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Submit a Project: IACMI Accepting RFPs

 

As of today March 7, 2024, 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. Only proposals submitted by active IACMI member (s) or an IACMI Working Group are eligible.

 

The deadline to submit RFPs for this project cycle is April 19, 2024.

Member Spotlight 

Momentum, Expanding Programs Has IACMI On the Road

 

France, England, Scotland, State College PA, Knoxville, and Austin – and that’s just this week! IACMI’s expanding portfolio is driving growth and creating momentum as we hit the road. IACMI staff are attending international conferences focused on innovation in composites and connecting with key workforce partners across the globe to grow the programs we are leading. Connect with us:

• Paris: Uday Vaidya, Dale Brosius, Joannie Harmon, and Mark Morrison are at JEC, a premier international composites event 
• Staffordshire and Glasgow: Uday, Joannie, Mark, Codi Miley, and Lucinda Curry are touring several foundries and research centers to learn best practices for apprenticeships in metallurgy
• State College, Pennsylvania: Michael Kubacki, Sierra Noe, and Crystal Bentley are helping launch the pilot METAL bootcamp at Penn State University Park
• Knoxville: David Roberson, Michael Alachnowicz, and Margaret Slattery are connecting with high school robotics teams for future ACE training
• Austin: Dale and Margaret will be attending SXSW where several manufacturing institutes will present a panel: “Reimagining Energy Use with Digital Technology”

Register today for Innovation Insights on March 25

 

On Monday March 25, 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. 

IACMI Members Shine at JEC World 2024

 

IACMI members took center stage at JEC World 2024 in Paris this week, showcasing cutting-edge manufacturing technologies and composites solutions to thousands of global attendees. Highlights include:

• A special exhibit, sponsored by Michigan Economic Development Corporation, highlighting the role of composites in sports, in anticipation of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games set to begin this summer in Paris
• Hexcel Corporation’s launch of HexTow IM9 24K, a new continuous carbon fiber for advanced aerospace applications
• A Live Demo Area – a first at JEC – featuring industry leaders Thermwood, Magnum Venus Products, and Aerovac Composites One showcasing additive manufacturing innovations (including digital simulation technology developed by Eduardo Barocio at Purdue University), improved resin transfer molding systems, and pioneering heating and cooling technologies

Stay tuned for more updates from IACMI and JEC on social media.

Brosius Joins Manufacturing USA Panel at SXSW

 

IACMI EVP/CCO Dale Brosius will join panelists from CESMII, NextFlex, and REMADE – all in the Manufacturing USA network – to speak on “Reimagining Energy Use with Digital Technology” at South by Southwest (SXSW) on March 9 in Austin, Texas. SXSW is the largest annual conference that celebrates innovation and technology. The panelists will discuss how digital technology enables clean energy, helps reduce industrial emissions, and will assist in recycling, remanufacturing, and converting waste into fuels. If you are heading to SXSW, come by and listen to the panel on March 9 at 4 PM CT at the Austin Convention Center, Room 6AB.

Melting Boundaries, Molding Futures

 

“Remember Goldilocks—not too fast, not too slow, just right. You ready?” That’s Dr. Bob Voigt, a Materials Science and Engineering professor at Penn State University, coaching me on my first casting experience.

 

I’m wearing a reflective silver suit from head to toe, high-temperature gloves, and a face shield. Minutes before, I’d been scooping sand around polystyrene, lifting the flask with an overhead crane, and peering into molten Aluminum 356 that looks like mercury that escaped from a giant thermometer. As Bob tilts the induction furnace, I catch a stream of liquid metal in the ladle.

 

In a process called lost foam casting, the metal instantly vaporizes the Styrofoam mold and fills in the impression for a custom stein. Ten seconds is all it takes.

 

This is the world of casting, an industry that walks the line between traditional art and modern science.

ICYMI:

Airbus Americas, Inc. Becomes IACMI Premium Member

 

IACMI is pleased to announce that Airbus Americas, Inc. has elevated its existing membership in IACMI to the Premium level. As a Premium Member, Airbus will now hold a seat on the IACMI Consortium Council, which helps select projects for funding and sets IACMI’s strategic direction

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