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fiber is estimated to be valued at $2.87 billion in 2016 and projected to reach $8 billion by 2026 at a CAGR of 10.8% (MarketsandMarkets, Dec. 2016).
The Next-Generation Workforce According to Dorworth, “There’s already a shortage of trained individuals for advanced composites. These work- shops allow SME to introduce composite manufacturing to the next-generation workforce,” he said. “The thinking is that by providing a robust introduction to the advanced compos- ite industry to PRIME school students, we will gain interest and recruit future manufacturing [and materials] engineers and technicians to support the anticipated demand. The incentive for students is that high demand for talent equates to higher-wage jobs. The industry will happily pay more for educated individuals than for untrained, entry-level workers.” The main overview, led by Dave Dickson, associate technical fellow at Boeing Commercial Airplanes Production Engineering, helped students understand the opportunity for better-paying jobs. By showing a visual presentation of everything from aircraft to jet boats to race cars as well as everyday items that he passed around the room, Dickson spread his enthusiasm for materials as a job specialty. “I think all of us had a great time doing the workshop. I had a chance to talk to the class about composite materi- als and various composite products as well as an op- portunity to coach them along in making their composite tablet stands in the lab. Hopefully this plants the seeds in these kids’ minds about a possible career in composites and maybe in aerospace composites in a few years. Kids
like these are important to Boeing’s future. We have a lot of very senior employees that will be retiring in the next several years, and we will need smart kids like these to come in and take our place. This is common across many industries today,” he said. Every Composites Workshop student interviewed
expressed gratitude for the experience and enthusiasm for the hands-on experience of working with composites and carbon fiber in particular. While sanding her smartphone/ tablet stand, Harper, an 11th grader, summarized what many of the students shared. “I’ve really been enjoying my engineering class, and this workshop has been fun so far—it’s really cool to get experiences like this. I feel grate- ful that we can explore different fields, diverse careers and new interests,” she said. You can learn more about SME’s Composites Manufac-
turing Tech Group at
http://bit.ly/2hHwThU, view photos from the workshop by visiting
http://bit.ly/2iX6UnJ or get informa- tion on how you can get involved with the SME Education Foundation’s PRIME program at
http://bit.ly/2hVGxxx.
Workshop Sponsors We would like to express our gratitude to our workshop sponsors: Abaris Training; Airtech Advanced Materials Group; The Boeing Co.; Composites Washington; Edmonds Community College; the National Science Foundation; MatEdu National Resource Center; Seattle Public Schools; SME’s Composites Manufacturing Tech Group and Seattle Chapter 39; Stratasys; TenCate; and the Washington Aero- space Training & Research Center.
2017 SME Officers and Directors
PRESIDENT Sandra L. Bouckley, FSME, P.Eng.
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Thomas R. Kurfess, PhD, FSME, CMfgT, PE Georgia Institute of Technology
VICE PRESIDENT Mark L. Michalski MKS Instruments
TREASURER
Susan M. Smyth, PhD, FSME General Motors
SECRETARY Michael D. Packer, FSME Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
Edye S. Buchanan, CMfgT Fives North American Combustion Inc.
Dianne Chong, PhD, FSME The Boeing Company (retired)
Matthew L. Hilgendorf, CMfgT, EIT Black Horse LLC
Vincent W. Howell, FSME, CMfgE Corning Inc. (retired)
Robert R. Nesbitt, CMfgE AbbVie
DIRECTORS Dean L. Bartles, PhD, FSME
Ralph L. Resnick, FSME National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining America Makes
James W. Schlusemann Prosperia International LLC
Rebecca R. Taylor The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO Jeffrey M. Krause
Contact SME
sme.org /
service@sme.org (800) 733-4763 / (313) 425-3000
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