Bryan Dods

IACMI—The Composites Institute has named Bryan Dods as the organization’s new CEO, effective November 1.

Dods comes to IACMI from GE Power, where he served as Chief Engineer of Manufacturing. He replaces Craig Blue, who will return to Oak Ridge National Laboratory in a new role as Director of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Programs.
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The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation recently got another big boost, as Lockheed Martin solidified its position as a charter level member with the group.

Lockheed Martin is one of the world’s premier aerospace and propulsion companies, with research and development impacting civil, military and space flight.
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Guests touring the new Fibers and Composites Manufacturing Facility and Engineering Annex learn about one of the particular types of processes and some of the products produced by it.

More than a hundred people were on hand recently for the opening of a new center at UT.

The Fibers and Composites Manufacturing Facility and Engineering Annex, located on White Avenue, features several laboratories with cutting-edge machines devoted to advanced manufacturing of composites typically containing carbon fiber and plastic resins.
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IACMI-The Composites Institute, in partnership with Toray Composites (America), Inc. (TCA), is pleased to announce the launch in a strategic project aimed to decrease cost of carbon fiber automotive structural parts by 15% for target components.
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(Taylor Eighmy, UT Vice Chancellor of Research and Engagement; Craig Blue, IACMI CEO; Larry Brown, LIFT Executive Director; Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan; Raymond Boeman, IACMI Associate Director Vehicle Technology Area; Lawrence Drzal, IACMI Director Vehicle Technology Area; Kelly Visconti,DOE Advanced Manufacturing Office Technology Manager; Mark Johnson, DOE Director of Advanced Manufacturing Office)

On January 13-14, the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) held its second membership meeting near Detroit, Michigan. Taylor Eighmy, vice chancellor for research and engagement, attended the meeting with several leaders of The Composites Institute.
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