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World Trade Center Utah receives $1M to help local businesses go global
September 22, 2021
The U.S. Small Business Administration recently awarded World Trade Center Utah with a $1,050,000 State Trade Expansion Program grant, up from $641,000 in 2020. “We assess businesses for their suitability and help them find ripe international markets to grow into.”The grant is meant to help Utah businesses – who may...
Read MoreUAMMI Day with Congressman Burgess Owens
August 18, 2021
[caption id="attachment_9240" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] UAMMI visits Congressman Owens' office with academic and industry partners - 08/11/21[/caption] We Need to Immerse Ourselves in the Community to Serve the Community UAMMI gathered leaders from Utah's advanced materials and manufacturing industries, school board, university faculty and department heads, and economic development planners...
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SAMPE NORTH AMERICA NAMES DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENTS
July 09, 2021
The Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE) North America, is pleased to announce that Dr. William B. Avery Ph.D., SAMPE Fellow, and Boeing Technical Fellow (retired), and Dr. A. Brent Strong, SAMPE Fellow, professor emeritus, Brigham Young University, Utah, and the Chief Technology Officer for UAMMI,...
Read MoreUIRA Macro Economic Report 2.0
April 05, 2021
Good news! Utah’s manufacturers are rebounding from the impacts of the COVID-19 recession thanks to the strong economic base going into the recession. The report is an update to Using Market Demand to Manage Production Levels COVID-19 Market Demand Analysis and Forecast 1.0, which was released in November 2020. Most industries, with...
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UAMMI Helps Facilitate 3 STTRs Through Phase 1; Successfully Found Customers
September 07, 2021
UAMMI is excited to announce that is has been supporting 3 different Phase I STTR’s with AFWERX Agility Prime over the past several months. All three have successfully completed their Phase I efforts. ElectraFly partnered with Weber State University, Hexcel and UAMMI on two STTR Phase I grants related to...
Read MoreUAMMI Opens Position for Chief Scientist
August 11, 2021
The Utah Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Initiative (UAMMI) is seeking an executive with advanced materials and manufacturing experience to lead our technical consulting services. The position reports to the Executive Director. Responsibilities: Possesses unique Manufacturing Engineering knowledge in specialty and advanced materials and manufacturing technical areas. Represents UAMMI as manufacturing...
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Director's Message March 2021
UAMMI Press - March 08, 2021
The FY21 Utah legislative session is in the books and with it comes an end to another year of legislative funding request efforts for UAMMI and associated programs. We are excited to announce that UAMMI received full funding for FY22, as part of the Utah Industry Resource Alliance (UIRA) appropriation....
Read MoreDirector's Message January 2021
UAMMI Press - January 14, 2021
Although we are all anxious to put 2020 in the rear-view mirror, and look forward to the promise of the new year, I would first like to reflect on what UAMMI was able to accomplish in 2020 and then look forward to what we have planned for 2021 Despite all...
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UAMMI End of Summer BBQ
July 08, 2021
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Read MoreA Little Bit of Utah Lands on Mars
UAMMI Press - March 08, 2021
Putting astronauts on Mars is a daunting task, not just because Mars is so much farther away than the moon but also because orbital mechanics argue for a stay of about 150 days on the surface, for a total of about two and a half years away from home. Aside...
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Rock West Composites Adds Aluminum Honeycomb Core Panels to Lineup
Rock West Press - July 23, 2020
This month Rock West Composites (RWC) announced the expansion of its sandwich panel lineup with the addition of new aluminum honeycomb core panels. Offering versions with carbon fiber composite and aluminum skins, customers can select light weight panels that suit their specific project requirements. The carbon fiber and aluminum honeycomb...
Read MoreVideo - How to 3D Print With Carbon Fiber
UAMMI Press - June 25, 2020
When it comes to 3D printing there are not many options to 3D print composite materials in a way that retains the strength. However, a new process called Carbon Based Additive Manufacturing (CBAM) has recently been developed that may change all that. Our team at UAMMI has acquired a CBAM...
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