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Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE Education Center of Excellence

at Purdue focuses on innovation using advanced composites

 

Dassault Systèmes launched its newest 3DEXPERIENCE Education Center of Excellence in Advanced Composites at Purdue University on October 28. The opening of the 3DEXPERIENCE Education Center at the Composites Manufacturing and Simulation Center (CMSC) of Purdue underscores the Dassault Systèmes' commitment to academia community’s efforts to develop the workforce of the future.

 

No two organizations are more committed to accelerating that digital transformation than Purdue and Dassault Systèmes, whose seven-year strategic partnership has entered a new phase with the inauguration of the latest 3DEXPERIENCE Education Center. Dassault Systèmes is a charter member of IACMI.

 

Speaking during a virtual open house, Executive Vice President, GEO Managing Director, Americas Dassault Systèmes Erik Swedberg said, “it is extremely important that we develop a skilled workforce in North America to support the demand in the transformation of the industry. People will have to be relevant in their skillset and we need to act now. Industry and academia need to develop engagement models for students to be workforce ready by the time they graduate.”

 

Having offices inside the Indiana Manufacturing Institute located in Purdue research park will enable Dassault Systèmes to engage in collaborative activities with industry.

Dassault Systèmes saluted the work of Dr. R. Byron Pipes, the John L. Bray Distinguished Professor of Engineering at Purdue University for his distinguished work in the composites industry. Pipes has been at the leading edge of materials science worldwide for decades, and he foresees the language of innovation in our immediate future will be simulation. He is Executive Director of the CMSC at the Indiana Manufacturing Institute at Purdue and serves as IACMI’s technical director for design, modeling and simulation.

IACMI Chief Commercialization Officer Dale Brosius praised the efforts of Pipes and Dassault Systèmes Composites & Additive Manufacturing Director Rani Richardson for the successful launch of the 3D EXPERIENCE Education Center at Purdue.

 

"While much has been accomplished these last five years in establishing a great capability at Purdue, and starting to generate a simulation talent pipeline, we have untold opportunity to leverage these assets going forward to accelerate composites adoption across many industries,” Brosius said.

 

To learn more about the 3DEXPERIENCE Education Center read Tony Velocci’s blog, New center focuses on innovation using advanced composites. Velocci is former Editor-in-Chief of Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine and Editorial Director, Aviation Week Group.

 

A recording of the virtual opening of the 3DEXPERIENCE Education Center is available to view here.

IACMI Welcomes Carbon Fiber Recycling

IACMI would like to officially welcome Carbon Fiber Recycling to our 150+ member community of industry, academic institutions and government agencies leading innovation and workforce development initiatives to drive the adoption of advanced composites and strengthen U.S. manufacturing competitiveness

 

Carbon Fiber Recycling is a sustainable materials company, developing and operating technologies for the recovery of resources from difficult to recycle polymer composites. The company focuses on the extraction of carbon fibers from finished composites, including laminates, trimmings, tooling, R&D and end-of-life components.

Tim Spahn

"IACMI has opened doors for us in the composites industry in ways we would have never imagined prior to joining as a member," said Tim Spahn, Executive Director of Licensing & Sales. "Our goal is to eliminate carbon fiber waste from all facilities across the country and the world, and our connections made at IACMI have been vital in reaching that goal."

 

Carbon Fiber Recycling has offered to take carbon fiber scraps for free from IACMI members, contact Tim Spahn for more details.

University of Tennessee annual Engineers Day

welcomes hundreds virtually

Engineers Day has been a day of celebration, learning, and camaraderie at the University of Tennessee for 108 years now. While this year it had to take on a different, fully virtual look, more than 1,000 students still registered for the day's competitions held online Thursday, October 29.  

 

Participants enjoyed a keynote speech from Joel Seligstein, a 2006 graduate of the Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, aimed at inspiring students to engage in engineering and science in order to tackle the challenges of tomorrow. 

 

Click here for the full story.

Former IACMI Intern Will Henken experiencing the highest level of academia while working for international company

If IACMI’s internship program had a poster child, William Henken could be it.

 

Now a doctoral student in the University of Tennessee Knoxville’s structural engineering program and, since January, a Volkswagen Fellow at the automaker’s Innovation Hub in Knoxville, Henken says his two stints as an IACMI summer intern — at Purdue University’s Composites Manufacturing and Simulation Center in 2016 and, in 2018, with innovative ground mobility company Local Motors’ direct digital marketing and 3D printing “microfactory” in Knoxville — are why he is where he is today.

 

Read more here.

Don't miss these exciting webinars!

Careers in Composites:
Building Today for the Future of Manufacturing
November 10, 2020
2:00 – 3:00 pm ET

 

IACMI is teaming up with ACMA, Composites One and Davis Technical College for this webinar that will explore the many opportunities to work in the composites manufacturing industry. We will look at the products made of composites, and how employment opportunities are connected to their design, manufacturing, engineering and use worldwide.

 

Included will be examples of career paths individuals have taken while pursuing composites careers. The possibilities continue to grow, and the webinar will also explore future opportunities as composites are vital to the future of growth both here and in travel beyond the boundaries of the earth.

 

Speakers include:

 

Joannie Harmon, Director of Workforce, IACMI

James Jones, Lead Technical Support Sales Manager, Composites One

Wes Hobbs, National Director for Composites Pathways, Davis Technical College

Andrew Pokelwaldt, Director of Certifications, ACMA

 

This webinar is open to all individuals interested in learning more about the composites industry. Whether you’ve been working with composites and are looking for a new opportunity, or know someone who is, this webinar could be the next step you’ve been waiting for. Do you work with teenagers or young adults in youth programs or through a local school? This webinar will be geared towards all age levels and we encourage you to invite others who may be interested in kickstarting their career.

 

Register Today!

 

Webinar hosted in partnership with:

IACMI Workforce Director to speak at CW Carbon Fiber Conference + 25% discount to IACMI Members

CompositesWorld’s Carbon Fiber NOW has gone digital for 2020 and will be presented November 17-19. 

 

Join Joannie Harmon, IACMI Workforce Director, and Wes Hobbs, National Director for Composites Pathways at Davis Technical College, on Nov. 19 at 5PM ET as they'll discuss a new program aimed at preparing U.S. workers for the composites manufacturing industry to address workforce gaps.

 

Plus all IACMI members get a special 25% off discount at registration when you use the code: IACMIVIP

 

Register today!

Upcoming webinars highlight apprenticeships in manufacturing

on Nov. 12 & 18

 

The Robert C. Byrd Institute's Apprenticeship Works program is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week by highlighting the value of collaboration in building the manufacturing workforce.

 

On Nov. 12 from 1:30PM ET to 2:30PM ET, Apprenticeship Works is hosting a free webinar to share how this national initiative works with community colleges to serve manufacturers and leverage resources. Click here to register.

 

On Nov. 18 from 2:30PM ET to 3:30PM ET, Apprenticeship Works is partnering with America Makes for a webinar highlighting how manufacturers can build an apprenticeship program tailored to their company's needs and how apprenticeship programs benefit employers and employees. Register here!

30% off discount awaits IACMI Members

at SAMPE Graphene Leadership Summit

 

Learn what's in store for the future of graphene at SAMPE's Graphene Leadership Summit (A Virtual Event) happening November 10-12.

 

Be sure to use code IACMI30 when you register to take advantage of this special offer! Register here!

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