NCMS is assisting the U.S. Marine Corps, NAVAIR, and NAVSEA in identifying subject matter experts (SMEs) for advice regarding a new initiative aimed at developing an optical head-mounted display with hands-free, voice-activated technology for storing and displaying technical manuals and recording maintenance activities with a built-in camera. Additionally, the team plans on creating a scalable […]
Read More »NCMS is assisting the U.S. Army in identifying a commercial entity to manage the Army’s transition from legacy fasteners and small hardware finished with cadmium/hexavalent chromium (Cd/Cr[VI]) to zinc-nickel (ZnNi) for use in ground combat vehicles and support systems. Most ground combat and support systems continue to rely on fasteners plated with Cd/Cr(VI), which can […]
Read More »The Maintenance Innovation Challenge (MIC) is now open for submissions! As part of the DoD Maintenance Symposium, the MIC is an important venue to present innovative technologies in front of a large cross-section of DoD decision-makers. The 2019 National Defense Strategy contains an objective to establish an unmatched twenty-first century National Security Base that effectively […]
Read More »Important deadline!: The window for project funding through Commercial Technology for Maintenance Activities (CTMA)’s Cooperative Agreement is closing very soon. Funding MIPR paperwork must be received by NCMS no later than Friday, August 9 in order to leverage this contract vehicle for all obligated projects. Don’t let this deadline affect your critical projects. Please plan ahead. […]
Read More »The Technology Showcase at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility has proven to be so popular that it officially sold out weeks ahead of the deadline. The word is spreading that the NCMS Technology Showcases are truly valuable experiences where industry and academia can demonstrate their innovative technologies and reach over 1,000 […]
Read More »Plan now for the Department of Defense (DoD) Maintenance Symposium, December 9-12, 2019 held in Spokane, Washington. With the theme of Ready Systems @ the Speed of Relevance, this event brings over 1,600 defense maintenance professionals together for four days of concentrated learning, collaboration, and technology exploration. The Symposium is the only DoD event solely […]
Read More »Save the Date for the NCMS Members Meeting & Technology Showcase hosted by the CCDC Army Research Laboratory (CCDC-ARL) at the Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Aberdeen, Maryland, September 19, 2019. For the first time, NCMS is partnering with the CCDC-ARL and APG to host a Technology Showcase. While this event focuses heavily on advanced manufacturing, […]
Read More »When Atmospheric Plasma Solutions won the Commercial Technologies for Maintenance Activities Program (CTMA) Technology Competition at the 2019 CTMA Partners Meeting in May, they won more than a nice trophy. The win included $50,000 worth of funding and a one-year CTMA project with the DoD. The judges at the competition immediately saw the benefits of […]
Read More »NCMS is assisting the U.S. Army in locating industry that can offer options for heating mobile vehicle cabins for cold weather applications. The heating concepts can include fuel-fired air heaters, fuel-fired coolant heaters, or any other available technologies that do not fall into the other two categories. The heater would need to provide 15,000-60,000+ BTUs/Hour […]
Read More »Important deadline!: The window for project funding through Commercial Technology for Maintenance Activities (CTMA)’s Cooperative Agreement is closing very soon. Funding must be received in house no later than Friday, August 9 in order to leverage this contract vehicle for all obligated projects. Don’t let this deadline affect your critical projects. Please plan ahead.
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