AMP SoCal Monthly Newsletter
February 2019
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- The Fourth Industrial Revolution and American Manufacturing
- Industry Voice: Closing the Skills Gap for California's Manufacturing Sector
- Strong Workforce Apprenticeship Program in L.A. County Drawing Rave Reviews
- Lockheed Martin Announcing New STEM Scholarship - Applications Available Now
- Innovation Forum Now Available Online: Exporting to Mexico for Aerospace Suppliers
- Weekly Federal Announcements for the Week of February 4, 2019
Events
- February A&D Forum Events
- Upcoming Manufacturing Conferences & Trade Shows in Southern California
- February AIAA Meetings
- SoCal Aerospace Council Meeting with Virgin Orbit - February 13
- Cybersecurity Workshop Training - DFARS 204.73 / NIST SP 800-171 - February 19
- SAMPE Composite Workshop - February 26 - 27
- FANUC & Saddleback College Hosting Industrial Automation Open House - Feb 28 & March 1
- EXPORTECH - March 5
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The Fourth Industrial Revolution
and American Manufacturing
Guest post by Has Patel, Founder & President, Infologic, Inc. and AMP SoCal Executive Council Member.
The society and all its sectors are being disrupted by exponential growth in technologies. These changes show no signs of slowing down; in fact, they are accelerating rapidly. These challenges and opportunities are bought to us by the dawn of The Fourth Industrial Revolution. We stand on the brink of the Fourth Industrial Revolution that will fundamentally alter the way we live, work, and relate to one another.
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Industry Voice: Closing the Skills Gap for California's Manufacturing Sector
California manufacturing is faced with the growing challenge of finding skilled workers as baby boomers retire and the industry is growing. According to a report by the Public Policy Institute of California, the state will face a middle-skilled worker shortfall of 1.1 million that will affect all of its industries by 2030. This shortage will reduce productivity and profit and hinder job creation.
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Strong Workforce Apprenticeship Program in L.A. County Drawing Rave Reviews
The SWAG program is another example of how AMP SoCal partners are providing innovative solutions to some of manufacturing's greatest hurdles.
Right now, there are eight employers in SWAG with another dozen in line to join the group in the near future. Read about how SWAG is helping companies with their workforce challenges and what companies think about the program.
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Lockheed Martin Announces New STEM Scholarship – Applications Available Now
Beginning in 2019, Lockheed Martin is awarding 200 scholarships of $10,000 per student – renewable each year. The program will continue to add up to 200 new recipients each year for a minimum total investment of $30 million over five years. The program will be open to individuals studying engineering or computer science that demonstrate financial need and come from an underrepresented group or underserved community.
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Innovation Forum Now Available Online:
Exporting to Mexico for Aerospace Suppliers
The objective of this workshop is for small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) to learn about the Baja California (Mexico) Industrial Sector which represents access to $11 billion of supplier opportunities.
With a focus on 'speed to market' and the ability to support short-runs quickly, Baja multinational corporations (MNCs) are keen to connect with California-based manufacturers that can support OEM needs (e.g., components, machinery, services).
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Selected Federal Agency Announcements and Related for the Week of February 4, 2019
We regularly receive a selection of recent announcements gleaned from various federal sources and colleagues. Special thanks to EDA, ETA and other federal partners for sharing content that we may then share with you! Please continue to check back on our blog as this is updated regularly.
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Aerospace & Defense Forum - Upcoming Meetings & Events
The Aerospace & Defense Forum is a global aerospace and defense leadership community that provides opportunities for sharing of information and analysis, mutual support and encouragement, partnering, innovation, and performance breakthroughs. Visit
https://aerospacedefenseforum.org/
for descriptions and links to RSVP to any of the meetings. Waitlists are maintained for all meetings and tours.
San Diego Chapter:
- February 5 - "Growth & Financing Strategies for A&D Companies in 2019 and Beyond", panelists include Panelists: Mark Larsen (Executive Vice President, Cask LLC), Ken Hubbs (Partner, Riordan, Lewis & Haden), and Christopher Pannacciulli (Senior Vice President, Bank of America Merrill Lynch).
Orange County Chapter:
- February 7 - "Killer Business: Leadership & Management Lessons from the USS Zumwalt", presented by Captain Scott Tait, U.S. Navy.
South Bay Chapter:
- February 13 - Tour of TECT Power, Santa Fe Springs, CA, hosted by Massimo Masini (Vice-President/General Manager, TECT Power).
Los Angeles Chapter:
- February 15- "Investing into Qualified Opportunity Zones to Maximize Tax Benefit", presented by Bradford Cohen (Partner, Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP) and Jamie Ogden (Partner, Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP).
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Upcoming Manufacturing Conferences & Trade Shows
in Southern California
February 5-7, 2019 |
ATX West |
Anaheim Convention Center
Nation’s largest advanced design and manufacturing conference
February 5-7, 2019 |
Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) West |
Anaheim Convention Center
Biggest medical manufacturing conference in the US
February 5-7, 2019 |
Pacific Design & Manufacturing |
Anaheim Convention Center
3D Printing and smart manufacturing
March 4, 2019 |
SpeedNews 9th Annual Aerospace Raw Materials & Manufacturers Supply Chain Conference
| Beverly Hills
March 4 -6, 2019 |
SpeedNews 33rd Annual Commercial Aviation Industry Suppliers Conference
| Beverly Hills
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AIAA Section Meeting
Sat. February 9 | Lawndale Public Library
Venus, the stranger next door - 57 years of space exploration to Earth's twin sister | Dr. Thomas Navarro,
Postdoctoral Researcher, UCLA
AIAA February Dinner Meeting
Weds. February 20 | Manhattan Beach Public Library
Evolution to Electric & Hybrid Aircraft | Dr. Evgeni Ganev,
Chief Engineer for Electromechanical Power Systems at Honeywell Aerospace
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SoCal Aerospace Council with Virgin Orbit
Presentation & Matchmaking Sessions
February 13 | Cross Campus, El Segundo, CA
The SoCal Aerospace Council is wholly focused on supporting and building the most competitive aerospace community in the world, to grow our businesses and foster job creation. Our purview combines a cluster of industry sectors including aerospace, defense, space and adjacent/enabling technology.
At the next SoCal Aerospace Council on February 13, Virgin Orbit will be presenting and offering one-on-one matchmaking sessions with the following small businesses:
Companies that work in composites or machine shops with small to large complex machining or PWB, PCBA, or Wire Harnesses, or Raw Material (Aluminum, Titanium)
- Company Name
- Company Address
- Company Website
- Quality Certifications
- Experience working in space
- Contact Name
- Contact Email
- Contact Phone
- Contact Cell Phone
- Are you a small business (Y/N)
- If yes, what type of small business (HUB, Women-owned, Disadvantaged, Veteran-Owned, Minority-owned)
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Cybersecurity Workshop Training
DFARS 204.73 / NIST SP 800-171
February 19 | Sacramento, CA
Northrop Grumman, in collaboration with the USC Center for Economic Development, is offering free cybersecurity training to small businesses through an Air Force Small Business Office Mentor Protégé Program. This workshop is open to all small businesses. Advance registration is required.
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SAMPE Offering Hands-on Composite Workshop
Feb. 26 - 27 | USC
When you participate in this workshop, you will learn about the latest in tooling applications across numerous composites industries. Additionally, SAMPE brings together a solid network of tooling companies, tooling materials and methodology, for 16-hours of solid programming, which will be credited as 16 Professional Development Hours with a SAMPE Certified Digital Badge.
FREE SAMPE Dinner & Presentation
Feb. 26 | USC
“Tooling Technologies for Composites Manufacturing: Additive, Metal, Composites, Rubber, Shape Memory, Molds and More”
Presented by Dr. Scott W. Beckwith
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FANUC and Saddleback College hosting Industrial Automation Open House
Feb. 28 & March 1 | FANUC Corporation, Lake Forest CA
This open house serves to increase industrial automation awareness and education sector program offerings to ultimately strengthen and grow the Advanced Manufacturing industry sector in Southern California and industry as well as K-12 and college students are invited to attend.
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EXPORTECH
The only national program that helps individual companies develop an export plan.
Begins March 5 | Corona, CA
Execution driven, with a team of partners who make it easier to go-to market and implement the plan
- Group workshops are combined with an individual coach for each company, leading to an export plan in 9 weeks
- Peer group model, limited to leaders from 6-8 companies, that maximizes impact and propels action
- Amplifies the impact of other export programs, helping companies get the most out of tradeshows, Gold Key services, country visits and trade missions
- Jointly offered nationwide by the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Manufacturing Extension Partnership program and the U.S. Export Assistance Centers of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
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