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Expanding IACMI Portfolio Drives New Staff Growth
As we enter 2024, our team at IACMI is growing and ready to make an even bigger impact in U.S. manufacturing. Since October, we have hired 14 additional positions in workforce development, program management, finance, accounting, and communications to help grow some very important initiatives for the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense. In addition to advancing composites with our 140+ members, IACMI is addressing the critical workforce needs in forging and casting, as well as machine tool technology in CNC machining, metrology, and cybersecurity. We’re scaling up K-12 programs, setting up internships, developing training for skilled trades and apprentices, and organizing hands-on, experiential learning. It’s time to reimagine and revitalize what it means to be an American maker.
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January Innovation Insights Features SensThys, Endeavor Composites, and Abaris Training Resources
On Monday, January 22, 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. Speakers are Jo Major and Neil Mitchell with SensThys, Hicham Ghossein with Endeavor Composites and Lou Dorworth with Abaris Training Resources.
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Join Us January 24 for the
I&C Working Group Quarterly Meeting
Quarterly I&C Working Group virtual meeting
Wednesday, January 24
1:00 to 3:00 pm EST
The meeting agenda will include presentations on the use of recycled material in trim and siding products, energy-efficient modular composite cladding panels, the Morgan County Bridge project, and updates on funding opportunities.
I&C Working Group members will receive meeting invitations including links for the meetings.
Interested in learning more or attending the meetings? Please email events@iacmi.org
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Wind Energy Workshop Feb. 7-8 in Boulder
Join us in Boulder, CO, February 7-8 for a two-day technical workshop focused on composite materials in the Wind Energy industry. Composites One, the Closed Mold Alliance, NREL, and IACMI will be exploring how focus on sustainability is driving process advancement in wind manufacturing and showcasing several live demos on wind blade repair.
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JEC 2024 Innovation Award Finalists
For the past 26 years, the JEC Composites Innovation Awards have been a celebration of the most successful and innovative collaborative projects in the Composites industry. Congratulations to all the IACMI member finalists: 9T Labs, Airbus, Helicoid, Hexcel Corporation, Olin, Teijin, and Weav3D. Winners will be announced in a live ceremony February 8. And make sure to connect with us at JEC March 5-7. IACMI staff Dale Brosius and Joannie Harmon will be speaking.
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DoD, IACMI Join Forces to Address
Workforce Challenges in Casting and Forging
IACMI and the Department of Defense (DoD) have announced a new national workforce initiative to help meet essential U.S. defense needs in the casting and forging industry called METAL (Metallurgical Engineering Trades Apprenticeship & Learning). The multi-year agreement between DoD and IACMI is already underway to develop curriculum for a series of stackable training opportunities in the metals industry.
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DOE Announces $37 Million to Reduce EV Battery Recycling Costs
The U.S. Department of Energy announced $37 million in funding to reduce costs associated with recycling electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and administered by DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Office, this investment supports the Biden-Harris Administration’s goal for EVs to make up half of all new light-duty vehicle sales by 2030 as part of the effort to reach a net-zero emissions economy by 2050.
Concept papers are due on February 7, and full applications are due April 19.
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