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A once-vacant Brewer building is now a startup hub that could be a model for Maine
When the ZF Lemforder auto parts plant in Brewer shut down in 2010, it took with it more than 100 jobs — a number that itself was down from its 1980s peak of about 400 employees. But the cavernous, 126,000-square-foot building that housed the German company’s manufacturing operations has avoided the fate of many other Maine […]
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Hampden bridge event celebrates UMaine’s groundbreaking research in sustainable, low-cost transportation solutions
Hampden, Maine — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins joined Maine Department of Transportation officials, University of Maine researchers, Advanced Infrastructure Technologies (AIT) Bridges and industry partners at the Grist Mill Bridge in Hampden, Maine today to celebrate the groundbreaking research that is leading the country toward a sustainable, low-cost transportation system of the future. The 75-foot […]
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Dr. Habib Dagher Testifies before Senator Collins’ Committee on Transportation Infrastructure
On Thursday, May 13, Dr. Habib Dagher testified before the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee during a hearing on ways to increase the resiliency of our transportation infrastructure. At the invitation of U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee, the hearing featured the testimony of Dr. Habib Dagher, the Executive Director of the Advanced […]
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Portland Press Herald: Contractors, developer promote offshore wind jobs deal for Maine
Trade unions representing 5,000 Maine workers would provide a talent pool to fill skilled positions for an anticipated wave of offshore wind construction. The memorandum creates a framework for future negotiations of a so-called project labor agreement. Such agreements are common in the construction industry and set terms and conditions for employing union workers. In […]
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MaineBiz: Floating offshore wind is a new industry by Maine, for Maine
MaineBiz published a commentary by Dana Connors, President, Maine State Chamber of Commerce on February 10, titled, “Floating offshore wind is a new industry by Maine, for Maine.” The commentary discusses Maine’s unique opportunity to be a global leader in floating offshore wind using UMaine’s designed and patented VolturnUS technology. “The patented VolturnUS floating offshore […]
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UMaine awarded $2.8 million to accelerate wind blade development through additive manufacturing
Orono, Maine — The University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center has been awarded $2.8 million from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to develop a rapid, low-cost additive manufacturing — 3D printing — solution for fabricating large, segmented wind blade molds. In addition, the UMaine Composites Center […]
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Article by Bhandari and Lopez-Anido about research work in 3D printing published in the journal “Materials”
An article by PhD student Sunil Bhandari, titled Discrete-Event Simulation Thermal Model for Extrusion-Based Additive Manufacturing of PLA and ABS, has been published in a special issue “Additive Manufacturing Methods and Modeling Approaches” from the journal “Materials”. The article, which was co-authored by Dr Roberto A. Lopez-Anido, acts as a chapter in Bhandari’s dissertation. The […]
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Top U.S. Department of Energy Official Tours the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center
Orono, Maine: The Honorable Paul M. Dabbar, Under Secretary for Science at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), toured the 100,000 ft2 University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) and observed demonstrations showcasing ASCC’s world-leading research in green energy and materials. Under Secretary Dabbar observed UMaine’s VolturnUS floating concrete hull for a wind […]
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