Sandvik Coromant has united with the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) as an originating industry member. Located in Prince George County, Virginia, the facility is specially designed to be a collaborative research center in which the member companies and academic partners can work together on R&D initiatives. CCAM will provide the industry with transformational improvements in advanced manufacturing technologies for surface engineering and manufacturing systems.
Sandvik Coromant will be among some of the best industrial partners, OEMs, and suppliers from a broad range of industry sectors including aerospace, shipbuilding, nuclear, and electronics. 
These founding members include Canon Virginia, Inc., Chromalloy, Newport News Shipbuilding, Siemens, and Rolls-Royce. In addition, CCAM’s academic members include University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.
“This is an exciting venture for us,” according to John Israelsson, president of Sandvik Coromant USA. “This is our opportunity to shape the future of manufacturing technology by collaborating with diverse industry sectors with similar problems as well as to have access to resources for combined development work.”
In the accompanying photo you’ll find (top row, left to right) Peter Diakun, vice president and chief technology officer, Newport News Shipbuilding; William Powers, executive vice president and CFO, Rolls-Royce North America; David Lohr, president and executive director, CCAM; Armand Lauzon, president and CEO, Chromalloy; Don Leo, Ph.D., associate dean of research and graduate studies, Virginia Tech; Robert Shenton, VP and COO, Aerojet. In the bottom row (left to right) is found Dr. John Sparks, director of engineering and technology programs, Aerojet; Dr. Charles Steger, president, Virginia Tech; Barry Johnson, senior associate dean and associate dean for research, University of Virginia; Dr. Teresa Sullivan, president, University of Virginia; Bob McDonnell, governor of Virginia; Ron Briggs, vice president of the administration group, Canon Virginia Inc.; Andreas Saar, vice president of component manufacturing solutions, Siemens PLM Software; John Israelsson, president of Sandvik Coromant USA; and Dr. Keith Miller, president, Virginia State University.
To learn more about CCAM go to [www.ccam-va.com]. Visit Sandvik Coromant at [www.sandvik.coromant.com/us].
