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Industry Leaders in Aero- space and Defense Com- posites Manufacturing Honored
SME, in association with its Com- posites Manufacturing Tech Group, recognized two individuals and two prominent composites manufacturing organizations at its 2021 Excellence in Composites Manufacturing Awards.
The awards, which are international in scope, honor contributions of those who have excelled in manufacturing products from advanced composite materials.
The J.H. “Jud” Hall Composites Manufacturing Award recognizes an individual’s innovation in solving issues related to production and appli- cations development. It acknowledges
significant contributions that reduce costs and waste streams and improves quality and efficiency.
SME is recognizing J.H. “Jud” Hall recipients from both 2020 and 2021, due to pandemic restrictions that ham- pered business travel.
Kurtis Willden, Technical Fellow, The Boeing Co., is the recipient of the 2020 J.H. “Jud” Hall Composites Manufacturing Award. He is recog- nized for his successes in the develop- ment and implementation of processes and equipment for large-composite aerospace structures. Willden, a highly skilled engineer and innovator whose ideas are used in production, saved tens of millions of dollars annually and millions of dollars in nonrecurring cost avoidance in the last 10 years at
Boeing.
R&D Staff Scientist, U.S. Depart-
ment of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is the recipient for the 2021 J.H.
“Jud” Hall Composites Manufac- turing Award. He is leading ORNL’s development efforts for advanced manufacturing of molds and dies for the composite manufacturing industry.
Plataine, Ltd., received the 2021 Excellence in Composites Manufac- turing Award (Small Company) for its instrumental achievements during the COVID-19 pandemic in helping its customers run their operations smoothly with smaller, less experi- enced workforces, maximizing utiliza- tion of existing resources and materials to increase product yield.
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