Alfred University, in conjunction with the Alfred’s Center for Advanced Ceramic Technology, welcomed 30 members of AACCM, representing 14 member companies, on September 14, 2023. The prior evening the members enjoyed dinner overlooking Lake Keuka, one of the Finger Lakes. The September 14th program began with the semi-annual AACCM meeting, including the introduction of new …
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AACCM’s Spring 2023 meeting held at Ceramics Expo in Novi, MI
With Ceramics Expo getting back on a spring schedule (after being in the fall for the last two years, following the cancellation of the 2020 and 2021 conferences), AACCM members met on May 2 at the Ceramics Expo. This schedule change will get the Ceramics Expo back on an ongoing spring timeframe. In 2023, the …
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AACCM holds Fall 2022 meeting at the Ceramics Expo in Cleveland
AACCM held its Fall 2022 meeting on the morning of August 30, 2022 in conjunction with the Ceramics Expo in Cleveland. AACCM also had a booth at the Expo to show attendees of the Expo hands-on examples of the product capabilities of member companies. Attendance at the meeting was very good, as was the traffic …
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2022 AACCM Spring Meeting held at Clemson University
On April 14th the AACCM members held their first offsite meeting (outside of the Ceramics Expo meetings) since the pandemic at Clemson University’s Advanced Materials Research Laboratory. The event kicked off with a dinner the night before with chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. The full day meeting featured several department faculty …
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2022-23 AACCM Officers
The following AACCM members were elected as officers for 2022: President – Doug Thurman, Sunrock Ceramics Company Vice-President – Jeff Brundage, GBC Advanced Materials Treasurer – Dan Tipsord, Skyworks RF Ceramics (Trans-Tech) Additional Executive Committee Members – Tom Arbanes (past president), Du-Co Ceramics, Jeff Vervlied (At-Large) – consultant, and Dan Funk (At-Large) – Kyocera Member …
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2021 AACCM Fall Breakfast Meeting Held August 31, 2021
A robust turnout of 18 people representing 8 different US ceramic manufacturers met at the 2021 Fall Breakfast Meeting in Cleveland. Perhaps the highlight of the meeting occurred when each visitor at this meeting offered their particular insights regarding their experiences over the past two years dealing with COVID, supply chain issues and workforce development …
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2020 AACCM Officers
The following AACCM members were elected as officers for 2020: President — Tom Arbanas, Du-Co Ceramics Vice President — Doug Thurman, Sunrock Ceramics Company Treasurer — Dan Tipsord, Skyworks RF Ceramics (Trans-Tech) Past President — Richard Feeser, Superior Technical Ceramics Member at Large — Thomas Henriksen, Ceramco Member at Large — Jeff Vervlied, Consultant
AACCM Holds Fall 2019 Meeting at University of Pittsburgh
AACCM held its Fall 2019 at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA. The event was off to a great start beginning with a dinner at the new Oaklander Hotel. Several faculty members and several students enjoyed an evening of networking. The meeting began the next morning at The University Club on the campus. Several …
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