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In a push to bring circularity to the marine industry, an international alliance consisting of giants like Owens Corning, Groupe Beneteau, and others are developing new techniques for not only fiberglass but recycling for resins as well. While starting in the consumer boat building market first, this will have broad appeal to applications for defense, aerospace and more. Read up on it: https://lnkd.in/exmhEMbq #manufacturing #composites #recycling #materials

Hey Manufacturers of Long Island -- An amazing opportunity to meet your future employees at the FIRST Robotics Long Island Regional Social at The Cradle of Aviation! (FIRST??is a global nonprofit organization that prepares young people for the future through a suite of life-changing youth robotics programs that build skills, confidence, and resilience.) More info at https://lnkd.in/e9-Tt2Td . Contact Catherine G. to attend or even have a table.

A big milestone for composite recycling has been achieved. The 3 year wind blade project to perfect the breakdown and ultimate reuse of wind blades, has reached an industry-scale milestone; commercialized?recycling of wind turbine blades. Run by the DecomBlades innovation project, along with a host of international partners including Siemens Gamesa and Vestas, and as reported in CompositesWorld, the group "was able to extract and process?the principal component — glass fiber?—?from a retired 37-meter wind blade to such a high quality that the material can be melted and used in the production of new wind turbine blades." When you think about all the FRP in the world, this process once scaled could keep not only industrial plastics out of our land-fills, but consumer products as well. Think boats, RV's, etc. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/e43UJfQc? #composites #recycling #renewables #manufacturing #innovation

What a great shot of clean manufacturing with composites that produces innovative products. Airbus, along with R&D group Clean Aviation, have produced "the largest aircraft structure — an 8 × 4-meter-diameter fuselage section — completely fabricated from thermoplastic composite (TPC)", according to an article in CompositesWorld, https://lnkd.in/gacKBQNR? These are the stories we want to get in front of the next generation of manufacturing workers. High tech, clean, ground breaking, good paying. What's not to like? #aviation #composites #manufacturing #innovation #careers #engineering

To reshore or not to reshore? That is the question. Well not really. Reshoring is a thing but to be successful, requires a real strategy for one thing. Lots of questions to be answered such as "how do manufacturers gear up for additional opportunities"? What kind of financing may be needed to expand or upskill their workforce? Do they have the financing in place for new CAPEX? What is the impact of customer pricing? And so much more. To help get a handle on how industry is thinking about this, a new survey was just released by the RESHORING INITIATIVE. You can help by providing your company's thoughts and learn more here: #manufacturing #jobs #economy https://lnkd.in/e-t4VT78

Great article in Newsday Media Group today. Not only great because it highlighted our work and our recent New York Power Authority award but also put a spotlight on the challenges and opportunities for manufacturing on Long Island today, and what the employment trends are. Good reporting from Victor Ocasio and thanks to our numerous partners who granted interviews. https://lnkd.in/d5NwaUrc #manufacturing #energy #composites #jobs #training #education

Mission accomplished. Please welcome the first graduating class of welders and composite technicians. Literally the first of its kind (to my knowledge) in the U.S. Amazing students!!! Next class coming up in June. SpaceTEC Certified Aerospace Technician? (Southeast United States) Institute for Workforce Advancement Suffolk County Community College #education #energy #manufacturing #jobs #certifications

It has been an amazing two weeks. Wrapping up tomorrow with a focused session on joining and bonding of metals to composites after the group completed their written and practical tests. Thanks to SpaceTEC Certified Aerospace Technician? (Southeast United States) for their support.

Happy to announce week 1 of our partnership with Suffolk County Community College's welding program combined with our newly relaunched Composite Technician Certification from CerTEC. The group of 9 students, fresh from achieving their American Welding Society certification, are now involved in an intensive 7 day program on composite materials and manufacturing processes. They will all be looking for jobs upon completion!! #manufacturing #careers #skills #training #education

An exciting way to end a year! NYPA Trustees Approve $8 Million for Clean Energy Training Programs Institute for Workforce Advancement (IWA) Workforce Training Initiative, Long Island, $975,000 ? IWA, which is a nonprofit in Melville, Suffolk County, serves workers in career transition and college- and non-college-bound high-school graduates, with its focus on lower-income communities.?The New York Power Authority funding will support a training program for up to 220 participants, centered on clean energy manufacturing, offshore wind and drone technologies. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology in Queens will provide industry-certified instructors. #training #workforce #funding #jobs