In this episode of Photonics in Focus, Nathan Lin, AIM Photonics’ Director of Outreach, talks with Kevin McComber, Founder and Executive Director of the Spark Photonics Foundation. Dedicated to inspiring the next generation of innovators, the Foundation provides practical, hands-on STEM education and outreach that connects K-12 students with real...
The university’s physics-based, data-driven, next-generation Integrated Virtual Blast Furnace (IVBF) mirrors a blast furnace, enabling an unprecedented interior view and providing an example of how manufacturing is embracing digital twin technology. Touted for its transformative impact on quality, agility, and competitiveness, digital twin...
The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation ® (IACMI) , also known as IACMI–The Composites Institute®, celebrates today a decade of revitalizing American manufacturing and strengthening the nation’s defense industrial base. Established by the Department of Energy (DOE), IACMI was announced as the fifth of now 17 Manufacturing...
Suzy Teele, ARM Institute Chief Strategy Officer, was recently nominated for and named to ARM Member A3 – the Association for Advancing Automation’s Robotics Technology Strategy Board . This board provides strategic direction to A3 and helps the organization stay on top of industry trends and needs. Directors on the board demonstrate expertise...
America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) are pleased to announce the winners of a recent project call awarded through the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering’s Manufacturing Technology Office (OSD(R&E)), totaling $2.1M in funding. The project call, released in June...
