{"674722":{"#nid":"674722","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech\u2019s Manufacturing 4.0 Consortium Announces New Board Members","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFour industry leaders have been named to the new board of the Georgia Institute of Technology\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ampf.research.gatech.edu\/how-engage\u0022\u003EManufacturing 4.0 Consortium\u003C\/a\u003E, cementing the first full year of the organization that works to build industry and research partnerships.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Manufacturing 4.0 Consortium is a membership-based organization connecting manufacturers, academia and government institutions at the university\u2019s Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility in Midtown Atlanta. Members have unique opportunities to conduct research, develop and pilot new manufacturing systems and collaborate with students and other consortium members.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMembers of the consortium\u2019s board, announced earlier this month, include:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EChuck Boyles (vice president, Factory Automation Systems)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EBranden Kappes (founder and president, Contextualize)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAdditionally, the board has formed an industry membership committee led by:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EJohn Flynn (vice president of sales at Endeavor 3D, serving as Industry Membership chair)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EJohn Arroues (vice president of marketing at TRAK Machine Tools, serving as Industry Membership co-chair)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EConsortium board members assist in fostering business relationships among the organization\u2019s members, develop short- and long-term plans to align projects with emerging industry needs, work to make connections across industries, and advocate for consortium members to ensure the organization is meeting their needs and aligning with industry trends.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe addition of these board members to the Manufacturing 4.0 Consortium cements this organization as a premier industry-academic partnership,\u201d said Steven Ferguson, managing director of Georgia Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing (Georgia AIM). Georgia AIM, a 4-year, $65 million federal grant program, serves as a catalyst for the consortium.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe grant is supporting an expansion of the Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility into a fully formed smart manufacturing space. As the facility expands to include new manufacturing technologies, members of the Manufacturing 4.0 Consortium will be able to access and test these systems for their own manufacturing needs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is an exciting time at the facility. The expansion of the manufacturing space allows us to expand research into new projects that incorporate artificial intelligence and smart technologies,\u201d added Ferguson. \u201cAnd, with our consortium board members in place, it increases our ability to serve the manufacturing community.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELaunched in 2023, the Georgia Tech Manufacturing 4.0 Consortium aims to develop and deploy manufacturing technologies and workforce development opportunities. Consortium members gain the opportunity to accelerate product development, adopt and deploy industry 4.0 technologies, train the future workforce ad become global leaders using i4.0 solutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on memberships, research opportunities, and the smart technologies planned for Georgia Tech\u2019s Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facilities, visit\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ampf.research.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Eampf.research.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;or contact Ferguson at sferguson@gatech.edu.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFour industry leaders have been named to the new board of the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ampf.research.gatech.edu\/how-engage\u0022\u003EManufacturing 4.0 Consortium\u003C\/a\u003E, cementing the first full year of the organization that works to build industry and research partnerships.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Four industry leaders have been named to the new board of the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute\u2019s\u00a0Manufacturing 4.0 Consortium, cementing the first full year of the organization that works to build industry and research partnerships."}],"uid":"35575","created_gmt":"2024-05-14 19:50:16","changed_gmt":"2024-05-14 19:55:42","author":"adavidson38","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-05-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-05-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"674006":{"id":"674006","type":"image","title":"Welcome-Event-For-Manufacturing-Consortium-Board.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EConsortium affiliates gathering at the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute building.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","created":"1715716248","gmt_created":"2024-05-14 19:50:48","changed":"1715716248","gmt_changed":"2024-05-14 19:50:48","alt":"Consortium affiliates gathering at the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute building.","file":{"fid":"257469","name":"Welcome-Event-For-Manufacturing-Consortium-Board.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/05\/14\/Welcome-Event-For-Manufacturing-Consortium-Board.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/05\/14\/Welcome-Event-For-Manufacturing-Consortium-Board.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":192701,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/05\/14\/Welcome-Event-For-Manufacturing-Consortium-Board.jpg?itok=SxGEJc-M"}}},"media_ids":["674006"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/open-mind-joins-georgia-tech-manufacturing-40-consortium","title":"OPEN MIND Joins Georgia Tech Manufacturing 4.0 Consortium"},{"url":"https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/georgia-aim-welcomes-new-managing-director-industry-partnerships","title":"Georgia AIM welcomes new managing director for industry partnerships"},{"url":"https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/georgia-congressman-tours-georgia-techs-advanced-manufacturing-pilot-facility","title":"Georgia Congressman Tours Georgia Tech\u2019s Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility"}],"groups":[{"id":"155831","name":"Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"186857","name":"go-gtmi"},{"id":"174948","name":"AMPF"},{"id":"38351","name":"Advanced Manufacturing"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39461","name":"Manufacturing, Trade, and Logistics"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKristen Morales\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMarketing Strategist\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia AIM (Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["kristen.morales@innovate.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}