We Do It in Digital: Bringing Big Tools to the Little Guy

Manufacturing in America is at a crossroads. The expectation to innovate is increasingly pushed down on smaller manufacturers, who in turn desperately need access to advanced new tools in order to remain competitive. This presentation provides new insight into the very lynchpin of the American economy – the “Missing Middle” of manufacturers that are responsible for more than fifty million jobs nationwide. The Missing Middle’s opportunity lies in digital manufacturing and high-performance modeling and simulation – and NCMS has a strategy to bring these tools to the manufacturers who need them most. More

 Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Keyport Honored with Defense Manufacturing Award

NCMS Vice President Chuck Ryan recently visited the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Keyport, to honor their work on the Automated Robotic Blade Stripping System (ARBSS) project. The ARBSS project was awarded a Defense Manufacturing Excellence Award presented by the National Center for Advanced Technologies (NCAT) for outstanding cooperative efforts on technology development between government, industry and academia. More

Call for Nominations- 2011 Industry Defense
Manufacturing Excellence Awards

Since 1995, the National Center for Advanced Technologies (NCAT), acting as the agent for the Associations and Societies involved in the Multi-Association Industry Affordability Task Force, has sought to recognize individuals and small working groups/teams in the defense manufacturing community for making outstanding contributions to furthering manufacturing science and technology in the U.S. for the past fiscal year. More

Pending ITAR Regulations Threaten U.S. Robotics Industry

The Robotics Technology Consortium (RTC) has concerns new ITAR regulations being proposed by the U.S. State Department that control, for the first time, unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) in a comprehensive way. Of specific concern are proposed controls on all UGVs that are *capable* of off-road or amphibious operation and how this will be defined. More

2011 MI Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference

For researchers, chemists, engineers, industry CEOs, students, educators, entrepreneurs, policymakers – anyone interested in advancing innovation for a sustainable future in Michigan – this conference is the opportunity to hear and share ideas on how we can best “green up” Michigan through green chemistry and engineering. More

Save the Date- 2011 DoD Maintenance Symposium & Exhibition- November 14-17, Fort Worth, Texas

 

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