America's Cutting Edge (ACE)

Congrats on getting your first ACE bootcamp underway, Penn State ACE and METAL! ?? They have a full slate of camps coming up this year. If you're in or near Erie, PA, check out when you can join! https://lnkd.in/eDY9_F4g

Students at Southwestern Illinois College are getting a special treat as they go through the ACE Mastercam online pathway - a visit from Mastercam representatives! You can register for the course at no cost now. Find it here: https://lnkd.in/gNwfHCPP

Have you ever stopped to think about how we store energy? With many sources of energy available, it's important we find the most effective way of storing them. That's the focus of our newest composites course, "Composites in Energy Storage." You'll learn about the techniques of pultrusion, braiding, automated tape placement and filament winding - all essential to composites storage. As always, there's no cost. Get started now!

Pace Machine & Tool Inc. has been a staple in Florida's manufacturing sector for over four decades. With a need for talented machinists, the Stuart-based aerospace shop turned to an America's Cutting Edge bootcamp at Advanced Manufacturing Hub at IRSC only a couple years ago. Pace President Monica Dirr shares that she not only hired an ACE grad from that camp - but because of their success, another new hire was sent to a bootcamp only two weeks into his employment. We'll have more on the stories of those two employees later, but for now, we share Monica's advice to other businesses in need of talent: Go to a bootcamp and talk with participants. This is #howACEhelps her. How has it helped you?

What a great day! We joined forces with our sister program, METAL for America, during IACMI – The Composites Institute's Open House today at Innovation South in Knoxville, TN! Thanks to those who stopped by the booth and made this an exciting event!

Congrats, Jacob and Brent! ?? Great to see the hiring of ACE participants at Advanced Manufacturing Hub at IRSC!

ACE air engine ?? Filming We've got a special project cooking, with the ACE air engine at the center of it! Follow along: ?? Instagram: https://buff.ly/3WY72su ?? YouTube: https://buff.ly/3WVUTEg

Shelby Mayer is more than just a Mississippi State University student - she's also an entrepreneur. Shelby has a business that produces personalized designs for shirts, cups, backpacks and more. Needless to say, she stays busy! Shelby went through ACE and says the training will be invaluable for the road ahead. “This training was very useful in allowing me to acquire essential skills that I will greatly need in my career as an engineer," she said. "In addition, I would like to employ these skills to improve and expand my business activities.” Congratulations, Shelby! ?? This is #howACEhelps her. How has it helped you?

Pssst....we have something exclusive to share with you... We're taking steps to make our #metrology training more robust, so you can get more out of the program. That's why we spent some time filming content you'll only find in our metrology bootcamps. Take a look at these behind-the-scenes shots. Any idea what we may be discussing in these videos? ?? Register for the online metrology training ?? https://buff.ly/4jHOh6b Be on the lookout for a metrology bootcamp near you ?? https://buff.ly/4bHWUKf

How much do you know about the parts your car is made of? Whether the answer is a lot or not much, we have new content for you! Today we released Composites in Automotive, the second unit in our online Composites curriculum! This unit focuses on the #manufacturing processes used to develop automotive parts and components. Upon completion, you'll get a Credly badge to put on your resume. Be one of the first to take the course! https://lnkd.in/gN6xbTGB