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At America Makes we work every day to accelerate the adoption of additive manufacturing and increase U.S. manufacturing competitiveness.

April 11, 2024

America Makes Announces IMPACT 2.0 Project Call Worth $6.6M in Funding

America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) announced a new open project call funded by the Office of the Secretary of Defense Manufacturing Technology Program (OSD ManTech) worth a total of $6.6M. The project call, Improvements in Manufacturing Productivity via Additive Capabilities and Techno-Economic Analysis 2.0 (IMPACT 2.0), consists of two areas of focus and aims to demonstrate lead time, productivity, and yield improvements for casting and forging (C&F) manufacturing operations using additive manufacturing (AM) technologies. Seven awards are anticipated with the maximum request for funding varying depending upon the specific topic area.

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April 8, 2024

MxD Recognized as Manufacturing Leadership Awards 2024 Finalist

CHICAGO — MxD Honored in Both Project and Individual Categories

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April 5, 2024

NEW Technology Project Call Now Available

The ARM Institute’s new Technology Project Call is now publicly available! While this Project Call is publicly available, you must be an ARM Institute Member to submit a Concept Paper. Explore membership here or email membership@arminstitute.org for more information. Concept Papers are due on May 1, 2024 and must be submitted via the ARM Member Community. Log in here or email membership@arminstitute.org for help using the Community. Full templates are available in the Member Community.

AIM Photonics is one of nine manufacturing innovation institutes (MIIs) established by the United States Department of Defense. The DoD MIIs bring new technologies to life with federal, taxpayer dollars combined with matching funds from academia, industry and state governments, building a national network of public-private partnerships and creating an industrial commons for manufacturing R&D, and workforce education and development. Marshalling the best talent across the country, the network strategically aligns resources to address critical technologies and drive interconnected manufacturing systems.

April 2, 2024

AIM Photonics Adds New PIC Component Library

Collaboration with Spark Photonics expands AIM Photonics’ automated design enablement capabilities for integrated photonics prototype development

— As the Department of Defense celebrates the innovations and achievements of women making waves in defense manufacturing, meet Christine Myers, the propulsion material applications lead at Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), whose groundbreaking work is reshaping the landscape of repair parts production within the Navy.

March 28, 2024

Leading the Charge: Christine Myers Marks Additive Manufacturing Milestone at NAVAIR

WASHINGTON — As the Department of Defense celebrates the innovations and achievements of women making waves in defense manufacturing, meet Christine Myers, the propulsion material applications lead at Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), whose groundbreaking work is reshaping the landscape of repair parts production within the Navy.

Representatives and leaders from the Department of Defense Manufacturing Technology Program met with industry partners and U.S. allies at the Pacific Operational Science & Technology Conference in Honolulu, March 4-7, 2024. This ally- and partner- focused event provided ManTech a platform to share information about its collaborative manufacturing technology projects vital for tackling industrial base challenges within the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of operations. DoD ManTech Director Tracy Frost continued R&E themes in the Manufacturing Technology Panel titled "Allied Partnerships and Investments: Where Science and Technology Meet Manufacturing to Secure the INDOPACOM Industrial Base." Frost was joined by Masuo Kuremura, director of the Aerospcae and Defense Industry Division at the Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Dr. Dan Billing, program leader at the Health and Logistics Science and Technology Group, Australia Department of Defence, who provided insights into enhancing deterrence capabilities through collaboration among Australia, Japan, and the U.S.

March 28, 2024

DoD ManTech Showcases Cutting-Edge Advanced Manufacturing Solutions at POST 2024

WASHINGTON — Representatives and leaders from the Department of Defense Manufacturing Technology Program met with industry partners and U.S. allies at the Pacific Operational Science & Technology Conference in Honolulu, March 4-7, 2024. This ally- and partner- focused event provided ManTech a platform to share information about its collaborative manufacturing technology projects vital for tackling industrial base challenges within the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of operations.

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March 26, 2024

ARM Institute Introduces New Functionality on RoboticsCareer.org to Grow and Empower the U.S. Manufacturing Workforce

The new functionality centers on increasing interest in manufacturing careers to address the workforce and skills gap.

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March 25, 2024

New Professional Development Workshops for Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Instructors

BioMADE is now offering a three-day professional development workshop to support instructors at two-year institutions in implementing pilot bioindustrial manufacturing modules into their courses. These workshops are part of BioMADE’s work to build a comprehensive community-to-career pathway for bioindustrial manufacturing jobs in Solano County, California. 

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March 20, 2024

Hicks Again Makes Case for Strengthening Industrial Base, Eliminating Continuing Resolutions

The Pentagon, Congress and the industrial base must work together to deliver combat-credible capabilities to the warfighter at speed and scale to deter aggression and win if called on to fight.

MxD and LIFT, manufacturing innovation institutes sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense based in Chicago and Detroit, respectively, celebrate a decade of bolstering the vitality of the American manufacturing sector and strengthening the nation’s defense industrial base in 2024.

March 20, 2024

MxD, LIFT Celebrate Joint 10-Year Anniversary

U.S. Department of Defense-Sponsored Manufacturing Institutes Recognized for a Decade of Strengthening the Defense Industrial Base and Enhancing U.S. Global Manufacturing Competitiveness

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