Manufacturing on the Chopping Block?
Recently Intel founder Andy Grove wrote
a provocative article on the dangers of
marginalizing domestic manufacturing.
NCMS President Rick Jarman weighs in on
Grove's comments and takes on the New
York Times.
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RTC Launches
New Web Presence
The
Robotics Technology Consortium (RTC) has
launched a new web site to better serve
its mission to speed the creation and
deployment of ground robotics
technology. The RTC is managed by
NCMS and targets organizations that are
not traditional defense manufacturers.
RTC Site
NCMS
Partners with U.S. Navy
Three New Emerging Project Opportunities
NCMS
announces a new collaboration-
the Navy Maintenance and Repair
Partnership Program (NMRPP). Launching
in the Pacific Northwest, NMRPP supports
Naval shipyard and other maintenance and
repair operations essential to sustain
the most critical ships and undersea
weapon systems.
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The
following NMRPP emerging projects are
seeking additional participants:
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Catapult Alignment Position
Measurement Automation
The current aircraft carrier
catapult alignment method needs to be
improved. This project anticipates
development of an automated measurement
system to increase the speed, accuracy
and quantity of component position
measurements.
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Environmentally Friendly
Cutting Solutions (EFCS)
The current method employed
for large-scale cutting and ship
disposal (Oxy-Fuel) creates
large quantities of visible
emissions, metal fumes and
debris. This project will
investigate ways to control
emission and evaluate possible
replacement methods.
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New Technology Metal
Deposition Repair for Navy
Ship/Submarine Components
Current methods of Metal
Deposition Repair (MDR) for worn
and corroded components are
primarily limited to
electroplating/conventional
welding processes, which have
significant limitations for
component repair. This
project will evaluate competing
technologies as a possible
replacement for current methods.
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New NCMS Members
NCMS
welcomes the following new members (for additional
information click the company logo):
