THE COMMONWEALTH CENTER FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING "CCAM" IS WHERE THE BEST OF INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA AND GOVERNMENT COME TOGETHER TO SOLVE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CHALLENGES.
How CCAM Advances the Manufacturing Field
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
August 30-31: CCAM Research Days
CCAM is pleased to welcome you to an in-person event to explore Digital Thread technology with demonstrations and workshops. Below is a list of all event activities. Please RSVP your participation preference at the bottom of this thread by August 15th. Click here to see Agenda & Register It is our honor to present Don…
CCAM Wins Virginia Talent + Opportunity Partnership Award
“We are delighted The Virginia Talent + Opportunity Partnership has recognized Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) as a recipient of The 2022 Top Virginia Employers for Interns Award,” said CCAM’s President & CEO, John Milton-Benoit. CCAM has enjoyed a robust and engaged internship program for over a decade. Our intern’s world on real world…
NIST Awards CCAM Funding to Strengthen Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a total of $1.2 million to four organizations to develop technology roadmaps aimed at strengthening U.S. manufacturing and innovation across industries. The projects span a wide variety of industries and technologies, from microelectronics to biomanufacturing to building a resilient U.S. manufacturing…
How CCAM Provides Value to Virginia’s Alliance for Building Better Medicine
“CCAM is committed to executing manufacturing excellence for regional growth. The Alliance for Building Better Medicine represents a once in a lifetime opportunity for Virginia, and we are dedicating resources to ensure its success for years to come,” says CCAM President & CEO, John Milton-Benoit. Founded in 2011 under a public-private partnership, the Commonwealth…
Mark Hourigan column: GO Virginia FAME program builds regional workforce
By Mark Hourigan At a time of continuing economic disruption, supply chain challenges and workforce shortages, businesses and colleges are coming together to build the pipeline of people who will be ready to work in the emerging industries of the future. This is particularly true in advancing the transformation of manufacturing in the greater Richmond…
Upcoming Events
We are pleased to invite you to an in-person Research Event at CCAM.
This is a two day event on August 30th and August 31st.
CCAM ManuFACTS
Cost to build CCAM in 2011
Advanced manufacturing research completed in 2021
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