SPOTLIGHT ON ADVANCED MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL
in their Smart Manufacturing Leadership Consortium , to get SMEs going on their digital transformation . “ We ' re planning to continue this and give a free membership to any small or medium manufacturer who ' s buying our product so that they can freely exchange about the use of that particular product .
“ It can be difficult for SMEs to share this type of information , but if we can achieve this , we can all get better ,” said Biller .
“ I am interested in helping small companies as I think there is a big need .
That is why we my company , AMI , is selling a product that is very basic but ultra cost-competitive . It ' s simple enough for people to operate it . We are AMI is helping to not only give them a product but also educate the workforce . We have AMI also has a membership programme , the
Advance Manufacturing
International ( AMI ) is a subsidiary of The Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group ( MTDG ) located in Clearwater , Florida , USA and was founded in August 2020 .
Dr Stephan Biller was appointed as its CEO . AMI is a sister , not-for-profit company to the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining ( NCDMM ) to support MTDG ’ s longterm growth strategy within the global advanced manufacturing industry .
AMI aims to accelerate the digital transformation of Small and Medium Manufactures through ultralow-cost easy-to-implement digital products , a membership program through the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition , and workforce development
Biller , after career stints with General Motors , General Electric and IBM , brings to AMI more than 20 years of experience in analytics , Artificial Intelligence , Internet of Things ( IoT ), additive manufacturing , and digital manufacturing , for which he has recently been elected to the National Academy of Engineering .
Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition Consortium , that is helping us to get a group together , with SMEs , so that they can help each other .”
Virtual launch for Advanced Manufacturing International ( AMI ) Reflecting on starting a company at the height of the pandemic in September 2020 ,
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