions are leveraging the resources and infrastructure of all, for solutions that improve the competitive standing of our manufacturing base.
Automotive manufacturers and their suppliers are pressing to innovate in order to increase vehicle fuel efficiency to meet federal CAFÉ guidelines by integrating lightweight materials into new vehicle designs. These lightweight materials pose unique challenges and opportunities that must be addressed.
September 2, 2011. Manufacturing is a complex and increasingly more costly undertaking. Reducing this complexity and cost is a central goal of the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences. There are literally hundreds of thousands of potential factors impacting a manufactured product including the introduction of new materials, environmental concerns, and the need for timely product commercialization.
