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In my estimation, the explosive growth in the software/electronics world in the last decade is largely because the barrier to entry has been lowered. For example, I learned a ton about subnetting, routing, and basic sysadmin stuff during high school, MOSTLY because it was accessible. The tools of that trade are open-source, and accessible to anyone with a PC made in the last 15 years. There's an insanely low cost to play the game. That's a huge part of why I learned it. It was an accessible challenge with clear application in today's world. On the contrary, machining and manufacturing have a pretty high barrier to entry. I was fortunate enough that a dear friend introduced me to manufacturing with a Bridgeport mill and a manual lathe and a Miller TIG welder in his garage. I was even more fortunate to continue that education surrounded by eager(/eccentric?) peers in Auburn's makerspace. Not everyone is that fortunate. Without those blessings, I'd have a much narrower skillset. And probably much less sense of my own calling as well. I really believe one of the most profitable things we could do as a society is to lower the barrier to entry for learning "making". High schools, universities, and public makerspace organizations have a civic responsibility to help make manufacturing accessible. I'd challenge many for-profit companies to take on some of that responsibility as well (and I'm happy to work somewhere that has a healthy dose of this ethos). Making these technologies accessible creates growth and options for people. It certainly did for me. Glad to see my alma mater taking another step in the right direction, and excited to see more organizations join in.

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#KraussMaffei and Technische Universität Chemnitz intensify their cooperation   At the beginning of April, professor Lothar Kroll, holder of the Chair of Lightweight Construction and Plastics Processing at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Chemnitz University of Technology, and his team learned about the possibilities of development work at the new IMM technical center in Parsdorf. At the same time, they were able to see for themselves the efficient logistics across the entire production process of the KM machines. Future collaboration will focus on the development of innovative and cost-optimized concepts for #lightweight construction applications using "green" carbon fibres or biological fibres. These fibres promise a significant reduction in #CO2 throughout the entire manufacturing process, from raw material to high-performance component, as well as sustainable recycling processes and applications for alternative drive concepts such as fuel cells.   We look forward to our collaboration!   #PioneeringPlastics #research #development #innovation

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In the latest #PurdueEngineering Review on Medium, Purdue University School of Industrial Engineering's Stephan Biller discusses how production scaling drives research and innovation. https://lnkd.in/gNigTQzr

💡Societal challenges are often too complex to solve from independent disciplines. Systems Engineering, as an overarching discipline, can bring components together. In this Innovation Origins article, Joost Dierkse of Thermo Fisher Scientific and Jos de Klerk of VDL ETG Eindhoven share their insights on the importance of it within their organizations and the high-tech manufacturing industry as well as the approach to talent development in this space.

How do our Collaborative R&D competitions make a real difference in accelerating zero-emission automotive technologies? Through Constellium's Aluminium Intensive Vehicle Enclosures (ALIVE) project, it has designed, developed, assembled, and extensively tested aluminium intensive prototype enclosures and full-scale demonstrator enclosures for major OEMs. They have since undertaken a follow-on Collaborative R&D project – Circular and Constant Aluminum (CirConAl) – which is exploring aluminium recycling by looking into battery box use case and application. 🔋 Could your late-stage R&D project benefit from our funding, collaboration and expertise opportunities? Our Collaborative R&D funding is currently open for applications! Find out more and apply 👉 https://okt.to/xLf7Jl Delivered in collaboration with Department for Business and Trade and Innovate UK. Any award is subject to Ministerial and His Majesty's Treasury approval.  #NetZero #ResearchAndDevelopment #Innovation #ukmfg #UKengineering

Check out the Advanced Composites Laboratory (ACL) lead by manufacturing engineering professor Dr. Jitendra Tate and his lab assistants! The ACL focuses on manufacturing with innovative, sustainable materials, including nano-modified polymer composites. In this video you will get to learn about the different parts of the ACL and get a peak inside of the day to day operations of Dr. Tate & his teams responsibilities. Link to the full video here! Be sure to like and subscribe! https://lnkd.in/gjm5desJ