Sep 30, 2024

September 2024 Newsletter

Last chance to register for the 2024 CESMII Member Meeting at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and to book your hotel before rates go up on October 17. Our September newsletter has the details, along with a full lineup of other updates.

Also in this edition:

A panel on upskilling and reskilling the workforce for an AI-driven era, featuring leaders from Eastman, Caterpillar, Penn State, and CESMII.
A Modern Maker spotlight on Olivia Morales, Solution Architect at CESMII, recognized for her work advancing smart and sustainable manufacturing practices.
A podcast conversation between CESMII CEO John Dyck and PTC's Ted Kerkam on how OT data standards drive interoperability, security, and scale.
A case study on reducing turbine parts manufacturing energy consumption by 30% through improved vacuum arc remelting processing.

About CESMII

CESMII – the Smart Manufacturing Institute – has a total current investment commitment of $201M from Department of Energy funding and public/private partnership contributions, with a mandate to create a more competitive manufacturing environment in the US through advanced sensing, analytics, modeling, control, and platforms. CESMII is one of 17 Manufacturing USA institutes on this mission to increase manufacturing productivity, global competitiveness, and reinvestment by increasing energy productivity, improving economic performance and raising workforce capacity. University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) is the program and administrative home of CESMII. For more information about CESMII, its history and Smart Manufacturing, visit cesmii.org.