DVIRC

📣 Announcing: John Fry, President of Temple University, will be a featured speaker at DVIRC's Annual Manufacturing Executives Conference & Golf Outing on June 2 at White Manor Country Club.

The day also includes the Manufacturing Excellence Awards and a full schedule of networking with leaders from across the region's manufacturing community.
Golf is optional. Good conversations are guaranteed.

If you're in or around manufacturing in Greater Philadelphia, this one is worth your time.

🔗 Register here: https://hubs.li/Q04d200m0

Join us on May 1 for a live webinar on DVIRC's new Maritime Industry Report. Register here: https://bit.ly/4cxhrm1

The U.S. shipbuilding industrial base is in a decisive decade, and the Delaware Valley is at the center of it — with an estimated 20% of the Columbia-class submarine supply chain running through our region.

DVIRC President & CEO Chris Scafario will present key findings and lay out a practical ex*****on model for scaling regional capacity.

Here's what we're covering:

🔗 Where the critical supply chain bottlenecks are and why they gate national shipbuilding timelines
🏭 How manufacturers can move from capable to qualified for naval work
💰 What $5B+ in recent regional investment (Hanwha, Rhoads Industries, PA Commonwealth, U.S. DOL) signals for the ecosystem
⚙️ How digital shipbuilding, automation, and autonomous systems are changing production requirements
🚀 What the "onramp model" looks like in practice for suppliers, workforce partners, and capital

The future of space isn’t just being built in Florida or Texas. It's being built right here in Philadelphia.

In a new guest commentary in The Philadelphia Citizen, our President & CEO Chris Scafario lays out a clear case for why our region is uniquely positioned to lead in the $1T+ global space economy.

From advanced manufacturing at the Navy Yard to cutting-edge research across our universities, the capabilities and opportunity are here.

Read the full article here and see why the road to Mars runs through Philadelphia: https://hubs.li/Q049599G0

DVIRC welcomes Richard Bergs as Health Hazard & Risk Assessment Analyst.

Richard brings deep expertise in biomedical engineering, industrial automation, cybersecurity, and surgical robotics, along with experience supporting Department of War and Department of Homeland Security programs.

He has led complex initiatives in technology readiness, medical needs definition, and risk analysis for the Defense Health Agency, including testing casualty care devices and tourniquet-related technologies. Richard also contributes to international standards through NATO and ASTM working groups.

In this role, Richard will strengthen DVIRC’s efforts to support manufacturers serving the defense supply chain while advancing our Manufacturing Moonshot and AiCE (AI Center of Excellence for Manufacturing) initiatives.

👉 Read the full announcement to learn more about Richard’s background and how his work supports manufacturing, innovation, and national security: https://bit.ly/3OQDKe7