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October 2012


Talent Partners Awarded $2.19 Million Federal Grant to Grow Regional Manufacturing in Southeast Michigan

Partners including the Workforce Intelligence Network for Southeast Michigan (WIN), Detroit Regional Chamber, Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (MMTC), and National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS), were awarded $2.19 million over three years through the federal Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge for Advanced Manufacturing. More

3D(RM): Is Additive Manufacturing Going the Way of the Recording Industry?

A chill went through the additive manufacturing industry recentl;y  as a company with a dubious reputation as patent troll makes a move that could stifle innovation. More

3D Printing Takes Off Into Orbit

A Silicon Valley startup has an out-of-this-world application for additive printing technology – literally. Made in Space, Inc. is developing 3D printing equipment that future space explorers could use to fabricate replacement parts during their journey. More

Phase-Change Memory to Supercharge Portable Devices

Researchers are developing next generation data storage technology based on phase-change materials (PCM). Memory chips using PCM can handle over 10 million re-write cycles and are a 100 times faster than current flash memory. More

Save the Date- 2013 CTMA Symposium- Fast Track Collaboration

April 8-10, 2013 – Navy Shipyard, Washington, DC

For questions and additional information, contact:
Debbie Lilu, NCMS Sr. Program Manager
(734) 995-7038 debral@ncms.org

Selections from NCMS on Twitter

How one company got workers on their production line to generate innovative ideas for cutting cost http://ht.ly/eLaPg

Policy related to robotics will be a key legacy of whomever wins this election http://ht.ly/eL8dk

New robot offers manufacturers chance to keep jobs in US http://ht.ly/eJhPO

More -> http://twitter.com/#!/ncmsmfg

New Member Round-Up

NCMS Member Portal

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