Manufacturing Forum to Meet July 23
Manufacturers and other “makers” are invited to attend the Manufacturing Forum’s next meeting scheduled for Thursday, July 23 starting at 8 am at Lenny’s Restaurant in California, MD. This will be the third manufacturing forum presented by St. Mary’s County Department of Economic Development.
Guest speaker, Rick Decker from the Regional Additive Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland (RAMP), will be on hand to talk about how they are growing the additive manufacturing industry in Northeast Maryland. RAMP may be a model to consider as we work to grow manufacturing businesses in St. Mary’s County.
Established by the Maryland General Assembly in 2014, RAMP MD, is a consortium of private businesses, educational institutions, governmental agencies, and representatives of US Army Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) that are working together to expand Maryland’s capabilities in additive manufacturing. RAMP MD’s focus areas are:
- Educating a supporting workforce
- Providing access to facilities and equipment to manufacture AM products,
- Building the required infrastructure to support the manufacturing base.
Through partnerships with RAMP MD, industry has access to equipment and capabilities that many businesses could not otherwise afford. These Maryland-based companies are now able to move a product from inspiration to production without large capital outlays. Sounds like a recipe for success!
To register to attend the July 23 Manufacturing Forum’s meeting, Click Here. For more information about the Forum, please contact Robin Finnacom, Deputy Director, St. Mary’s County Department of Economic Development at 301-475-4200, ext. 1407 or e-mail.
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