January 2002

Welcome to The CTMA Connector, a monthly newsletter designed to provide news and ideas about the Commercial Technologies for Maintenance Activities (CTMA) program. The CTMA program is a joint Department of Defense/National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (DoD/NCMS) effort promoting collaborative technology development between industry and the DoD maintenance and repair facilities. This newsletter highlights ongoing projects, serves as a forum for promoting new project ideas, and provides other news of interest to the program. Our goal is to stimulate your participation and solicit your input. Feel free to submit items for the newsletter as well as any suggestions to make it more useful. More information about the program can be found at http://ctma.ncms.org. To subscribe or unsubscribe to the CTMA Connector, send a message to Listmanager@ncms.org with "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" in the subject line.

Ongoing Project News

Update from our Washington, D. C. Office

Congress recently approved $6m funding for the CTMA program for FY 2002. Given the re-prioritization of defense funding to accommodate anti-terrorism, homeland defense and the effort in Afghanistan, we were pleased that our funding level remained steady.

Announcing the 2002 NCMS/CTMA Working Symposium on Sustainment: Strengthening America's Military Readiness.   

April 16 - 18, 2002, OMNI Hotel, Jacksonville, FL

Information and registration can be found through the web links below and at the CTMA website, http://ctma.ncms.org. The organizing committee includes Rafael Reed (DoD Sustainment and Readiness Subpanel), Bruce Long (Joint Council on Aging Aircraft), Sean Krieger (Navy REPTECH), Carl Adams, Steve Siens (Joint Technology Exchange Group), and Chuck Ryan (CTMA). Government room rates are currently available at the Omni Jacksonville Hotel, the symposium site.

Co-sponsoring Organizations

 

Preliminary Agenda

Monday, 15 April
5:00 PM Registration (open until 7:00 PM)
Tuesday, 16 April
7:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM Introductions and Symposium Objectives
Chuck Ryan, NCMS Executive Director, CTMA Program
8:45 AM Roles of sponsoring organizations:
8:45  Commercial Technologies for 
Maintenance Activities
Walter Atchley (Office of the Secretary of Defense)
9:00 Joint Technology Exchange Group
9:10 Joint Council on Aging Aircraft
Col. Michael Carpenter, USAF/Joint Council on Aging Aircraft

9:20

 DoD Sustainment and Readiness Subpanel
Mr. Rafael Reed, DOD Sustainment and Readiness Subpanel Chair
9:30 AM Break
9:45 AM Needs of the defense community
9:45

10:15
10:45
11:15		 Aircraft
Col. Michael Carpenter (USAF)
Ships/Subs
Ground Vehicles
Panel Discussions with presenters
11:45 AM Lunch
12:30 PM Luncheon Speaker
Ken Trammell, Executive Director, Marine Corps Materiel Command
Afternoon Session: Ongoing Project Activities (20 minute briefs)
1:00 PM Session Objectives
1:15 PM Concurrent Tracks 
Track 1 – Metals
Track 2 – Non-Metals
Track 3 – Electronics
Track 4 – Green Manufacturing
Track 5 – Concurrent Engineering/Advanced Business Practices
2:35 PM Break
2:50 PM Concurrent Tracks continued
Track 1 – Metals
Track 2 – Non-Metals
Track 3 – Electronics
Track 4 – Green Manufacturing
Track 5 – Concurrent Engineering/Advanced Business Practices
5:00 PM
to 8:00 PM		 Reception with Technology Demonstrations and Booths for Co-sponsors
Wednesday, 17 April
7:30 AM Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM Session Objectives
Individual Track Chairs
8:10 AM Concurrent Tracks continued
Track 1 – Metals
Track 2 – Non-Metals
Track 3 – Electronics
Track 4 – Green Manufacturing
Track 5 – Concurrent Engineering/Advanced Business Practices
9:30 AM Break
9:45 AM Concurrent Tracks continued
11:45 AM Lunch (not provided)
1:00 PM Concurrent Workshops for New Project Ideas
Workshop 1 – Metals
Workshop 2 – Non-Metals
Workshop 3  – Electronics
Workshop 4 – Green Manufacturing
Workshop 5 – Concurrent Engineering/Best Business Practices
Thursday, 18 April
7:00 AM Breakfast with Speaker
Captain Karl Yeakel, NADEP JAX
8:00 AM Session Objectives
Chuck Ryan, NCMS Executive Director, CTMA Program
8:15 AM Reports from Workshop Facilitators (30 minutes each)
9:45 AM Break
10:00 AM Reports from Workshop Facilitators (30 minutes each)
11:00 AM Symposium Wrap-up and Next Steps
11:30 AM Lunch (not provided)
1:00 PM
to 5:00 PM		 Local Tours
Naval Air Depot at Jacksonville and 
Trident Submarine Refit Facility in Kings Bay, Georgia
 
Points of Contact:

Symposium Registration:
Shirley Phillips
734-995-7986 phone
734-995-0380 fax		 NCMS Executive Director, 
CTMA Programs:
Chuck Ryan
734-995-4905


Register Online
Here

New Project Ideas (click on topics to see descriptions)

1 Reconfigurable Tooling Systems
2 Optical Generation of 3D Models for Computer-Aided Manufacturing
3 Surface Finishing Facility Design Guide
4 Damage/Wear Assessment
5 3D Laser Scanning System
6 Robotic Painting Optimization
7 Leak Testing Phase III
8 Lead Free Solder
9 Increasing Horsepower in Diesel Engines
10 Laser Paint Stripping
11 Retrograde Part Identification
12 Laser Ultrasonic Inspections
13 Wiring Integrity System
14 Composites Scarf Router
15 Near Net-Shape Manufacturing Cell

We appreciate your feedback. Please contact Chuck Ryan with suggestions or input on other topics that would be of interest to you in this newsletter. The CTMA Program is sponsored by the Department of Defense; the content of this newsletter does not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the government; no official endorsement should be inferred.