Following the success of our 2020 Annual Summit Virtual Matchmaking event, we have expanded the program to include more appointments in November! B2B matchmaking is all about making the right connections and initiating relationships. Our B2B service matches A&D suppliers with OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers seeking to do business with specific types of products or services. Sign up today for the opportunity to meet one-on-one with OEM's!

Watch the Mayor's Manufacturing Summit 2020 and learn about how businesses have pivoted in response to COVID, the ongoing economic recovery efforts! Featuring our partner CMTC, CESMII, USC Viterbi School of Engineering Center for Advanced Manufacturing, and Honeywell. Mayor Garcetti will moderate a panel with leaders from the manufacturing community; California Manufacturing Technology Consulting (CMTC) will introduce no-cost and low-cost resources that are available to Small to Medium-Sized Manufacturers to help guide them through this challenging economic environment; CESMII CEO John Dyck will detail a long-term plan to increase the resilience of our manufacturing community to be able to respond more quickly and effectively during a national crisis. The event also announced Mayor Garcetti's Recovery Roadmaps Program in partnership with CMTC.

In sessions at the three-day Satellite Innovation 2020 conference that concluded Oct. 8, executives and other industry observers concluded that the space industry fared better than expected in the spring, when the pandemic caused a sharp drop in overall economic activity.

“Despite my worst fears, we seemed to have rolled through this whole COVID thing with not nearly the amount of damage I thought we could have sustained,” said Chris Quilty, president of Quilty Analytics, during an Oct. 6 panel. He credited an economy that, at least in some sectors, rebounded faster than expected in the last several months.

There has been some 'roadkill' in the form of companies that filed for bankruptcy or laid off employees, he acknowledged, “but much less than I would have expected.”

CMTC is a private non-profit corporation serving manufacturers throughout California. Established in 1992 to provide consulting to small and mid-size manufacturers, CMTC currently offers a wide range of services in virtually all areas of manufacturing. These include but are not limited to programs that upgrade manufacturing technologies; business services such as strategic planning and workforce development; cybersecurity and supply chain consulting to ensure compliance with DoD requirements.

In addition to professional consulting work, CMTC actively fosters a robust network amongst California manufacturers by sharing resources and knowledge. Throughout the COVID19 pandemic, CMTC provided business-critical information including workplace safety guidelines and pivoting strategies to manufacturers. These resources have been crucial in stabilizing the manufacturing communities during crisis and helping them recover safely. Follow the link below to explore how CMTC can help your business!

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Recovery Roadmaps –– a program to help small and medium-sized manufacturers in Los Angeles navigate the economic challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Recovery Roadmaps is working with California Manufacturing Technology Consulting (CMTC) to provide participating manufacturers with individualized plans to help them adapt to the current economic climate. This initiative seeks to assist 3,500 small and medium-sized manufacturers in the Los Angeles region by September 30, 2021. Continue reading

Please join El Camino College for the virtual third annual State of the College to hear how COVID-19’s economic disruption is reshaping businesses and impacting the growing fields of space exploration, cyber security and supply chain management. This changing landscape is the catalyst to developing educational partnerships to meet the needs of these evolving fields.

Marcomm@elcamino.edu or 310.660.3406

NDIA November Manufacturing Division Virtual Meeting

The November meeting of the National Defense Industrial Association Manufacturing Division, taking place entirely online, will focus on advanced technology for defense manufacturing and supply chains. Over the course of two afternoons, defense professionals as well as industry and government leaders will convene to discuss the present and future of the manufacturing sector. This meeting will include updates from the OSD, Military Power Systems Committee, Raytheon Technology, Manufacturing Technology Committee, and Supply Chain Network Committee. Learn more and register below.

Defense Strategy Institute’s 5th Annual Military Additive Manufacturing Summit is designed as an educational “Town Hall” forum, where thought leaders & key policy-makers across military services, defense agencies, & civilian organizations can come together for actionable discussions & debate. This year’s Summit will focus on the latest 3D printing technologies being developed & the push across the DoD to provide rapid equipment to the Warfighter on the battlefield. Additive manufacturing innovations are being utilized to increase the current level of capability and reduce the cost of parts, in order to deliver greater operational flexibility to the Warfighter and further enhance the defense industrial base.

With decades of development behind it, and passing from its first phase—seven people have each paid millions of dollars to rocket to the International Space Station (ISS) as private space travelers with one flying twice—the space tourism industry has entered its next generation with private enterprise flights and a variety of other consumer offerings.

The Space Tourism Conference (STC) is an annual event that will be produced with support from the Space Tourism Society (STS), the world’s leading space tourism advocacy organization for over 20 years. The April 28 conference date was deliberately chosen as the anniversary of Dennis Tito’s lift-off into the history books in 2001 as the world’s first private space tourist. Tito’s flight jump-started the space tourism industry, generating massive consumer awareness as to the possibilities of private space travel and commercialization of space through earth-based experiences. STC attendees can expect concrete, actionable information, real-world use cases, and stellar deal-making. PLUS, you’ll have an insider track to the growth areas in space tourism, including earth-based space experiences, such as Zero Gravity aircraft flights.

Space Tech Expo is West Coast's premier space event. Consisting of two days of knowledge sharing and networking alongside the largest the largest supply chain exhibition of its kind, the free-to-attend exhibition will showcase the very latest technology from technical designers, sub-systems suppliers, manufacturers and components through to systems integrators for civil, military and commercial space.

You can view select sessions from the 2020 Space Tech Expo USA on demand and stay updated on the 2021 expo here.

The Paris Air Show is the largest air show and aerospace exhibition event in the world, measured by number of exhibitors and size of exhibit space. The latest was the 53rd Air Show which was held from 17 to 23 June 2019 with 2,453 exhibitors from 49 countries. Established in 1909, it has been held every odd year since 1949 at Paris–Le Bourget Airport in north Paris, France.

The U.S. Commercial Service is the trade promotion arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration. U.S. Commercial Service trade professionals in over 100 U.S. cities and in more than 75 markets help U.S. companies get started in exporting or increase sales to global markets.

Aviation Week Network provides business-critical information, predictive intelligence and connections with opportunities and people to commercial aviation and aerospace communities. Visit aviationweek.com for award-winning journalism and analytics. Visit aviationweek.com/webinar for a list all upcoming webinars and view past webinars on demand.

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics is a professional society for the field of aerospace engineering. The AIAA is the U.S. representative on the International Astronautical Federation and the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences. Visit https://engage.aiaa.org/losangeles-lasvegas/events/calendar for more information.