Chair: Mr. Neil A. Graf
Program Officer Navy Manufacturing Technology
Office of Naval Research
M/S Code 03TMT
875 N. Randolph Street, Suite 283
Arlington, VA 22203-1995
Phone: (703) 696-0344 FAX: (703) 696-4484

Support Contractor: Mr. Paul B. Hauwiller
Program Director
General Dynamics Information Technology
Manufacturing Technology and Production Group
333 E. Sweetwater Drive
Springville, UT 84663
Cell: (805) 587-6281

The Composites Processing and Fabrication sessions will focus on innovative composite processing related technologies that enable improvements in cost and performance for DoD systems.  
The session presentations will be a combination of invited presentations and abstracts selected from industry and government. Technical sessions will focus on advanced manufacturing and supporting technologies being matured which are shaping the future of the DoD composites production supplier base.  Topics may include but are not limited to: Modeling/Simulation; Intelligent Manufacturing; Advancing processes such as out of autoclave, thermoplastic composites, additive, automation, etc.; Non-Destructive Inspection; Knowledge Management; Bonding and Assembly; Technology Demonstrations.
You are requested to submit abstracts for any organic matrix, ceramic matrix composite or polymeric manufacturing technologies that meet the above overall focus.  Abstracts should be submitted for presentations which will share the technical details of manufacturing advancements, demonstrations, transition to products which increase in the manufacturing readiness level of enabling technologies addressing warfighter needs for propulsion, armor, and structures.  Presentations are expected to provide detailed technical information on manufacturing processes, validation testing, transition and transition risk reduction activities.