Workforce Development
Enabling a circular economy approach to advanced composites innovation, manufacturing and use, Part 1
In part 1 of a two-month column, IACMI chief technology officer Uday Vaidya reflects on the organization’s efforts to reduce the embodied energy of composites.
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Composites events to cover recycling, sustainability, gel coats and more
Recently announced composites events news includes new events and speaker abstract deadlines from the ACMA, AIMPLAS, KRÜSS, Polynt-Reichhold and SPE.
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Abaris provides on-site technical training for Proterra customers
The training is a joint effort designed to teach structural composite repairs to Proterra’s more than 100 North American metro-transit customers.
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IACMI Winter 2020 Meeting
The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) held its winter meeting in Dayton, Ohio, U.S. January 21-23, updating its membership on the public-private institute's efforts to accelerate composites design and manufacturing.
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Diving deeper into composite processes
CW recently had the opportunity to visit Abaris Training (Reno, Nev., U.S.), a company that has offered advanced composite training courses for more than 30 years.
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Spirit AeroSystems initiates workforce reductions due to 737 MAX production suspension
Layoffs affecting 2,800 employees have been issued at the Wichita facility, due to ongoing production suspension and expected lower production going forward.
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Lockheed Martin, U.S. government sign 2020 F-35 sustainment contract
The $1.9 billion contract will support operations and sustainment of the global F-35 aircraft fleet and efforts to improve mission readiness and reduce costs.
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Shape Machining increases workforce for F1 car projects
The company says its increased workforce will result in reduced lead times and quicker reactivity to tight deadlines.
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ATL Composites contributes to student-built racing car
ATL Composites worked with Griffith University engineering and design students to construct a competitive racing vehicle featuring carbon fiber composites.
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IACMI awarded grant to expand U.S. defense manufacturing workforce
Through a $5 million grant, IACMI and partners will scale up Davis Technical College’s composites training program to multiple U.S. locations.
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