RFP-2, Waves 3 & 4 Update
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On May 12, 2020, CESMII released two waves of Smart Manufacturing Roadmap Project Solicitations targeted toward development of core Smart Manufacturing technologies and solutions. Approximately $3.5M of Federal funding is allocated for these efforts.
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We are pleased to announce that CESMII has received a total of 28 proposals in response to these RFPs:
- 8 proposals for RFP2 Wave 3 (Platform capability), and
- 20 proposals for RFP2 Wave 4 (Innovation projects).
“This is an excellent response to the RFP, indicating a strong interest from our current and future membership to help grow our Smart Manufacturing Innovation Platform’s capabilities and our marketplace.” said CESMII CTO Haresh Malkani.
Selections are expected to be announced in late July for Wave 4 and early August for Wave 3.
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Congressional Briefing
- Watch Recording
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In late June, CESMII CEO, John Dyck, briefed Congress on the innovative work being done to revamp U.S. supply chains in the face of COVID-19 as part of a trusted panel of industry experts.
Click
here
for more information and to watch the hour-long recording for live presentations and excellent Q&A.
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Affinity Group Announcements
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Observer-class Members can now join Affinity Groups
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We have updated our membership benefits to offer active Affinity Group participation to Observer Members. This is beneficial to our members and to the important work of our Affinity Groups. See our updated Membership Model matrix
here
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Activating our SMM Affinity Group
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We’ll soon be mobilizing our Affinity Group focused on Small-to-Medium Sized Manufacturers (SMM). If you are interested in being considered for part of the leadership team, subject-matter experts, or members of the SMM Affinity Group, please reach out to
Dale Turner
or
Shekhar Chandrashekhar
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CESMII CTO Haresh Malkani writes about
the importance of subject matter expertise for MyTechMag.
Read here
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virtual
Annual Meeting 2020
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Our
virtual
Annual Meeting 2020 is winding to a close with one final session scheduled for July 9th. Visit our
website
to register for this event and to see all the previously recorded sessions.
Please note that our 2020 event will NOT be rescheduled for the Fall as hoped, due to the uncertainty surrounding events and travel. Plans for our 2021 Annual Meeting are starting to form now, and we will keep you updated.
Lastly, just because our initial round of content is complete doesn’t mean we’re done delivering you valuable content virtually. In the coming weeks, we will announce our schedule for regularly delivering online sessions to keep you up-to-date with all our plans and progress all year long. Stay tuned!
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EWD Keynote – Part II:
Accelerating SM Adoption with Extended Transformational Services
In this session, learn about CESMII’s Ecosystem and Workforce Development (EWD) plans to accelerate the adoption of Smart Manufacturing (SM) with services that address bottlenecks in people, process and technology. These “Extended Transformational Services” go beyond core technical training and help manufacturing leaders with their internal analysis of the “why” and “what” of SM initiatives.
- Event details:
- Date: Thursday, July 9, 2020
- Time: 4:00pm Eastern / 1:00pm Pacific
- Duration: 60 minutes
Registration is required.
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WEBCAST SERIES: 6 DEGREES OF SMART MANUFACTURING
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Our webcast series continues with new episodes in July
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Cybersecurity in Manufacturing
Conrad Leiva and Mike Yost welcome Michael Lisanti and Vyas Sekar of CyLab – the Carnegie Mellon University Security and Privacy Institute. They’ll talk about cybersecurity in manufacturing and the efforts Cylab is leading on that front. Secure cyber infrastructure and solutions are imperative for Smart Manufacturing, so don’t miss this discussion!
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Speakers:
- Guests:
- Vyas Sekar, Associate Professor, Dept of Electrical and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, CyLab
- Michael Lisanti, Director of Partnerships, CyLab
- Co-hosts:
- Conrad Leiva, CESMII Director of Ecosystem & Workforce Development
- Mike Yost, CESMII Outreach Executive
- Event details:
- Date: July 8, 2020
- Time: 11:30am Eastern / 8:30am Pacific
- Duration: 20 minutes
Registration is required.
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The Smart Manufacturing Truth Table
What is “truth” in Smart Manufacturing? Is there any such thing? Or, are there a lot of truths? In this episode of our on-going webcast series, co-hosts Conrad Leiva and Mike Yost tackle this subject, as CESMII works to provide clear guidance on what Smart Manufacturing is and where value can be found and shared with the entire U.S. manufacturing ecosystem.
- Speakers:
- Conrad Leiva, CESMII Director of Ecosystem & Workforce Development
- Mike Yost, Outreach Executive
- Event details:
- Date: July 22, 2020
- Time: 11:30am Eastern / 8:30am Pacific
- Duration: 20 minutes
Registration is required.
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Did you know that CESMII has over 20 recorded sessions of our webcast available online? They include discussions with industry and thought leaders on topics ranging from the definition and value of Smart Manufacturing to practical insights on Machine Learning and Advanced Analytics.
Visit our ‘6 Degrees of Smart Manufacturing’
page
to watch recordings of all our webcasts – plus get new “Bonus Reel” footage for more content!
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CESMII MEMBER HIGHLIGHTS AND OFFERS
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RECOMMENDED LISTENING:
AVID SOLUTIONS ON SM
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Tim Shope of Avid Solutions joined the “Manufacturing Happy Hour” podcast and talked about SM, CESMII and the Future of Systems Integration.
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RECOMMENDED READING: DIGITAL SUPPLY NETWORKS
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“This is a uniquely insightful and practical perspective on the opportunities and complexities of the digital supply network. The current pandemic, along with the resulting economic chaos will have a profound impact on the global supply chain, highlighting the demand for supply chain resiliency and driving the restructuring of our supply networks. This journey will demand the depth and breadth of DSN insight demonstrated in this book.”
John Dyck, Chief Executive Officer, CESMII
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Do you have information you’d like to share with us or the broader CESMII ecosystem? If so, please get in touch with us!
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BECOME A MEMBER
Join CESMII’s ecosystem of manufacturers, technology vendors, systems integrators, equipment builders, academic institutions and government bodies and make Smart Manufacturing available to all.
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Acknowledgement: This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Advanced Manufacturing Office Award Number DE-EE0007613.
Disclaimer: This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Niether the United States government nor any agency thereof, nor any of its employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness
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