AIMS installed by U.S. Marine Corp; Instant Results
Conducting a Proof of Principle, the U.S. Marine Corps installed four armories with Asset Information Management Solutions (AIMS) Automated Armory™. Instantly time savings were realized as processes...
View ArticleCTMA Partners Meeting Recap
2015 CTMA Partners Meeting Recap NCMS concluded its 2015 Annual CTMA Partners Meeting last week at our facility in Ann Arbor, MI. Thank you to all who took time to join us in person, and to those who...
View ArticleProject Announcement: Joint Field Service Evaluation Plan (Common Vendor)
This initiative will focus on key vendors and their components that are used across multiple military systems (such as bearings, fluid pumps, valves, gears, etc.). Although these components may have...
View ArticleCall for Technology: Industry Partners Needed
The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) is partnering with a Federal Government Agency (FGA) who is seeking industry partners with solutions to mitigate threats to vehicles that could...
View ArticleAir Force Small Business Industry Days a Success
The Air Force held its third Small Business Industry Days (SBID) event in Macon, GA hosted by Air Force Sustainment Center last week (July 14-15, 2015). The event was attended by over 240 small...
View ArticleNCMS’ RARE Parts Team Delivers!
A recent Rapid Access to Readiness-Essential (RARE) Parts Team collaboration resulted in a successful outcome for TRF Kings Bay. In early July, Craig Hoskins, Materials Engineer, Trident Refit...
View ArticleIntegrated Global Information Successes
The industry and Department of Defense (DoD) are both migrating away from “stovepiped” logistics information systems to adequately perform their supply and maintenance functions and are moving toward...
View Article2015 MICHauto Summit line up announced
2015 MICHauto Summit Lineup Features Innovative Leaders Shaping the Future of Michigan’s Automotive and Mobility Industries Join automotive, mobility and business executives for a discussion of how...
View ArticleNCMS’ Senior VP, Rebecca Taylor addresses Advanced Manufacturing at FABTECH 2015
NCMS’ Senior Vice President Rebecca Taylor will be the featured speaker and moderator during FABTECH 2015’s “State of Industry : Advanced Manufacturing” panel discussion. FABTECH 2015 is North...
View ArticleTechnology Exchange on Coordination of US Standards Development for Additive Mfg
Technology Exchange on Coordination of US Standards Development for Additive Mfg October 7-8, 2015 Penn State University State College , PA The Technology Exchange on Coordination of U.S. Standards for...
View ArticleOctober 20: Building your Talent: Identifying Training and Skill Development...
Building your Talent: Identifying Training and Skill Development Needs Assessing skills of employees is critical in identifying training and other skill development needs. At EDSI, we have a process...
View ArticleOctober 15: Labor Cost Tracking Lunch & Learn
Labor Cost Tracking in Small to Medium Manufacturing (SMM) using Data Analytics Come listen to Dr. Bala Deshpande, industry leader in Predictive Analytics for Manufacturing and Author of Predictive...
View Article2015 Michigan Capitol Robotics Day
NCMS will present the 2015 Michigan Capitol Robotics Day Wednesday October 7, at the Michigan state capitol building. Don’t miss miss this opportunity to meet Michigan STEM students and their...
View ArticleNAVAIR Seeks Pinless Connector Applications: Updated
The Navy and Marine Corps have found aircraft wiring issues to be among the top contributors of aircraft performance degradation and downtime. There are many false removals of avionic systems due to...
View ArticleInformation and Nomination Procedures for the 2015 Industry Defense...
The Industry Defense Manufacturing Excellence Award – 2015 Since 1995, the National Center for Advanced Technologies (NCAT), acting as the agent for the Associations and Societies involved in the...
View ArticleRAPDASA 2015
This year the 16th International Conference sponsored by the Rapid Product Development Association of South Africa (RAPDASA) will be held from Nov 4-6th in Pretoria South Africa. For the additive...
View ArticleNAWCADLKE Seeks Intermittance Tester Capabilities
The Department of Defense (DoD) aviation communities require a Joint Intermittence Tester (JIT) to detect intermittent faults in Weapons Replaceable Assemblies (WRA)/Line Replaceable Assemblies (LRU)....
View ArticleMaintenance Innovation Challenge Finalists Announced
The Joint Technology Exchange Group (JTEG) principals have reviewed and scored the 70 abstract and quad chart submittals for the 2015 Maintenance Innovation Challenge competition. Congratulations to...
View ArticleReducing No Fault Found and Improving Operational Availability through...
Author: Ken Anderson, Vice President, Universal Synaptics Corporation For those in the avionics repair and maintenance business, the acronyms NFF (No Fault Found) and CND (Cannot Duplicate) are...
View ArticleEXPLORE: Maximize Customer Value with Lean Product Development
Gain the Advantage: Add Client Value & Increase Your Competativeness In an industry where hundreds of companies are vying for the same business, making your organization stand out is crucial to...
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