The Barnes Global Advisors Partners with BlueForge Alliance to Support the U.S. Maritime Industrial Base
Agreement Leverages TBGA Advanced Manufacturing Expertise
SEWICKLEY, PA — In response to the urgent demand for maritime supply chain capability, capacity, and workforce development for the U.S. Navy, The Barnes Global Advisors (TBGA) and BlueForge Alliance (BFA) are collaborating to support the U.S. Navy Maritime Industrial Base (MIB) Program’s advanced manufacturing initiatives. This partnership will enhance advanced manufacturing strategy, qualification, and certification processes, and provide consultation on investment opportunities that strengthen the nation's maritime industrial base.
As the leading engineering consultancy for qualification and certification using advanced manufacturing technologies, TBGA will play a key role in supporting the Navy’s efforts to strengthen the resilience of the nation’s maritime supply chain. With 400+ combined years of manufacturing expertise, the TBGA team is well positioned to expertly guide manufacturers on their journey to innovate to serve the needs of the nation.
TBGA Founder and President, John E. Barnes, commented on the significance of this partnership, “TBGA’s enthusiasm to support the maritime industrial base runs deep. It aligns with our values, sense of mission, emphasis on teamwork, and our experience operating in high consequence environments. We are keen to draw upon our robust experience and our network across the U.S., U.K., and Australia to solve technical, workforce, and regional supply chain challenges as a partner with BlueForge Alliance.”
“It is essential that we embrace advanced manufacturing technologies in order to increase the resiliency and competitiveness of America’s supply chain,” said Chris Holshouser, Managing Director of Advanced Manufacturing at BlueForge Alliance. “With their proven success in accelerating the adoption of technologies like additive manufacturing, we look forward to working with The Barnes Global Advisors to support our efforts to strengthen and expand production capacity across the maritime industrial base to ensure on time construction and improve operational readiness of our nation’s ships and submarines.”
About The Barnes Global Advisors:
The Barnes Global Advisors is an independent advanced manufacturing engineering consultancy, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a presence on six continents and across the United States. TBGA helps companies work through their advanced manufacturing adoption via qualification and certification, systems and process economics, supply chain mapping, manufacturing ecosystem development, communications strategy, and workforce development and training. The ADDvisor® team is comprised of seasoned specialists with well over 400 years of combined experience in advanced manufacturing. Learn more at BarnesGlobalAdvisors.com.
About BlueForge Alliance:
BlueForge Alliance (BFA) is a nonprofit defense industrial base integrator that supports the U.S. Navy’s industrial base initiatives and efforts to strengthen and sustain the maritime manufacturing sector. BFA is a critical partner in the SIB’s mission to ensure industry has the capability, capacity, and resilience to build and maintain America’s next generation of undersea platforms. BFA is headquartered in Bryan/College Station, Texas. For more information, visit BlueForgeAlliance.us.
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