NCMS To Share Digital Manufacturing Vision With Congress
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 is poised to drive explosive manufacturing growth. The event will raise awareness of modeling and simulation in the Congress as an essential tool for small and medium sized manufacturers to help them to innovate and compete. NCMS, along with three of its partner companies, will brief the Congress on its vision for developing a knowledge infrastructure which leverages the wealth of talent, ideas and facilities within our universities, national labs and industrial research centers to bring modeling and simulation to the nation’s manufacturers.
“As U.S. manufacturers are struggling to remain competitive in an increasingly challenging global marketplace, high performance computer modeling and simulation presents a key competitive opportunity.” said Rick Jarman, NCMS President & CEO. “Small and medium companies must begin to tap these superior technologies to become more competitive and be better equipped to compete and spur job creation.”
In addition to Jon Riley, Executive Director of Design & Engineering Programs at NCMS, panelists include Intel, John Deere and Ace Clearwater who have all embraced modeling and simulation as an essential technology in their operation. Each company will bring their unique perspective to the briefing and discuss how this technology has made a difference to their bottom lines. In addition, they will identify the collaborative models that must be created to enable small and medium sized manufactures to adopt America’s next great industrial game changer.
“NCMS is leading a national effort to make practical digital manufacturing tools available to small and medium sized companies and we look forward to sharing our strategic plan with Congressional leaders” said Jon Riley, “American companies need these tools to compete and succeed in the global marketplace.”