THE COMMONWEALTH CENTER FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING "CCAM" IS WHERE THE BEST OF INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA AND GOVERNMENT COME TOGETHER TO SOLVE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CHALLENGES.
Harnessing the power of world-class talent, technology and training, we:
PERFECT PRODUCTION METHODS
MAKE COMPANIES MORE COMPETITIVE
PREPARE A QUALIFIED MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE
GROW OUR
ECONOMY
Our members are the reason we do what we do.
They are industry leaders - from aerospace to automotive to shipbuilding, and from milling to metalworking to industrial controls. And they represent some of the top minds in academia and government out of our nation’s premiere resarch universities and agencies.
Together with our talented and dedicated CCAM research staff, CCAM members pursue directed and core research to build higher quality products and make production of their goods more affordable and faster than ever before.
“Through our membership with CCAM, we gain access to high-quality research, advanced manufacturing processes, technical expertise, and above all, a collaborative environment where we can work with our industry and university partners to support our current and future products."
Amanda Simpson
Vice President, Research & Technology
Airbus Americas
The Latest News
Air Turbine Tools Joins CCAM
CCAM Leads the Way into The Future of High Speed Machining Prince George County, VA – The U.S. inventor of a new generation of high speed spindles, motors and hand tools, Air Turbine Technology Inc of Boca Raton, has joined Virginia’s Commonwealth Center for Advanced Machining (CCAM). CCAM’s researchers will be applying Air Turbine Spindles and…
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy Funds UVA-led Team to Develop New Coating for Turbine Engine Materials
Team’s HERO Coating Will Increase Materials’ Temperature Tolerance by 200 Degrees Celsius By Karen Walker mkw3a@virginia.edu ELIZABETH J. OPILA, professor of materials science and engineering and director of the Rolls-Royce University Technology Center on Advanced Material Systems at the University of Virginia, has earned a grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy to increase turbine…
BWX Technologies Joins CCAM
PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, VA – The Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) is pleased to announce BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT) has joined its consortium. CCAM is where the best of industry, academia, and government come together to solve advanced manufacturing challenges. BWXT, headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia, provides safe and effective nuclear solutions for national security,…
CCAM “An Open Case for Success”
The International Manufacturing Technology Show powered by the Association For Manufacturing Technology features CCAM’s Intelligent Flexible Manufacturing Cell as “An Open Case for Success” https://bit.ly/3nemRHg
IMTS 2020 Featuring CCAM
CCAM was pleased to be apart of the early September 2020 online event, which went out to over 500,000 subscribers. Here is our episode: The International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), was cancelled due to coronavirus (COVID-19). In an official statement, the organizers noted that this is the first time the biennial show has been cancelled…
Upcoming Events
National Manufacuturing Day at CCAM
October 4, 2019
10am - 2pm
The event is open to high school, college, and graduate school students, parents, educators, and supporters.
Learn about the different educational pathways that can result into a stimulating and lucrative career in manufacturing. College and Universities will be on hand to help determine which educational pathway is best for you.
10-10:30am Vertical Education MFG Pathway
10:30-12pm MFG Careers: with Industry & Interns
12-12:45pm Lunch & Education Networking
12:45-2pm Hands-on Robotics & Automation Demos
CCAM ManuFACTS
Cost to build CCAM in 2011
Advanced manufacturing research completed in 2019
Total cost of equipment and tools
(total capitalized machinery and equipment including purchased and donated items)
Total cost of CCAM software
Employees
- 40 researchers, including 13 PhDs from around the world
- 4 graduate research assistants
- 9 interns
- 7 business staff
Members
(academia, government & industry)
Approximate number of research projects conducted monthly
Size of our state-of-the-art building with 16,000-square foot high bay area and labs on a 20-acre campus