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DOE AMMTO Acting Director Steve McKnight

To Build Off IACMI Renewal at Members Meeting

 

“The future is now, let’s get to work.” That’s the message Steve McKnight, Acting Director of the Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Office at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), delivered April 11 in Knoxville as DOE announced the renewing of its partnership with IACMI.

 

McKnight will be a keynote speaker on June 21 at the IACMI Summer Members Meeting. McKnight will focus on roles that composites can play in advancing DOE’s clean energy goals from an economic and national security perspective. Today's advanced composite materials can make wind turbines bigger and more responsive, make cars lighter and stronger, and make hydrogen tanks easier to transport.

 

“We’re in a race to decarbonize our economy,” says McKnight. “We firmly believe that synergy of industry and research is key to accelerating the latest innovations.”

 

The Summer 2023 Members Meeting includes a three-day agenda June 20-22 including five in-person IACMI Working Groups as well as presentations, panels, and networking.

IACMI Welcomes Vlastimil Kunc as the
Materials & Processes Technology Area Director

 

IACMI is pleased to announce Dr. Vlastimil Kunc is assuming the role of Technical Area Director (TAD) for Materials and Processes for IACMI. Through the Composites Science and Technology Section within the Manufacturing Science Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, he has been collaborating closely with IACMI for many years.

 

Vlastimil is replacing Dr. Merlin Theodore who has been instrumental in supporting IACMI in the TAD role since 2018. Merlin recently received a presidential appointment to the National Science Board. She will continue to be active within IACMI. We applaud Merlin for her leadership and expertise and the many significant contributions she has made to IACMI and the composites and advanced materials industry.

 

During his career, Vlastimil has been responsible for multiple high-profile demonstrations leading to commercial product introduction and articles that were tested in four space launches. He holds 18 innovation awards, including five R&D 100 awards and four CAMX Awards for Composites Excellence. He has published over fifty articles and has over twenty issued and pending patents.

IACMI Membership On the Rise 

 

IACMI is in growth mode and membership is growing. In 2023, we are proud to have welcomed 15 new members.

 

Vartega Facility Expansion

 

Vartega is throwing a party and we’ll all invited. To meet the growing demand for recycled carbon fiber, IACMI member Vartega has expanded into a new facility with 5 times the space with 10 times the capacity! Make plans to join Andrew Maxey and his Vartega team for a ribbon cutting May 23 in the new facility. IACMI EVP/CCO Dale Brosius will be joining the celebration. With a planned capacity of 2,000 metric tons per year, the Colorado-based company will continue to serve its growing customer base in North America while pursuing new opportunities in Europe and Asia. 

ACE Instructor Adonis Summerville Selected as Manufacturing USA Modern Maker

 

Machining mentor, muscle car fanatic, pool player

 

Adonis Summerville is a senior metalworking skills instructor at the Jane Addams Resource Corporation and certified instructor for America’s Cutting Edge, an IACMI-led training program. We’re so proud he’s been selected by Manufacturing USA to be one of their Modern Makers--individuals who embody Manufacturing USA’s mission to secure the future of U.S. manufacturing. The series celebrates their inspirational, yet relatable stories.

 

Adonis says the best part of his job is when one of his students gets placed. “They see a better outlook than when they first came here.” Adonis also gets a free lunch out of it. He makes a deal with every student that if they get a machining job offer at a certain pay rate, they will buy him lunch. 

SAMPE Announces Rebekah Stacha as New CEO

 

IACMI leaders had the pleasure of meeting soon-to-be SAMPE CEO Rebekah Stacha face-to-face at the SAMPE 2023 Conference and Expo in Seattle in April. Above, IACMI CEO Chad Duty welcomes Rebekah, who steps into the new role June 1. She becomes the first woman to lead SAMPE. Rebekah is a seasoned association professional with over 20 years of association leadership, publishing solutions, operations management, and people development. As Director of Multimedia and Publishing at the Society of Petroleum Engineers, she was instrumental in the organization's digital transformation which streamlined workflows that increased efficiency and customer satisfaction. She is a graduate of the Mays School of Business at Texas A&M University with a degree in management.

JEC World 2023 Reflection: April 25-27 In Paris

 

IACMI Chief Technology Officer, Uday Vaidya, shares this reflection from JEC World held April 25-27 in Paris.

“As each year, it was an incredible show! For Composites Enthusiasts, JEC is akin to Heaven on Earth' The show truly exemplifies the kid-in-a-candy-store syndrome. Everywhere you look, there are leaps and bounds of advances in composites technologies.

We noticed major trends in Sustainability, Air mobility, Mass Transit, Autonomous / Battery EVs, Hydrogen Tanks to name a few. Multi-materials and intermediates continue to emerge in major ways. The widespread interest in 'Recycling and Circular Economy' was evident from the numerous new companies entering the carbon fiber recycling technologies space.”

 

Enjoy the video and what our members shared was the Best of JEC.

Save the Date - May 22, 2023

 

Innovation Insights is a monthly webinar featuring the latest innovations and products from IACMI members and R&D partners. Each month, we highlight one SME member, one large company member, and one research partner. Join us for our next session May 22, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM ET.

IACMI Accepting RFPs for Technical Projects

Up To $50,000; Deadline May 24, 2023

 

ICYMI: Earlier this month, we shared this opportunity. As of Monday May 1, 2023, IACMI began accepting proposals to fund precompetitive technical projects up to $50,000 that advance, utilize, or demonstrate emerging technologies that have the potential to attract higher levels of follow-on funding. Project outcomes must be shared with IACMI membership and should be of benefit to multiple members. This is the fifth funding opportunity announced by IACMI since May 2022.

 

The deadline to submit RFPs for this project cycle is May 24, 2023.

Only proposals submitted by active IACMI member(s) or an IACMI Working Group are eligible. Proposals that include significant levels of cost share have an increased probability of receiving funding.

It's been nearly a month since we shared the great news about IACMI's renewed funding from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), U.S. Department of Energy. Check out the highlights from who was there, sharing the vision for IACMI's next chapter.

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