The Metallurgical Engineering Trades Apprenticeships & Learning (METAL) and America’s Cutting Edge (ACE) teams attended the 2024 Defense Manufacturing Conference (DMC) in Austin, Texas, from December 2–5. These IACMI-led workforce […]
Strategic initiative aims to develop critical manufacturing workforce in West Virginia Huntington, W. Va. (Nov. 22, 2024) — Jobs for the Future (JFF), a national nonprofit that drives transformation in […]
The Department of Defense, in collaboration with the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) and Jobs For the Future (JFF), is launching an exciting series of webinars under the […]
The Metallurgical Engineering Trades Apprenticeship & Learning (METAL) program has formed partnerships with Jobs for the Future (JFF) and the Foundry Educational Foundation (FEF) to address the critical workforce shortage […]
ERIE, Pa. — A $4.4 million partnership with the Department of Defense and the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) has expanded metals-based manufacturing programs at Penn State Behrend, […]
Workforce shortages in the U.S. casting and forging (C&F) industry, the downstream fabricator and OEM supply chain installing castings and forgings, and the associated government workforce pose a significant risk for the U.S. defense industrial base.
“Remember Goldilocks—not too fast, not too slow, just right. You ready?” That’s Dr. Bob Voigt, a Materials Science and Engineering professor at Penn State University, coaching me on my first casting experience.
“It filled up so fast, I didn’t think it was going to work. I wasn’t expecting such high quality, but this is one of the best chess pieces I’ve seen!” That’s Bentley Lewis, an 8th grader talking about his first casting experience. But it likely won’t be his last.
IACMI’s Joannie Harmon on combatting workforce shortages in U.S. casting and forging industry
Researchers at Behrend and University Park will lead the Department of Defense-supported initiative
DoD Collaborates with National Manufacturing USA Institute – IACMI— to Address Critical Workforce Shortages in C&F Supply Chain
