Hub Huddle: Local Support Available for Additive Manufacturing through WIU
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Date and Time
Friday Sep 7, 2018
6:30 AM - 8:00 AM CDT
Starts: 6:30 AM
Ends: 8:00 AM
Location
Western Illinois University - Quad Cities
Riverfront Hall - Room 111
3300 River Drive, Moline IL
Fees/Admission
FREE to attend.
Contact Information
Lynn Friesth
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Description
Hub Huddles are an opportunity for manufacturing leaders to share, on a peer-to-peer basis, best practices for growth and strategies to overcoming challenges.
As manufacturing technology changes so do manufacturing workforce needs. Join us at the next Hub Huddle when William F. Pratt, Ph.D., Director of the Western Illinois University School of Engineering, outlines how WIU is preparing for the future success of area businesses by providing the education and training needed for advanced tech positions in additive and other related fields.
Dr. Eric Faierson of the Quad City Manufacturing Laboratory also will be on hand discussing how Western Illinois University supports the QCML, the Quad Cities’ research and development lab in additive and lightweight metals based at the Rock Island Arsenal. The QCML serves the area business community for defense and manufacturing, including those in their supply chains, with technology research and production processes.
The Hub Huddle also will feature Tom Honsa, president of Honsa Ergonomic Technologies, a local business working with additive manufacturing. Tom will give an overview of the company's journey into this technology as well as their business' capabilities.
Dr. Eric Faierson of the Quad City Manufacturing Laboratory also will be on hand discussing how Western Illinois University supports the QCML, the Quad Cities’ research and development lab in additive and lightweight metals based at the Rock Island Arsenal. The QCML serves the area business community for defense and manufacturing, including those in their supply chains, with technology research and production processes.
The Hub Huddle also will feature Tom Honsa, president of Honsa Ergonomic Technologies, a local business working with additive manufacturing. Tom will give an overview of the company's journey into this technology as well as their business' capabilities.
Time will be provided for Q & A and networking with other attendees.
This event is free to attend. Please register at quadcitieschamber.com.
| This program is presented by the Quad Cities Chamber's Quad Cities Manufacturing Innovation Hub and the Defense Industry Adjustment Program. |
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Acknowledgment:This content was prepared as part of the Illinois Defense Industry Adjustment Program, a partnership between the University of Illinois System, the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce, and the Voorhees Center at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), with financial support from the U.S. Department of Defense, Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA). It reflects the views of the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce and does not necessarily reflect the views of the OEA. For more information, please visit www.IllinoisDIA.org.
