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Five-Year Outlook For U.S. Shipbuilding (Continued from page 30) several Navy ocean research ships will provide business opportunities for builders and suppliers.

New Government Programs And

Policies

From a hands-off policy toward shipbuilding, the government has shifted to helping U.S. shipyards, and key systems suppliers remain viable entities. A major objective of the current administration is to at- tract new technology to the U.S. marine sector. Programs to imple- ment this proactive policy are de- tailed in the report, and suggestions given as to how to utilize the avail- able assistance. • Ship Financing Guarantees: the proposal to provide access to federal financing assistance on ship export sales could be a major boon to U.S. shipbuilders and suppliers, depend- ing on the details of program imple- mentation. • Shipbuilding Initiative: seed money totalling more than $200 million is to be thrown at the indus- try to encourage improvements in shipbuilding and ship design. • Assistance In Export Sales: the new policy calls for proactive gov- ernment assistance to U.S. compa- nies selling overseas. • Eliminating Unnecessary Regu- lations: actions are planned to re- duce regulatory burdens impeding

U.S. shipbuilders and systems sup- pliers.

IMA's new 200-plus page report, report number 7124, lays out the entire marine market available in the U.S. over the next five years. To order the report, contact: IMA Asso- ciates, Inc., 600 New Hampshire

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D.C. 20037; tel: (202) 333-8501; fax: (202) 333-8504.

First Technology Reinvestment Project Awards

Announced By President Clinton (Continued from page 31) million over 24 months (federal share to be negotiated).

O Project: Precision La-ser Machining Specifics: TRW Space and Electronics Group has proposed a 24-month, $33.8-million project (federal share to be negotiated) to develop preci- sion laser machine tools for drilling, cutting, welding and heat-treating a variety of mechanical and com- posite parts on manufacturing as- sembly lines.

This technology will enable higher precision and greater tooling speeds than are currently available.

It is expected that this process will replace some chemical machin- ing methods, eliminating hazard- ous chemical discharge, and permit the use of lighter weight plastics.

The team consists of a broad group of vertically integrated organizations, including Newport News Shipbuild- ing, Cummins Engine Company and

Caterpillar, as well as representa- tives from the automotive and aero- space industries, and technology development entities. ©Project: National Assis-tance Extension Program For Metal Casting Specifics: The Metal

Casting Center at the Uni- versity of Northern Iowa will ex- pand its current capabilities for metal casting assistance in its local, multi- state region.

The center will link with Manu- facturing Technology Centers (MTCs) and other extension service providers to supply an industry-spe- cific resource.

In addition to helping defense- related and commercial firms im- prove their competitiveness, it will help increase overall surge capacity in the U.S. casting industry.

The anticipated cost of this effort is approximately $4.1 million over 24 months (federal share to be nego- tiated).

Project: NEMJET: Na-O tional Excellence In Ma- terials Joining Education and Training

Specifics: The Ohio

State University, in partnership with the Edison Welding Institute and the American Welding Society, and in collaboration with technical institutes, community colleges and small-to-large sized manufacturing companies across the state of Ohio, will establish a regionally-based pro- gram in the critical technology area of materials joining. The program will build upon unique existing pro- grams and facilities and a strong regional network to retrain the manufacturing workforce, primarily displaced defense workers, to meet a diversity of commercial manufac- turing industrial needs. Innova- tive and flexible educational deliv- ery systems, including on-site lec- tures, interactive video classrooms and teaching factories, will allow seamless access into and acceler- ated completion of various certifi- cate, bachelor of science and master of science degree-granting pro- grams. The total cost is expected to be approximately $4.6 million over 36 months (federal share to be nego- tiated).

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