Featured Best Practice
Navy Metal Working Center's (NMC) "Low-Cost Friction Stir Welding of Aluminum for LCS Applications Phase I & II" project is featured on B2P site with a video spotlight of the process in action


Sea Air Space 2010
Responding Globally – Engaged at Sea and Ashore
(May 3rd – May 5th, 2010)
Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center.
National Harbor, Maryland

The B2P COE will be exhibiting at Sea Air Space 2010...


AAAA 2010 ANNUAL CONVENTION
Army Aviation One Team, One Fight, One Future
(April 14th – April 17th, 2010)
Fort Worth Convention Center
Fort Worth, Texas

The B2P COE will be exhibiting at AAAA 2010...


ShipTech 2010
Shipbuilding Affordability – Collaborating to Reduce Total Ownership Cost
(March 9th – March 10th, 2010)
Beau Rivage Resort.
Biloxi, Mississippi

The B2P COE exhibited as well as presented at ShipTech 2010...


4th International Workshop on Reliable Engineering Computing
Robust Design - Coping with Hazards, Risk and Uncertainty
(March 2nd – March 5th, 2010)
Furama Riverfront Hotel, Singapore

The B2P COE presented at the REC 2010 Conference...


New Articles added to B2P Portal
(January 2010)
New articles focused on Lead Free manufacturing have been added to the B2P Knowledge Portal...


Lead Free Electronics Manhattan Project Publication
The Office of Naval Research has endeavored to initiate the sponsorship of the electronic Pb-free Manhattan Project, as an appropriate response to the very serious challenges that lie ahead for both the Military and Industry...




A New Course on the Fundamentals of Welding Engineering Technology
(Aug. 24 to Sept. 4, 2009)
The Edison Welding Institute (EWI), Navy Joining Center (NJC) has developed a 2-week training course covering the fundamentals of welding engineering technology, emphasizing the materials, joining technologies, inspection technologies, codes and standards that pertain to Navy applications...

 


Lead-free Manhattan Project – Phase 2
(August 17th –August 28th, 2009)
The two week event will regroup the Phase 1 team of experts to identify the weaknesses and gaps that have been suggested during the documentation of Best Practices in the Phase I of the Pb-free Manhattan Project...

 


The Lead-Free Manhattan Project Conference
(April 20th to May 1st , 2009)
The two week, invitation only event will include a gathering of 16 of the top recognized experts in Pb-free electronics...

 


Benchmarking & Best Manufacturing Practices Knowledge Base
(October 2008)
A central repository for best practices gathered from the Navy Centers of Excellence


Defense Acquisition Community Best Practices Survey
(August 2008)
The intent of this survey is to garner input regarding the utility and benefit of sharing best practices within the Defense Acquisition Community. 

 


Naval S&T Conference
(August 2008)
B2PCOE Kick Off Meeting held at NDIA Naval S&T Conference in Washington DC.

 


B2P Contract Awarded
(June 2008)
ACI awarded the contract to run the Benchmarking & Best Practices Center of Excellence.