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A Summer Intern's Project Impacting Manufacturing Training Across the Country

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Monday, February 5, 2024

GREENSBORO, N.C., Feb. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine going from no experience in CNC machining to working on a project that will impact manufacturing students around the country.

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  • GREENSBORO, N.C., Feb. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine going from no experience in CNC machining to working on a project that will impact manufacturing students around the country.
  • "How cool would it be to be like, 'I made that part for the plane?'
  • Her ACE experience grew into something larger as she worked to become one of the teaching assistants for future bootcamps.
  • As for where Salla heads to next, that's still to be determined, but MSC is leaving a door open.

New Defense Department Program Aims to Transform U.S. Metal Manufacturing in Casting and Forging Industry

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Monday, December 11, 2023

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation® (IACMI), in partnership with the Department of Defense's (DoD) Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) Program, announced today a national workforce initiative to help meet essential U.S defense needs in the casting and forging industry. 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 that focus on the development of trades and engineering labor in the metals industry. The announcement came as the 2023 Defense Manufacturing Conference (DMC) kicked off in Nashville.

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  • The new Metallurgical Engineering Trades Apprenticeship & Learning (METAL) program aims to transform the U.S. metal manufacturing workforce in the castings and forging industry by developing a national training network to sustain and bolster the base metals workforce through 2050.
  • IACMI will engage world-renowned metallurgical and industry experts and educational institutions to develop a core METAL program curriculum and training methods in early 2024.
  • In its testbed phase, this curriculum will focus on traditional base metal processes, like casting, forging, and plate production.
  • "Our goal for METAL is to ensure the nation's metal manufacturing workforce is a source of strategic and competitive advantage for the United States."

America's Cutting Edge Celebrates Three Years

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Thursday, December 7, 2023

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On Dec. 7, 2020, University of Tennessee (UT) professor Tony Schmitz took a bold step in helping revitalize U.S. manufacturing.

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  • That's the day he launched America's Cutting Edge's (ACE) successful online training program.
  • The goals: Inspire young people about jobs in manufacturing, kickstart careers with machining training and help others further develop their skillsets.
  • Its growth has been through the support of the U.S. Department of Defense's Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) Program.
  • From there, the conception of the online machine tool course became a reality – the no-cost course was released to the public.

America's Cutting Edge (ACE) Expands Machine Tools Workforce Training Centers into Minnesota

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

A national initiative aimed at revitalizing U.S. manufacturing, ACE is adding two new innovation and workforce development centers in Minnesota: St. Cloud State University (SCSU) and the University of St. Thomas. Focused on different rural and urban populations, both schools together are taking a strategic approach to provide essential training in manufacturing across the entire state. ACE, which has regional machine tool training centers in Florida, Kentucky, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and now Minnesota, provides free online and in-person training in the machine tool industry--training that's key to America's national security and continued economic vitality.

Key Points: 
  • A national initiative aimed at revitalizing U.S. manufacturing, ACE is adding two new innovation and workforce development centers in Minnesota: St.
  • ACE, which has regional machine tool training centers in Florida, Kentucky, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and now Minnesota, provides free online and in-person training in the machine tool industry--training that's key to America's national security and continued economic vitality.
  • "Machining and machine tools are at the foundation of America's manufacturing capability and its global competitiveness," said IACMI Workforce VP Joannie Harmon.
  • "We have a critical workforce skills gap in this country when it comes to machine tool resources.

ACE Training Hits Milestone Aimed at Rebuilding Job Skills in U.S. Manufacturing

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Thursday, August 31, 2023

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of upcoming Labor Day which honors hard working Americans, the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation® (IACMI), in partnership with the Department of Defense (DoD), announced today that in the first half of 2023 it has doubled the number of people trained through its highly successful workforce development program, America's Cutting Edge (ACE).

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  • ACENet has expanded its in-person curriculum to more than 20 machine tool training centers in 9 states.
  • ACE brings together the scientific expertise of ORNL, advanced training tools and techniques of UT, and the workforce development leadership of IACMI – The Composites Institute.
  • "The emerging ACE workforce training network is critical to helping build resiliency in America's manufacturing capability and its global competitiveness," said Joannie Harmon, vice president of workforce at IACMI.
  • ACE is attractive as an introductory course to machining, as 75% of participants have no prior CNC experience.

SPE® THERMOSET DIV. ANNOUNCES AGENDA FOR WORLD'S LEADING THERMOSET TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE & EXPO - TOPCON 2023 May 9 - 10, 2023 at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison, Wisconsin

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023

The SPE Thermoset TopCon 2023 will feature technical presentations and exhibits highlighting advances in materials, processes, and equipment for thermoset technologies in electrical, automotive, off-highway, appliance, aerospace, building and construction, oil and gas, and other industries.

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  • The SPE Thermoset TopCon 2023 will feature technical presentations and exhibits highlighting advances in materials, processes, and equipment for thermoset technologies in electrical, automotive, off-highway, appliance, aerospace, building and construction, oil and gas, and other industries.
  • The conference includes two full days of technical sessions with networking breakfasts and lunches on May 9 and 10 and a cocktail reception on the first day - May 9.
  • Optional social events, including a golf outing at University Ridge Golf Course and a tour of the Polymer Engineering Center (PEC) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a Sunset Cruse along the Madison shoreline are offered on May 8, the day before the conference begins.
  • For more info and to register go to: https://spethermosets.org/topcon/ or contact Teri Chouinard 248.701.8003 or [email protected]

IACMI Receives Funding Renewal from the U.S. Department of Energy to Continue Composite Research and Development

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation® (IACMI), headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn., announced today it is receiving a funding renewal from the Department of Energy (DOE). IACMI becomes the first clean energy institute to be renewed by DOE. IACMI will be receiving federal funding across five fiscal years, with a first-year investment of $6 million to further technological R&D and accelerate commercialization in the domestic composites manufacturing sector. This federal funding builds upon initial institute funding of $70 million from DOE and over $130 million from IACMI's member partners.   

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  • This federal funding builds upon initial institute funding of $70 million from DOE and over $130 million from IACMI's member partners.
  • "The Department is committed to seeing how IACMI will continue to leverage that collaborative spirit into actionable and innovative progress as our partnership continues."
  • Since its establishment in 2015, IACMI has emerged as a leader in advanced composite design, manufacturing, technical innovation, and workforce development.
  • "Composite technology will continue to play a crucial role as we develop more sustainable solutions to our country's energy, transportation and infrastructure challenges.

America's Cutting Edge (ACE) Expands Machine Tools Workforce Training Centers into Florida

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

ACE, which now has regional machine tool training centers in Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia, provides free online and in-person training in the machine tool industry--training that's essential to America's national security and continued economic vitality.

Key Points: 
  • ACE, which now has regional machine tool training centers in Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia, provides free online and in-person training in the machine tool industry--training that's essential to America's national security and continued economic vitality.
  • According to UF Mechanical Engineering Professor Sean Niemi, ACE is part of a strategic economic direction for the state of Florida.
  • UF will serve as an ACE hub, working with spokes across the state to expand machine tool training centers in Florida.
  • "Machining and machine tools are at the foundation of America's manufacturing capability and its global competitiveness," said IACMI Workforce Director Joannie Harmon.