The Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) will provide spatial and temporal data alignment services from disparate sources for feature association under a $149,539.68 cooperative agreement award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The two-year award, issued on October 1, 2021 under NIST's Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards program, will support CCAM's work to align data from different sources and over time to associate features....
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $600,000 Congressionally-Identified Projects (CFDA 11.617) grant to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to procure industrial metal additive manufacturing (AM) machines. The grant funds will be used to purchase an Additive Friction Stir Deposition (AFSD) system and a Wire-Laser Direct Energy Deposition (DED) system, which will be installed at Virginia Tech's Blacksburg, VA campus. The...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $963,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) to assist small and medium manufacturers (SMMs) in the El Paso region. The project aims to enhance the digital engineering capabilities of the SMMs to support the Department of Defense's digital transformation goals. Key activities include conducting digital...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to Norwich University Applied Research Institutes LTD (Nuari) to develop an advanced cybersecurity architecture tailored for additive manufacturing operational technology. Nuari will collaborate with academic and commercial partners to devise this architecture, which aims to preemptively detect vulnerabilities and potential cyber threats...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $2,700,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to Jacksonville State University (JSU) to establish an Additive Manufacturing Training and Innovation Facility. The 4-year project, commencing on October 1, 2024, aims to provide educational resources and training in additive manufacturing techniques to students and industry professionals in the Southeastern United States. Key activities...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $16,011,270 Project Grant under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT) to design, develop, and construct a new 75,000 square foot "Connecticut Manufacturing Technology & Innovation Center" in East Hartford, CT. The new facility will serve as CCAT's headquarters and enable the organization to expand its research, development,...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $4,988,984 cooperative agreement under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (CFDA 11.611) program to the A.I. Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership, doing business as Genedge Alliance, to provide manufacturing extension services primarily to small and medium-sized manufacturers in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Through this award, Genedge Alliance will strategically partner with various organizations across the state,...
This $5,000,000 Project Grant was awarded on September 1, 2024 by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617). The purpose of this project is to develop an intelligent, automated, closed-loop manufacturing system to enhance capabilities in the advanced manufacturing industry, particularly benefiting the aerospace and defense sectors. The key activities to be performed include the acquisition, installation, and...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $118,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards (CFDA 11.609) program to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech). The purpose of this grant is to develop key innovations in data quality assurance methodology for robotics anomaly detection problems based on AI-model-enhanced multimodal data fusion machine learning. The research aims to significantly lower...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $963,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally-Identified Projects (CFDA 11.617) program to Northeastern University. The purpose of this grant is to create the Seattle Advanced Manufacturing & Community Experiential Learning Lab (SEAMCELL) and supporting programs in Seattle, WA. Key activities include modifying facility space, procuring equipment and supplies, developing a high school robotics competition program,...