Aug. 2, 2024

AFRL Collaborative Automation for Manufacturing Systems Laboratory officially opens

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate celebrated the opening of the Manufacturing, Industrial Technologies and Energy Division’s Collaborative Automation for Manufacturing Systems, or CAMS, Laboratory during a ribbon-cutting ceremony July 23, 2024. The facility will support the research efforts of its Digital Manufacturing Research Team, or DMRT. DVIDS Link: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/477623/afrl-collaborative-automation-manufacturing-systems-laboratory-officially-opens

Feb. 1, 2024

Reimagining Industrial Energy Use With Digital Technology

Today, manufacturing accounts for 25 percent of U.S. energy consumption and carbon emissions, and the industrial sector as a whole is the single largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in the nation, at 30 percent. Changing how industry produces materials and products is unquestionably critical to achieving our nation’s climate goals.

May 19, 2022

MxD Announces Partnership with Rock Island Arsenal for Modernization Program

May 17, 2022 — MxD has officially launched the Rock Island Arsenal Modernization Program, created to assess, develop, pilot, and implement a common set of tools to modernize legacy manufacturing and maintenance facilities at Rock Island Arsenal-Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center (RIA-JMTC). This partnership was made possible through the support of U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) and the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS).