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IACMI Leaders Seeking Input on Future Technical Projects

 

IACMI leadership, including Technical Area Directors and Working Group Leaders, are looking to engage with IACMI Consortium members and the composites community at CAMX in Atlanta later this month, specifically to talk about innovations in composites and how to leverage those in IACMI-DOE technical projects.

 

“CAMX provides a great environment to exchange ideas with our expanding member base and a diverse group of manufacturers, OEMs, innovators, suppliers and educators,” says IACMI EVP/CCO Dale Brosius. “If you have products or technologies you believe can help IACMI and DOE achieve its goals, we want to talk to you. We can help you become part of an existing project or identify a new project and potential partners. We’re here to help make those connections.”

 

Project proposals being considered for funding should fall within IACMI’s focused markets of Wind Energy, Electric Vehicles, and Hydrogen Storage or have cross-cutting R&D elements related to Circular Economy and Life Cycle Analysis, Digitalization and Industry 4.0, or Materials and Processes.

 

Make plans to visit IACMI at Booth E-20 and schedule time to meet with our leadership and Technical Area Directors.

Member Spotlight 

Submit a Project: IACMI Accepting RFPs

 

As of October 11, 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. 

 

The deadline to submit RFPs for this project cycle is November 13, 2023.

 October Innovation Insights Features Orenco Composites, IsoTruss, and CompositesWorld

 

On Monday, October 16, at 12PM ET, join us for a one-hour series of presentations from IACMI members and partners, where they will provide background on new technology, products, and the key advantages provided, as well as application examples. Speakers are Orenco Composites President Eric Ball, IsoTruss R&D Engineer Marianne Clayton and CompositesWorld Brand VP Jeff Sloan.

 

Indiana Composites Industry Day Showcases
Composites Manufacturing & Simulation

 

IACMI is pumped to be in Indiana today celebrating Indiana Composites Industry Day at the Indiana Manufacturing Institute at Purdue University. R. Byron Pipes, Jonathan Goodsell and Eduardo Barocio, along with Indiana Economic Development Corporation, are welcoming industries in the state and those with interest in Indiana to explore the assets of the Composites Manufacturing Simulation Center. By quantifying cost-saving processes, materials, and best practices, the digital tools and technologies at this IACMI-Purdue facility are helping drive innovations to shorten the development cycle and decrease the cost of composites manufacturing.

DOE Awards Wind Energy Focused Projects to IACMI and Several Members

 

The Department of Energy (DOE) announced in September that IACMI and several IACMI members will receive funding to innovate manufacturing processes for wind and water technologies and accelerate the equitable and sustainable deployment of offshore and land-based wind energy. All total, DOE will spend $72 million in funding for 29 projects across 16 states and Washington, DC aimed at strengthening the domestic supply chain and making wind and water energy more affordable.

• IACMI and ORNL separately were awarded $2 million each for work on the integration of additive manufacturing techniques specific to the production of large wind blades, enhancing efficiency and adaptability in the blade creation process.
• IACMI will focus on improving methods and speed of manufacturing large wind turbine blades, especially for those used in offshore wind farms, by using 3D printing and related advanced manufacturing technologies. The goal is to double the rate of wind blade production. IACMI’s collaborators include members TPI Composites, ORNL, University of Tennessee, Arkema, as well as Vixen Composites, METYX USA, and Adapa.
• The Composites Manufacturing Simulation Center of Purdue University was awarded $2.8 million to focus on using large scale 3D printing to manufacture modular tooling for wind blades as large as 80 meters. Purdue will partner with IACMI members Dassault Systèmes, Thermwood Inc., and TPI Composites.
• ORNL will also receive $2.8 million for work on high-voltage direct current for offshore wind transmission.
• Other members to receive funding under DOE wind projects are Orbital Composites, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Virgina Tech and University of Massachusetts Lowell.

Don’t Miss Carbon Fiber 2023 in Salt Lake City Nov. 28-30!

 

Carbon Fiber 2023, presented by CompositesWorld, offers cutting-edge information and access to industry experts in streamlining manufacturing costs, market outlooks and forecasting, and more. Conferencegoers will make invaluable contacts as you meet and network with the industry's most innovative and influential leaders at Carbon Fiber.

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