CTMA

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to create and demonstrate a novel dynamic rate model that can quickly and effectively analyze the cost implications of a DOD sustainment center’s organizational structure while being able to run ‘what-if’ scenarios to understand impacts of maintenance and sustainment capabilities/groups that are transferred, kept in place, or co-mingled.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to improve supply chain management for aviation logistics and maintenance organizations through the use of advanced data analytics that employ AI/ML in an integrated data environment. The overall goal will be to assess and synthesize the predictive performance of advanced mathematical algorithms designed to aid supply chain management for sustainment of a specific model of aircraft.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to deliver qualifications for the binder jet additive manufacturing (BJAM) process, machine installation, and material recipes. The BJAM process for metal will be reviewed and compared to current capabilities within a specific facility to determine if it meets or exceeds the current ability of manufacturing aluminum components.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to advance from pre-implementation level to a Tier 1 level the ability to fabricate large plate steel to support specific applications of this material. The industry partner will validate the capability to produce a FeNiCo steel product with exceptional ballistic and blast performance that meet pre-defined specifications.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to leverage commercial modeling and simulation technologies and design processes to improve the reliability and safety of vehicle fuel-fired heating (FFH) systems. Key objectives of this initiative include: Design improved replacement that will increase component reliability and reduce maintenance costs.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to review, analyze, and make recommendations for improving the efficiency of maintenance and sustainment ordering patterns for optimal readiness. The overall objective is to establish data centricity and conduct a variety of material analyses focused on ordering patterns to support strategic stocking efforts for one widely used asset.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to improve repair turnaround time, quality and cost of refurbishment of large marine vessels.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to identify and address the myriad complexities associated with USG/industry collaboration in cloud-based PLM environments to enable the pursuit of data-centricity under a network modernization strategy, while eliminating barriers to entry to the digital transformation for both government and the commercial industry.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to advance the engineering processes and tools utilized to safely design, install, operate, and assess equipment to be used for prototyping and advanced manufacturing. The goal will be to accommodate the need for disposable or attritable systems in an existing research and development facility.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to enable the transition of AM throughout the DOD and its industrial base, taking a holistic approach regarding the research of feedstock, advanced materials and processes, automation and controls, post-processing, and non-destructive testing (NDT) evaluation for the qualification, inspection, and assurance of parts being produced via AM.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to assess and demonstrate 1) the impact of an agile software solution that supports decision making through data analytics using AI/ML techniques and 2) their effect on modernization, maintenance and sustainment, and readiness of current and future operations.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to improve and standardize the business processes within and between military shipyards. The goal is to test the ability of industrial software to not only model the business processes, but also store and catalog manufacturing data such as “G” code to enable computer numerical controlled (CNC) machines, training modules, reference documents, graphics, and pictures to support the shop floor.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to demonstrate utilization of stochastic, equipment-level digital models of legacy facilities, depots and shipyard maintenance and sustainment processes developed under prior efforts.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to modernize manufacturing and repair capabilities with integration of digital tools and Industry 4.0 solutions for post processing of large components. The overall goal is to develop a digital platform for coupling data streams from scanning, modeling, machine process information, and post-build information for advanced manufacturing.