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What We Do Advanced Manufacturing Additive Manufacturing Crisis Response Education & Workforce Development Manufacturing Assessments Strategic Roadmapping Supply Chain Management Who We Are Our Businesses Our Team Our Partners 20 Years of Collaboration Projects Careers News & Events News Events ContactNEVER A FAIR FIGHT Driving manufacturing innovation throughout the defense industrial base to ensure the U.S. warfighter ALWAYS has a superior advantage. NEVER A FAIR FIGHT Driving manufacturing innovation throughout the defense industrial base to ensure the U.S. warfighter ALWAYS has a superior advantage. NEVER A FAIR FIGHT Driving manufacturing innovation throughout the defense industrial base to ensure the U.S. warfighter ALWAYS has a superior advantage. NCDMM executes applied research and development projects to improve DoD weapon and support systems by integrating key technologies, new materials, and innovative manufacturing processes. Advanced Manufacturing Additive Manufacturing Crisis Response Education & Workforce Development Manufacturing Assessments Strategic Roadmapping Supply Chain Management WE ARE... TRUSTED An independent, unbiased advanced manufacturing solutions provider CONNECTED Collaborating with manufactures and providers with innovative technologies EXPERIENCED Experts with extensive and diverse manufacturing and engineering backgrounds ACCOMPLISHED Executing successful programs benefiting the warfighter NCDMM is well connected to the world of advanced manufacturing – including leading industrial providers to respected research and development laboratories to prominent academic research programs. NCDMM staff are experienced and professional with diverse advanced manufacturing backgrounds and deep perspectives to assess customer needs. PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS Every NCDMM project is objective-driven and impact-oriented. We work hard to align the needs of our clients with innovative manufacturing technologies of our partners. We keep our clients informed to ensure expectations are met and exceeded. Additive Manufacturing Need: Improve mobile control of 3D Printers Solution: Develop a free scriptable software for mobile control Impact: Open-source software allows integration into additive workflows Hypersonics Need: Materials to withstand high temperatures Solution: Develop a material to meet heat and dielectric requirements Impact: Cost savings / cost avoidance $6.6M Advanced Manufacturing Need: Improve inspection accuracy rates of automated fiber placement (AFP) components Solution: Develop an automated inspection system to improve defect detection Impact: Real-time defect detention rates of up to 99.7% Aerospace Need: Improve cutting tool performance on composite material Solution: Implementation of new tool geometry, material, and coating Impact: Cost savings / cost avoidance of $222.6M Rotocraft Need: Reduce failures due to poor alignment methods Solution: Implemented portable system to maintain helicopter Impact: Reduce maintenance tasks by 50% Automation Need: Adapt automation technology for aerospace application Solution: Develop adaptive mobile robotic system for large aircraft maintenance Impact: Dramatically increase productivity and throughput Assessments Need: Efficient machining Solution: Tool path optimization and coolant recycling Impact: Extended tool life with reduced energy use Crisis Response Need: Critical products during crisis Solution: Accelerate match-making providers to critical needs Impact: Rapid deployment of U.S. manufacturing CAPACITY Roadmapping Need: Future investment and implementation strategy Solution: A roadmap for technology implementation Impact: DoD-wide collaboration; investment strategies Training Need: Capability to perform to IPC/MIL Standards Solution: Soldering Training and Certification Impact: Highly skilled technicians able to perform complex electronics tasks CONNECT WITH US Contact Us NCDMM drives manufacturing technology and process advancements throughout the DoD to ensure the U.S. warfighter ALWAYS has a superior advantage. PROUDLY LEADING America Makes AMIIC AMARII El Paso Makes RECENT NEWS America Makes/NCDMM Announce Winners of Open Project Call Totaling $850K 7 May at 9:26 am CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Current Openings CONNECT WITH US LinkedIn Twitter YouTube 724-539-8811 About NCDMM NCDMM delivers innovative and collaborative manufacturing solutions that enhance our nation’s workforce and economic competitiveness. NCDMM has extensive knowledge and depth in commercial and defense manufacturing areas to continually innovate, improve, and advance manufacturing technologies and methodologies. Our experienced team specializes in identifying the needs, players, technologies, and processes to attain optimal solutions for our customers. We connect the dots. That’s the NCDMM methodology. NCDMM also manages America Makes , AMARII , AMIIC , and El Paso Makes , and is a subsidiary of the Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group, Inc. ( MTDG ). 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