8:15 AM to 9:45 AM Concurrent Sessions Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRLs)
Session Chairs: Mr Rami Akouri - MACH20 LLC and Ms Emily Madden - US Army DEVCOM Soldier Ctr
8:15 AM - 8:45 AM
Toward a Unified Theory of Maturity Models UTMM Advancing Digital Readiness in Defense Manufacturing Presenter: Dr Darryl DraperAmason - Old Dominion University CME
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM
Adaptation of the Manufacturing Readiness Assessment Process to Manufacturing Technology Insertions Presenter: Mr Seth Capers - Lockheed Martin Co Author: Mr Nicholas Huddleston - Lockheed Martin Co
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
MRLWG Digital Manufacturing Maturity Framework (DMMF) Workshop Presenters: Ms Emily Madden - US Army DEVCOM Soldier Ctr Mr Rami Akouri - MACH20 LLC Mr Orfely Derus Auguste - DFCWE AFRL/RX
