National Center for Advanced Manufacturing - Louisiana Partnership

News Archives

04-21-11 - RWT Acceptance Day
Installation of the newest friction stir welding system at Michoud reaches a milestone.
07-08-10 - Space Shuttle Progaram's Final Flight External Tank, ET-138, "Rolls Out" in Ceremony at Michoud
Ceremony commemorates 37 years of tank delivery at Michoud.
Photos and video included.
06-09-10 - Teachers in the Michoud Education Program Tour NCAM
Several area teachers spent the day touring the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility where they met and talked with employees of UNO-NCAM and Lockheed Martin.
11-18-09 - Partners for Stennis Tour NCAM
Quarterly meeting at Michoud.
11-18-09 - NCAM Attends FABTECH in Chicago
NCAM participated in the FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show, Including METALFORM 2009 in Chicago November 15-18 and shared a booth with NASA representatives from the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.
10-22-09 - NCAM Receives NASA Achievement Award
Common Bulkhead Project on the HIgh-Speed Machining Center Produces 100% Accuracy.
04-16-09 - First Weld Completed on NASA's Orion Test Article Using NCAM's UWS2
A milestone occurred at NCAM in support of NASA’s Constellation Program when the first weld on an Orion crew module ground test article was completed by Lockheed Martin engineers on NCAM's new Universal Welding System.
02-18-08 - NASA Certifies NCAM as "Operation Ready"
The National Center for Advanced Manufacturing (NCAM), a department of the UNO College of Engineering has successfully completed a formal NASA Operation Readiness Review (ORR) in support of the Constellation Program.
12-18-07 - Groundbreaking for $40 Million Admin Bldg Held at MAF.
Governor Blanco attended.
12-07-07 - NCAM Attends DMC in Las Vegas.
Bruce Brailsford, Executive Director, attends DMC December 3-6 in Las Vegas, NV.
11-15-07 - NCAM Attends FABTECH and AWS Show.
NCAM attends show November 11-14 in Chicago.
SAMPE Logo06-08-07 - NCAM Attends SAMPE
NCAM is represented in Baltimore, MD.
NG engineers.01-16-07 - Northrop Grumman Partners with NCAM to Test New Approaches for Producing Large Composite Structures
In December, the NG-NCAM team conducted a series of composite processing trials at MAF using NCAM's 2nd Fiber Placement Machine.
Logo11-17-06 - "Partners for Stennis" Visits Michoud for Economic Summit
MAF hosted the Two-State Economic Summit. The John C. Stennis Space Center is located in Mississippi, approximately 40 miles from MAF.
FABTECH Logo11-04-06 - NCAM Attends FABTECH International and AWS Welding
The first time in the Southeast and NCAM is there.
SAMPE Logo05-06-06 - NCAM Attends SAMPE
NCAM is represented in Long Beach, CA.
Griffin01-05-06 - NASA Administrator Honors Katrina Heroes, aka The Ride-out Crew
"Their courage reminds us that not all of NASA's heroes fly in space," said Michael Griffin as he presented the Exceptional Bravery Medal.
<empty>12-07-05 - NCAM Attends DMC 2005 in Orlando
Bruce Brailsford, Director, represented NCAM at the Defense Manufacturing Conference Nov. 28-Dec. 01 in Orlando.
<empty>11-18-05 - NCAM Attends FABTECH and AWS Show
NCAM Director represents NCAM in Chicago November 13-16.
<empty>11-11-05 - SPECIAL HURRICANE KATARINA UPDATE: NCAM is Open for Business
NCAM and Michoud weathered the Storm and are back in operation. Read the full story of Michoud and NCAM's story of "striking" survival in the face of a category 5 hurricane that made landfall in the Mississippi Delta on August 29, 2005.
<empty>11-11-05 - SPECIAL HURRICANE KATARINA UPDATE: NCAM Offices Did Not Flood
NOAA Aerial photo shows debris around building 420 but no floodwaters.
<empty>06-09-05 - NCAM Sponsors Forum
Director Bruce Brailsford represented NCAM in Washington, D.C. at the Advanced Manufacturing Leadership Forum (NACFAM).
<empty>06-06-05 - NCAM Attends SAMPE Convention
Director Bruce Brailsford represented NCAM in Long Beach, CA at annual convention.
<empty>04-28-05 - NCAM Attends AWS Convention
McKelroy represented NCAM at annual American Welding Society Convention in Dallas.
<empty>04-20-05 - NCAM Hosts UNO Chancellor's Advisory Council
Local business and community leaders met at NCAM.
<empty>11-09-04 - NCAM Hosts Webcast Seminar
An interactive webcast seminar titled "Resin Infusion Technology" with Dr. Scott Beckwith was held at NCAM.

<empty>06-24-04 - Consortium Members Visit
Representatives from the NCAM Consortium Universities met in New Orleans to share information about their research projects.

<empty>05-03-04 - NCAM Attends 2004 OTC
During the first week of May, NCAM attended the 2004 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, TX, in support of Louisiana's Department of Economic Development (DED) exhibit.

<empty>04-02-04 - NCAM Hosts JDMTP
NCAM hosted the Spring Meeting of the Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel (JDMTP) March 31-April 2 at the NCAM facility located on NASA Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF).
<empty>03-26-04 - Governor at Signing Ceremony
Governor Blanco visited Michoud Assembly Facility on March 26 to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the continuation of NCAM.

<empty>03-19-04 - McKelroy Returns
Rodney McKelroy returned to UNO and NCAM after a year of service in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
<empty>03-04-04 - Webcast Seminar
An interactive webcast titled "Knowledge Management for Design and Manufacturing" was held March 4 at NCAM.

<empty>12-15-03 Lockheed Martin Presents FSW Plaque to NCAM
Representatives of Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company-Michoud Operations (LMSSC-MO) presented a commemorative plaque to Bruce Brailsford, Director of NCAM-LP.
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