IACMI Overview
Craig A. Blue, PhD
CEO
November 13, 2015
January 9, 2015: President Obama
Announces New Composite Institute
“
…and today, we’re proud to announce our
latest manufacturing hub, and it is right
here in Tennessee. Led by the University
of Tennessee–Knoxville, the hub will be
home to 122 public and private partners
who are teaming up to develop materials
that are lighter and stronger than steel.
”
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What is IACMI?
THE Composites Institute
Operated by an
independent not-for-profit
Governed by a
board of directors
A wholly owned subsidiary of the University
of Tennessee Research Foundation
Incorporated in the
State of Tennessee
Headquartered in
Knoxville, Tennessee
$250M in funding with $70M from DOE and
$180 from partners
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National Network of Manufacturing
Plus:
Innovation
• Photonics (NY) (DOD)
•
IACMI- The
Composites Institute
is the fifth Institute for
Manufacturing
Innovation (IMI)
within the National
Network for
Manufacturing
Innovation (NNMI)
Flexible Electronics (CA) (DOD)
Expected:
• Functional Fabrics (DOD)
• Smart Manufacturing (DOE)
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AMO Supported Institutes
• PowerAmerica: Next Generation
Power Electronics Manufacturing
Innovation Institute, led by North
Carolina State University
• Institute for Advanced Composites
Manufacturing Innovation, in
negotiation with team led by
the University of Tennessee
• Smart Manufacturing: Sensors,
Controls, Platforms, and Models for
Manufacturing, funding opportunity
announcement to be released 2015
Official White House Photo
by Pete Souza
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National institute addressing critical challenges
Clean energy
Productivity
Domestic
production
capacity
Job growth
and economic
development
Life cycle
energy
consumption
Five/Ten Year Technical Goals:
• 25/50% lower carbon fiber–reinforced polymer (CFRP) cost
• 50/75% reduction in CFRP embodied energy
• 80/95% composite recyclability into useful products
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Technical Focus on
Advanced
Composites and
Structures
Shared RD&D
Facilities Support
Industry
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Core Partners are Capable and Strategically
Located
>70% of automotive
production occurs
in IACMI states
>70% of US auto
R&D in Michigan alone
Colorado has more blade
facilities (factories plus
technical centers) than
any other state
>60% of manufacturers of
compressed gas–fueled
vehicles with in half-day drive
from IACMI focus areas
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IACMI is a National Institute
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Key IACMI Capabilities
Process Technologies
Product Forms
Materials
Production
Intermediates
Processing
Composites
Manufacturing
(Sub) System
Assembly
•Commercial PAN-CF
•Low Cost PAN-CF
•Low Cost PO-CF
•Low Cost Pitch-CF
•Low Cost Lignin-CF
•Biomass PAN-CF
•Glass Fiber
•Thermoplastic Resins
•Thermoset Resins
•Additives
•Woven Fabric
•Non-woven Fabric
•Braids
•Prepregs
•Towpreg
•Molding Compounds
•Tapes
•Pultruded Forms
(rods, beams)
•3D Parts/Preforms
•Sheet Products
•Tooling (molds, dies)
•Pultruded Forms
•Pressure Vessels
•Pipes
•Shafts
•Rollers
•Tubes
•Automotive
Assemblies
Bodies, Chassis,
Chassis
Interiors
•Gas Storage Systems
CNG
Hydrogen
•Wind Turbines
Spars (Caps, Shear
Webs)
Blade Skins
Blades
•Fiber Spinning
Solution Spinning
Melt Spinning
Gel Spinning
Electro Spinning
•Fiber Conversion
Thermal
Plasma
Microwave
Ultraviolet
•Fabric Weaving
•Fiber Braiding
•Prepregging
•Compounding
SMC
BMC
•Extrusion
•Stitching
•Auto Tape Placement
•Preforming
•Thermoforming
•Compression Molding
•Injection Molding
•Transfer Molding
HP-RTM
VA-RTM
Other Variants
•Additive
Manufacturing
•Filament Winding
•Pultrusion
•Infusion/Compression
•Resin spraying
•Infusion/Cure/Set
Cooling (TP systems)
Thermal
Plasma
Microwave
Ultraviolet
Induction
Infrared
Magnetic Field
Electron Beam
•Innovative Design Concepts
•Modeling & Simulation
Composite Tube Super-LightSupercomputing
weight auto. body structure
Process modeling
Composite vehicle snap fit jointsMicrostructure properties
Conformable auto CGS tanks
Probabilistic failure
Segmented adhesive-bonded Analysis
wind blades
Multiscale modeling
Rheokinetics modeling
Crash modeling
•NDE/NDI
Thermography
Fiber optics
Spectroscopy
Flurorescence
Attenuation/Reflection
High resolution
microscopy
Scanning lasers
•Materials
Characterization
Microscopy
X-Rays
Neutrons
Mechanical
Physical
Thermal
Chemical
Composites
Recycling
•Offal/Trim Scrap
•Chopped Fiber
•Roll Goods
•Preforms
•Pyrolysis
•Solvolysis
•Joining
Adhesives
(Reversible, Curie
Limited Curing)
Mechanical fastening
(For Multi-Material
Systems)
Crosscutting Technologies and Shared Services
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Scale-up Across IACMI State Partners
Solution
spinning
Carbon Fiber
line
Technology
Pre-preg
Facility
production
Pilot-scale
pilot/full
PCM
scale
1,000 ton
press
Full Scale
PCM
4,000 ton
press
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Senior Leadership Team Management,
Oversight, and Advisors
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IACMI/ CCS Board of Directors
Charter
Charter
Industry
Industry
Charter
State
EDA
ExOfficio
Federal
Advisory
Board
CoChairs
Burkhard
Huhnke,
VW
Ian
Steff,
Indiana
Martin
Keller,
ORNL
Taylor
Eighmy,
UT
Rani
Richardson,
Dassault
Systemes
Kevin
Kerrigan,
Michigan
Stacey
Patterson,
UTRF
Doug
Parks,
Dow
Mike
Whitens,
Ford
Chassen
Haynes,
TN
Kristen
Bloschock,
LockheedMartin
Premium,
SME Elected
Representatives
Needed
Adele
Ratcliffe,
DOD
Mark
Johnson,
DOE
David
Howell,
DOE
CO, OH,
Appointees
Needed
Mustafa
Yilmaz,
DowAksa
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IACMI Organizational Structure
Technical Advisory Board
Lead scientist from each
IACMI Technology Area
DOE
x4
SME rep
elected
by the
Consortium
DOE Reps
Mark Shuart
Stephen Sikirica
Jim Ahlgrimm
OEM/large
company rep
elected by the
Consortium
Vehicles
Wind Turbines
Compressed Gas Storage
Design & Simulation
Materials & Process Tech
Charter
members
rep
Premium
member
rep
Technical
expert
x2
Technical Advisory Board
Ned Stetson
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Economic Development Council
A Platform for State Economic Collaboration
Each state deploys
hundreds of millions
of dollars annually
to create jobs and
investment through
Collaboration
of state
development leaders
seeding economies
worth $2 trillion
• Business
services/
incentives
• Venture
funds
• Workforce
training
• Innovation
incubation
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Leveraging Core State Partnerships
for STEM and Workforce Development
Community
Colleges
K–12
Internships
Workforce
Retraining
Universities
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Internships Deliver Hands-on Experience
for STEM and Workforce Development
Community
Colleges
K–12
Internships
Workforce
Retraining
Universities
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Internships Will be Available at All
Centers
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IACMI has >190 Supporters and Growing
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Federal Investment Will Catalyze
a Composites Ecosystem in the
Heart of US Manufacturing
- 50%
$70M - DOE
CFRP
production cost
$180M+ - Other
CFRP embodied
energy savings
- 75%
Greenhouse gas
avoidance
- 75%
- 25%
122 - Member Consortium
- 50%
- 50%
6 Core Partner States
80%
FRP recycled
and/or reused
95%
Strong Leadership
Jobs
5 Technology Areas
Production
capacity
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Thank You
US
Department
of Energy
Partner
States
Supporters
Thank
You
Consortium
members
Core
Partners
Charter,
premium,
and resource
members
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