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Navy Metalworking Center Participates in ASNE Day 2009

For Immediate Release: May 19, 2009

Members of the Navy Metalworking Center (NMC) attended the American Society of Naval Engineers’ "ASNE Day 2009" in National Harbor, Maryland, 8-9 April 2009. The schedule of events centered on the theme "Naval Engineering in Support of 21st Century Maritime Strategy" and included panel discussions, technical paper and poster sessions, and addresses from a number of leaders in the UnitedStates Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. The event also offered the opportunity for exhibitors to interact with others in the Navy, industry and academic communities.

(Left) Mark Smitherman, Director, Materials Solutions at Concurrent Technologies Corporation and an NMC Project Manager, presented a poster on a low-cost friction stir welding system being developed in a Navy Metalworking Center project. (Right) NMC staff members discuss some of the center’s successes and capabilities, including the development of laser-welded metallic sandwich panels and advances in other areas of metalworking.

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This year, the Department of the Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR) marks its 80th anniversary. For 80 years, ONR — including headquarters, ONR Global and the Naval Research Laboratory — has been a leader in advancing American naval warfighter readiness and dominance through innovations in science and technology for the Navy and Marine Corps. Today, ONR’s continued dedication to providing the Fleet and Force with the technological edge is catalyzing the advancement and delivery of combat systems, sensors, weapons, materials, robotic and autonomous systems and numerous other state-of-the-art, naval platforms and capabilities.