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IACMI Announces Stellar Speaker Lineup
for 2024 Members Meeting in Indianapolis
Senior leaders from the Department of Energy and Department of Defense, the State of Indiana, and Purdue University are joining industry pros and influencers at the IACMI 2024 Members Meeting August 13-15 in Indianapolis. The go-to annual event for composites professionals features speakers and panels discussing the latest IACMI DOE technical projects, industry trends, corporate venturing, design optimization, sustainability projects, and workforce development initiatives.
Featured speakers include:
- Christopher Saldaña, Director, DOE Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Office
- John Winkel, Technology Manager, DOE Next Generation Materials & Process team
- Matt Draper, Metallurgy and Manufacturing Technical Director, DoD Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment
- David Rosenberg, Secretary of Commerce, State of Indiana
- Mung Chiang, President of Purdue University
- Ginger Rothrock, Senior Director, Heritage Group Ventures
- Jim Vinoski, Forbes Contributor and host of ManufacturingTalks.com
- Paul Martin, Director of Transit and Advanced Manufacturing, Dimensional Innovations
- Byron Pipes, John L. Bray Distinguished Professor of Engineering at Purdue, IACMI Technical Director for Design, Modeling & Simulation
- Hannah Mason, Technical Editor for CompositesWorld and Sustainability Editor for Gardner Business Media
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Join us June 17 for Innovation Insights
On Monday, June 17 at 12PM ET, join us for a one-hour series of presentations where IACMI members will share application examples and key advantages of new technology and products.
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Kevin Bacon of Composites:
How a UT Professor Impacts Startups
“He encouraged me to do a startup; If he hadn’t encouraged me, I probably wouldn’t have done it,” says Pritesh Yeole, as he reflects on his career journey. The “he” Pritesh is referring to – Uday Vaidya, aka the Kevin Bacon of Composites – has a knack for connecting talent and inspiring entrepreneurs.
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IACMI, DoD Announces New Partnerships
to Combat Workforce Shortages
IACMI and the DoD's IBAS team have teamed up with Penn State University, University of Tennessee Knoxville, and Jobs for the Future to tackle critical workforce shortages in the U.S. casting and forging industry. This collaboration aims to strengthen our national defense by developing a skilled workforce through the METAL program. With a need for 122,000 skilled workers by 2028, METAL will engage students and adults in educational and hands-on training programs.
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Minnesota’s Major Mobile Machining Milestone
For months, America’s Cutting Edge (ACE) partner St. Cloud State University has meticulously chipped away at crafting a mobile machining classroom – something that will bring the flagship ACE CNC machining training to the doorsteps of businesses and schools in Minnesota. It’s a full-size semi-trailer, 56 feet long and 21 feet wide with the bump outs, that’s outfitted with everything needed to give someone an introduction to a machining career or learn new skills in their manufacturing jobs.
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DOE Batteries & Electrification Funding Opportunity
DOE recently announced an intent to fund projects that will advance research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D) in several areas critical to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector. The potential funding will drive innovations in low-cost electric vehicle battery manufacturing, using inexpensive and abundant battery materials in support of a viable domestic materials supply chain, and conducting smart-charge management demonstrations.
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ARPA-Energy Announces $150 million
to Develop Technologies
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy recently announced up to $150 million in funding to develop systems that provide abundant primary energy, intermodal energy transport, and sustainably meet the demand for polymers and other materials. The Vision OPEN call includes three goals that are critical to achieve a sustainable energy and carbon transition with: greenhouse gas-free abundant primary energy; an intermodal energy superhighway that transports diversified forms of primary energy; and a carbon transition that sustainably meets the demand for polymers and other materials.
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Connecting the Composites Industry to Global Markets
Are you looking to expand in Europe and want to know how the U.S. Commercial Service can help?
Join SAMPE and the US Commercial Service's complimentary webinar, "Connecting the Composites Industry to Global Markets Webinar," on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at 8 AM PDT.
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