The Forging Advanced Systems and Technologies (FAST) Program is an integrated, cost-shared investment that addresses the needs of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), United States Army and forging industry. FAST builds upon the infrastructure and successes of the Procurement Readiness Optimization – Forging Advanced Systems Technologies (PRO-FAST) Program.
FAST is a consortium-based, customer-driven program to meet the needs of the stake holders which include the DLA and United States Army as federal investors and the companies and universities as industrial cost share partners. FDMC transformed both the PRO-FAST program and FDMC leadership structure to meet the new, combined needs of the forging industry, DLA, and US Army.
FDMC - The Forging Industry Association Department of Defense Manufacturing
Consortium (FDMC) was created to address the supply chain challenges and research needs of the Department of Defense and industry. The FDMC is the collaborative relationship between the Forging Industry Association and the Advanced Technology Institute. FDMC draws on the strength of its membership of over 230 forging-related organizations to develop results that will have enduring benefits to the entire industry and its DoD customers.
The Forging Industry Association, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio is North America’s premier forging industry trade and technical organization. FIA actively promotes the competitiveness of the North American forging industry through an array of products, services, committees, and functions. FIA represents closed die, open die, and ring rollers across the country.
ATI - The Advanced Technology Institute builds international consortia to develop and implement innovative solutions for manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, maritime, metals, and healthcare industries. ATI-led collaborations attract world-class talent from premier companies, universities, and government agencies, to define technology roadmaps and research portfolios matched to business demands that provide the requisite resources to solve shared challenges. ATI’s partners report improved market transition and return on investment with reduced risk. These practical business benefits enable the downstream economic and social benefits of the new technologies – such as safety, affordability, manufacturing competitiveness, environmental protection, and energy conservation. A private, non-profit research corporation with principle operations in Charleston, SC, ATI is an affiliate of SCRA.
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