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18 January 2012The Defense Manufacturing Conference is the place to learn about manufacturing for the DoDThe Defense Manufacturing Conference (DMC) is an annual Conference that is hosted each year by either the Army, Navy, or Air Force ManTech (Manufacturing Technology) Program offices in a rotating sequence. (more) |
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18 January 2012Targeting Technology - January 2012- So you want to sell to the DoD- MTConnect (more) |
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18 January 2012New Year’s resolution? Begin the “write” wayMake this the year that you submit a proposal to the federal government. There are several sources of funding available to AMT member companies or for those that wish to team with another company. (more) |
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18 January 2012Strategies to mitigate targeted cyber intrusionsIn October, SANS held the 2011 National Cybersecurity Innovation Conference. There were many interesting presentations about mitigating targeted attacks and securing cloud and mobile computing. (more) |
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09 December 2011Targeting Technology - December 2011- DoD TechMatch- MTConnect - B11 Meetings (more) |
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09 December 2011American Precision Museum holds 12th Annual Model Engineering ShowFor the 12th consecutive year the American Precision Museum (Windsor, Vt.) played host to some of the best model machinists in the northeastern United States and Canada. These machinists and hobbyists present some of the best examples of model engineering and every year the show attracts new enthusiasts who have a real love for machining and model making. (more) |
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09 December 2011SBIR funding opportunities - December 2011The Department of Defense (DoD) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) 2012.1 Solicitation will begin accepting proposals Dec. 12 (www.dodsbir.net). The solicitation closes on Jan. 11, 2012, at 6:00 a.m. (more) |
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03 November 2011Targeting Technology - November 2011– Defense Manufacturing Conference– In-state resources provide assistance to AMT members (more) |
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03 November 2011MTConnect® Institute has released “Getting Started with MTConnect – Connectivity Guide”The MTConnect Institute has recently released a new document entitled Getting Started with MTConnect - Connectivity Guide. (more) |
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12 October 2011Targeting Technology - October 2011- Functional Safety / Control System SURVEY- Upcoming 2012 DoD SBIR/STTR Funding Opportunities - NAMRC 39 - Future B11 Standards Meetings (more) |
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12 October 2011Mastering precise manufacturing processes for critical partsWhen it comes to manufacturing, few industries involve higher demands, stricter safety standards and tougher-to-machine materials than aerospace and automotive. In these industries, subpar surface quality or part integrity can mean life or death — and are simply unacceptable. (more) |
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12 October 2011National SBIR/STTR Fall Conference to be held in New OrleansThe main goal of the National SBIR/STTR Conference to be held in New Orleans, La., Nov. 6-9, is to assist companies in learning about the SBIR/STTR program and what it takes to win some of the more than $2 billion in U.S. government R&D investments. (more) |
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12 September 2011Targeting Technology - September 2011- Make your voice heard on export controls- “Specially Designed” – not there yet - B11 Meetings (more) |
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12 September 2011MTConnect®InstituteThe MTConnect® Institute has sent Version 1.2 of the standard to the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for a required 90-day review period wherein the TAG members have a final opportunity to comment on the standard and also determine if it violates any copyright or patents they may hold. (more) |
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08 August 2011Targeting Technology - August 2011- Centralized Contractor Registration- Upcoming SBIR/STTR funding opportunities - Future B11 standards meetings (more) |
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08 August 2011MTConnect® activity update - August 2011The MTConnect® Institute has completed updating the draft of Version 1.2 of the MTConnect standard. There are now four parts to the standard with the introduction of a new Part 4 entitled “Assets.” (more) |
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08 August 2011AMT Technology Issues Committee organizes the next Technology ForumThe AMT Technology Issues Committee (TIC) met last month at The Gleason Works in Rochester, N.Y., to discuss progress on their various projects. A key subject reviewed was the next AMT Manufacturing Technology Forum which will take place March 7 - 8, 2012, prior to The MFG Meeting in Orlando, Fla. (more) |
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08 August 2011GTAB gets together at Caterpillar TractorThe AMT Global Technology Advisory Board (GTAB) met recently at the Caterpillar Technical Center in Mossville, Ill. The Advisory Board is a group of executives representing users of AMT member products. (more) |
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08 August 2011Bits & Bytes - American technology and the NASA Space Shuttle programWe here at Bits & Bytes would like to extend our appreciation to American manufacturing and technology, without which the NASA Space Shuttle program could not have existed. (more) |
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11 July 2011ISO-initiated standardization effort for environmental evaluation of machine toolsBased on a proposal from Japan in 2010, the ISO TC39 (Machine tools) committee established a new working group, ISO/TC39/WG12, to develop a series of standards related to environmental evaluation of machine tools. This effort coincides with the new efforts in the United States related to sustainable manufacturing, such as the Sustainable Manufacturing program at NIST; Sustainable Aerospace Manufacturing Initiative (SAMI) of the Air Force Manufacturing Technology; Energy Monitoring for Defense Readiness and Availability (EMDRA) effort by System Insights; as well as research activities conducted by the Laboratory for Manufacturing and Sustainability (LMAS) at the University of California, Berkeley. (more) |
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11 July 2011Updated web browsers have enhanced privacy settings - Bits & Bytes July 2011You may have noticed the release of updates to the most popular web browsers in mid-March. IE 9, Firefox 4 and Chrome 10 all promise a speedier browsing experience with enhanced privacy settings. The big push for all of these browsers is to allow the users to block or opt-out of tracking cookies easily instead of having to install a myriad of plug-ins or configure intricate settings. (more) |
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11 July 2011SBIR advice: listen, learn, and leverageA small business that applies for SBIR/STTR funds should view the solicitation topic author or sponsoring Acquisition Program as their client. (more) |
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11 July 2011Targeting Technology - July 2011- Defense Manufacturing Conference call for abstracts- Defense University Research Instrumentation Program proposed budgets for next year (more) |
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11 July 2011MTConnect® activity update - July 2011- New Technical Advisory Group Members- June TAG Meeting - MC2 - MTConnect Manufacturing Conference (more) |
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11 July 2011American Precision Museum exhibit project wins National Endowment for the Humanities grantShaping America: Machines and Machinists at Work, a new permanent exhibition at the museum, will open May 2014, thanks to a 3-year grant of $340,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The exhibit will showcase the museum’s unparalleled collection of historic precision machine tools and tell how the historic armory that today houses the museum served as an incubator for the machine tool industry. (more) |