Start Date
4-1978 8:00 AM
Description
The objective of the MATeam is to successfully transfer aerospace technology to solve key problems in the manufacturing sector of the economy. The underlying purpose for the team is to increase the return on the nation's investment in aerospace research by fostering wide implementation and use of NASA technology and expertise. The function of the team in accomplishing this objective is to provide an important intermediary role between technology sources and technology users in order to: improve the communication process; assist in the movement of new technology across organizational and disciplinary boundaries; and shorten the time between technological development and its broad and effective implementation.
NASA's decision to sponsor an applications team to effect technology transfer in manufacturing was both timely and appropriate. The United States, while still ahead of other industrialized nations in terms of overall manufacturing capabilities, productivity and state of technology, is finding its leadership position diminishing. The problem is becoming increasingly severe because of the continual rise in the cost of energy, raw material and labor and the need to maintain our competitive position in the world market. Clearly, a way to combat this growing national problem and maintain our competitive advantage is to capitalize upon and speed up adaptation of new manufacturing technologies and equipment into the industrial sector. The appropriateness of NASA's decision is underscored by the fact that the areas of science and technology in which they have been actively advancing the state-of-the-art correspond closely to those needed by the industrial sector of the economy to improve manufacturing productivity.
The NASA - IITRI Manufacturing Applications Team; Solving Manufacturing Problems Through Aerospace Technology
The objective of the MATeam is to successfully transfer aerospace technology to solve key problems in the manufacturing sector of the economy. The underlying purpose for the team is to increase the return on the nation's investment in aerospace research by fostering wide implementation and use of NASA technology and expertise. The function of the team in accomplishing this objective is to provide an important intermediary role between technology sources and technology users in order to: improve the communication process; assist in the movement of new technology across organizational and disciplinary boundaries; and shorten the time between technological development and its broad and effective implementation.
NASA's decision to sponsor an applications team to effect technology transfer in manufacturing was both timely and appropriate. The United States, while still ahead of other industrialized nations in terms of overall manufacturing capabilities, productivity and state of technology, is finding its leadership position diminishing. The problem is becoming increasingly severe because of the continual rise in the cost of energy, raw material and labor and the need to maintain our competitive position in the world market. Clearly, a way to combat this growing national problem and maintain our competitive advantage is to capitalize upon and speed up adaptation of new manufacturing technologies and equipment into the industrial sector. The appropriateness of NASA's decision is underscored by the fact that the areas of science and technology in which they have been actively advancing the state-of-the-art correspond closely to those needed by the industrial sector of the economy to improve manufacturing productivity.
Comments
Technology Utilization
Session Chairman: Louis N. Mogavero, Director, Technology Utilization Office, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC
Session Organizer: Thomas M. Hammond, Sciences, Technology and Applications Office, NASA, Kennedy Space Center, Florida