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Impressive Speaker Lineup, Agenda
For IACMI Summer 2023 Members Meeting
More than 200 IACMI members are gearing up to converge on Knoxville June 20-22 for the Institute’s annual Members Meeting. One of the premier composites events in the U.S., members from across the country will gather in the Maker City – home to IACMI founding partners Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee – to connect with peers and industry experts to move ideas forward.
“We are looking forward to hosting our 130+ member companies in Tennessee,” says IACMI CEO Chad Duty. “Since 2015, IACMI has built a strong foundation and a strong member consortium that has and continues to advance composite design, manufacturing, technical innovation, and workforce solutions. We look forward to engaging and networking with our members and partners to expand our impact.”
The agenda showcases more than 30+ high-profile speakers, panelists and presenters covering a diverse range of composite related topics. The venue offers a unique setting and ample time for networking. We are pleased to announce the deadline to book hotel rooms at a discounted rate has been extended to Monday, June 5. Click below for the full agenda, speaker topics, registration, and hotel booking.
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IACMI Congratulates Vartega on Their New Facility
IACMI’s EVP/CCO Dale Brosius was pleased to be part of the ribbon cutting for a new Vartega facility in Denver. It’s 5 times the space with 10 times the capacity to meet the growing demand for recycled carbon fiber.
Vartega’s EasyFeed bundles are used as a low-cost alternative to virgin material for automotive and other industrial applications, and this new facility will help them expand high volume production. "Carbon Fiber is an essential material to addressing climate change and reducing our CO2 footprint, and Vartega's recycled carbon fiber is an important contributor to that effort," stated Dale at the event.
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Manufacturing USA Institutes Engage White House,
Intergovernmental Agency Leaders
“Manufacturing USA Institutes are an integral part of achieving our vision in a modern America industrial strategy,” says Monica Gorman, Special Assistant to the President for Manufacturing & Industry Policy.
Last week, Gorman joined 100 leaders from across the country in Washington, DC, participating in a Manufacturing USA Network event. IACMI’s CEO Chad Duty, Workforce Director Joannie Harmon, Communications Director Mark Morrison, and Vehicles Technology Director Ray Boeman participated in the one-day meeting. The meeting builds on a White House Summit in October 2022 when Manufacturing Institutes, including IACMI, were convened at the White House to focus on leveraging the institutes’ impactful public-private partnerships to advance U.S. manufacturing and scale up activities.
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Credly Certifications: TOP 10 Reasons to Earn ACE Badges
Maybe you’ve seen a few of your friends post this badge and announce with pride on LinkedIn: View my verified achievement from the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation. And you think to yourself: what’s that and how do I get one? To answer all your burning questions about our new Credly badges for America’s Cutting Edge (ACE), check out the TOP 10 list why you should earn your own badge.
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Jeff Sloan becomes CW Publisher,
Scott Francis Named Editor
“Up, not out: The next chapter of CompositesWorld.” That’s the title of Jeff Sloan’s last editorial as editor-in-chief for CompositesWorld, a role he has held for 17 years. Not to worry, Jeff is not going anywhere. Instead he’s been named publisher of CW. Scott Francis is the magazine’s incoming editor-in-chief. Congrats, Jeff and Scott.
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Zoe Winterbotham Joins IACMI as Communications Intern
Zoe Winterbotham, a sophomore studying English at the University of Vermont, has joined IACMI as a communications intern. As a member of IACMI’s Summer 2023 Internship Program, Zoe is assisting with overall communications, special events, member outreach and workforce development activities. She will play a key role in creating content for IACMI’s social channels, websites, and newsletters, as well as supporting the IACMI Members Meeting this month. A native of Knoxville, Zoe describes herself as people-centric and has a passion for creating videos for fun or enjoying the local coffee shop scene. You can reach her at zoew@iacmi.org.
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DOE Announces 7th Clean Energy
Manufacturing Innovation Institute
On May 16, DOE announced the selection of Arizona State University to lead the seventh Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute. The Electrified Processes for Industry without Carbon (EPIXC) Institute will mobilize a coalition of private companies, National Labs, universities, labor unions, and community partners and will allocate up to $70 million in federal funding over the next five years for research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) projects to electrify process heating and decarbonize the industrial sector.
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America Makes Announces IMPACT Project
Call Worth $11.7M
The National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) and America Makes announced May 26 a new directed project call funded by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Research and Engineering Manufacturing Technology Office (OSD (R&E)), and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) worth a total of $11.7M. The objective of the “Improvements in Manufacturing Productivity via Additive Capabilities and Techno-Economic Analysis (IMPACT)” project call is to demonstrate productivity and yield benefits for casting and forging manufacturing via additive manufacturing (AM) technologies, execute techno-economic analysis for metal powder AM, and to bridge component sourcing gaps with AM parts for casting and forging applications.
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DOE LightMAT Consortium Call Now Open
The Lightweight Materials Consortium (LightMAT) is seeking proposals from industry to partner with DOE national laboratories on lightweight material innovations. Selected projects will receive up to $500,000 of technical assistance over a maximum duration of two years. LightMAT seeks proposals to identify key technical challenges limiting the use of lightweight materials that can further improve the energy efficiency of conventional and electric vehicles. This call focuses on lightweighting of the vehicle glider. Applicants will partner with one or multiple DOE national laboratories within the LightMAT consortium to address researcher needs for overcoming the identified challenges. Proposals are due June 12, 2023.
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DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Office
Has $99.5 Million Funding Opportunity
DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Office announced a new $99.5 million funding opportunity May 19 in support of projects to reduce soft costs to improve EV charging infrastructure in underserved communities, provide consumer education on EVs and EV charging, and develop batteries that use low-cost, abundant materials. This funding opportunity seeks the participation of underserved communities and underrepresented groups, and applicants are required to submit Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plans describing actions taken to foster a welcoming and inclusive environment, support people from underrepresented groups in STEM, and advance equity. Applicants must submit a concept paper by June 26, 2023, and full applications are due on August 11, 2023.
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