Suspended Dry Dock Platform for Shipbuilding Applications
Mr. Roger Bostelman National Institute of Standards and Technology
Quickly Transitioning Innovative Technology into Manufactured Products for the Warfighter
Mr. Alan Deibert MilTech
Composites Processing and Fabrication:
Composite Frames Mr. Thomas Carstensen Sikorsky Aircraft
Mr. Jonathan Garhart Radius Engineering Inc.
Electronics Processing and Fabrication:
Packaging and Assembly of an Integrated Antenna RF Front End Module Using Wafer Bonding
Dr. Patty Chang-Chien Northrop Grumman Corp.
Lean Worldwide:
Boeing KC-135 CLS Lean Journey
Ms. Elizabeth Cange The Boeing Co.
Metals Processing and Fabrication:
HSLA-115 Steel for CVN-21 Weight Reduction
Mr. Kevin Stefanick Concurrent Technologies Corp.
Energetics and Munitions:
Fully Automated Demilitarization Equipment for the Disassembly of Cluster Bomb Units
Dr. David Grymonpré General Dynamics
Sustainment/Readiness:
Recovery of Light Armor Vehicle Drive Shafts
Dr. Michael Haselkorn Rochester Institute of Technology
Supply Chain:
Mission Assurance Supply Chain Interface
Mr. Dave Domingue Advanced Core Concepts, Inc.
Proceedings
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
8:10 AM - 10:00 AM
Panel on Manufacturing Operations in Network-Centric Environments Across the Defense Systems Life-Cycle
We are in the midst of transforming the infrastructure that equips the US military. The nexus of this revolutionary change is network centric operations – multiple participants collectively working together across a product’s life-cycle. Network centric operations change the rules of engagement for all stakeholders. New levels of accountability, new levels of collaboration . . . it’s definitely not business as usual. The Panel will discuss the wide range of benefits, challenges and opportunities that this transformation is bringing to our manufacturing community.
Moderator:Dr. Bill Kessler, Professor and Director Executive Programs, Tennenbaum Institute at Georgia Institute of Technology
Panel on Model-Based Enterprise for Future Product Design, Manufacturing and Life Cycle Support
A Model Based Enterprise (MBE) allows for simulation and visualization of product manufacturing and lifecycle support. Reduced numbers of prototypes, human-in-the-loop, reduced manufacturing product variation and improved cost are key results. This panel will show examples of cost assessment in real time, Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRLs) auto established, virtual humans (ones that get hungry, get tired, have limited physical movements, etc.) to test in a 3-D environment. The long term prospects for intelligent, integrated manufacturing systems, and illustrative, on-going short term projects in development today will be described.
Defense Manufacturing Workforce Issues and Opportunities
(NDIA Manufacturing Workforce Committee, Organizer) The declining number of U.S. engineers and production workers joining the defense workforce (government and private sector) combined with the growing number of retirement eligible employees is cause for alarm. Some have described this situation as the formation of a “perfect storm,” that will ultimately jeopardize our national security.
This four-hour Workshop for government and industry personnel will:
Explore causes for the decline
Highlight current DOD and industry initiatives underway to reverse the trend
Identify additional actions that can be taken to sustain a talented and skilled manufacturing workforce in the interest of long-term national security
Sponsor: National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Manufacturing Division
