Navy Centers of Excellence
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EMPF
The Electronics Manufacturing Productivity Facility (EMPF) was established in 1984 to aid the electronics industry in improving electronics manufacturing processes required in the manufacture of military systems. Today, the EMPF operates as a national electronics manufacturing COE focused on the development, application and transfer of new electronics manufacturing technology by partnering with industry, academia and government centers and laboratories in the U.S. in order to maximize available research capabilities at the lowest possible cost.
CNST
The Center for Naval Shipbuilding Technology (CNST) works closely with the Navy’s acquisition community and the shipbuilding industry to identify manufacturing technology issues that negatively impact shipyard efficiency, both with respect to cost and cycle time.
CMTC
The Composites Manufacturing Technology Center (CMTC), established in 2000, is located in Anderson, SC and is operated by the Applied Research and Development Institute of the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA).
Electro-Optics
The Penn State University Electro-Optics Center (EOC) was established in 1999 to reduce the Navy’s cost of electro-optic components and systems through the development of improved manufacturing technology. The center is located in Freeport, Pennsylvania, utilizing two facilities with a total of 60,000 square foot of laboratory and office space. The mission of the Electro-Optics Center is to work in partnership with the Navy, DoD, industry, and universities to deliver advanced, cost effective electro-optic related systems to our defense forces.
iMAST
[www.arl.psu.edu/capabilities/mm_imast.html]
The Institute for Manufacturing and Sustainment Technologies (iMAST), established in 1995, coordinates Navy ManTech efforts at The Pennsylvania State University’s Applied Research Laboratory (ARL), one of the four US Navy University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs). Located in State College, PA, iMAST’s primary objective is to address challenges related to Navy and Marine Corps weapon system platforms in the following technical areas: mechanical drive transmission; materials processing; laser processing advanced composites; manufacturing systems; complex systems monitoring; and repair and sustainment.
EMTC
[www.ih.navy.mil/Directorates/cao/emtc]
The Energetics Manufacturing Technology Center (EMTC), established in 1994 by ONR, is Navy operated and located at the Naval Sea Systems Command’s Navla Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division, Indian Head, MD.
NJC
The Navy Joining Center (NJC) was established in 1993. The center is operated by the Edison Welding Institute (EWI) and is located in Columbus, OH. Materials joining is a primary means of fabricating and maintaining the fleet, aircraft, weapons and the advanced electronics that are the core of modern Navy forces. The NJC provides a national resource for the development of materials joining expertise and the deployment of emerging manufacturing technologies to Navy contractors, subcontractors, and other activities.
NMC
The Navy Metalworking Center (NMC) (formerly the National Center for Excellence in Metalworking Technology) is the national resource for the development and transition of advanced metalworking and manufacturing technologies, materials and related processes. Established in 1988 to address Navy and DoD metalworking needs, the NMC works in partnership with the government, industry, weapon system prime contractors, and Program Offices to develop and apply innovative technologies.
