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Join us October 20–22 in Galveston, Texas, for the inaugural Build Freedom Summit, hosted by IACMI and Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES).  The 3-day agenda includes 6 keynotes, 8 breakout sessions, a career expo, job fair, and multiple networking opportunities. You’ll interact with leaders in advanced manufacturing—exploring solutions to your workforce pipeline—and you might find your next rising star! Check out the full agenda of 82 scheduled speakers or become an exhibitor today. There’s still time to save 50% with discount code, IACMIMember26.

IACMI Internship Program Is Expanding

The IACMI Internship Program now gives 100% allowance for direct costs for IACMI member companies! IACMI members can host an intern at no cost to your company, connect with emerging talent vetted by the IACMI team, and gain valuable support from rising engineers, machinists, technicians, or researchers. But hurry! Apply to host an intern by October 9. 

Innovation Insights Series on Data Centers Starts Oct. 19

Join us Monday, October 19, at 12:00 PM ET for the first of two webinars on data centers — "Composites for Data Center Construction and Re-Conductoring of the Grid” featuring:
💡Bhyrav Mutnuri, Director of Research and Development, Strongwell      
💡David Pirchio, Project Engineer, Frost Engineering    
💡Joe Fox, Director of Infrastructure and Construction Working Group, IACMI

Registration Is Open for ACTC 2027

Registration is now open for the Advanced Composites Technical Conference, hosted by IACMI and the Advanced Carbons Council. Join us February 9-11, 2027, in Knoxville, Tennessee, to connect with with researchers, engineers, manufacturers, and industry leaders from across the advanced composites community. The conference begins with a day of demos and facility tours, followed by two days of technical presentations, industry insights, networking, and collaboration. Free for IACMI members. 

Endeavor Composites Opens New Facility

Congratulations to IACMI member Endeavor Composites on the grand opening of its new facility in East TN. The Endeavor team is focused on integrating fiber preparation, continuous wet-laid and air-laid production, research and pilot laboratories, machining, forming, and composite curing. Established in 2019, Endeavor Composites looks forward to serving major industrial and national-security markets.

 

IACMI Members Win Multiple CAMX Awards

IACMI members were recognized with multiple awards at the Composites and Advanced Materials Expo (CAMX) this year, including the top two honors. Congratulations to ORNL, DOE, Kairos Power, and several partners for earning the Combined Strength award and to James Cropper Advanced Materials and Carbon Fiber Recycling for achieving the Unsurpassed Innovation award. These awards spotlight game-changing innovations, manufacturing breakthroughs, and collaborative teamwork in composites.  

DOE Announces New Funding Opportunity

The U.S Department of Energy has released up to $41M to accelerate commercialization of American energy technologies. The lab call creates new opportunities for industry, entrepreneurs, investors, universities, nonprofits, and other organizations to engage with DOE National Laboratories, plants, and sites and help move DOE technologies from research and development toward the marketplace.

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