May 9, 2024

St. John’s River College to offer LIFT’s Operation Next Program, Bringing Advanced Manufacturing Job Training to the Region

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Initiative to benefit exiting military, their spouses, and civilians.

May 9, 2024

Big Bend Technical College Partners with LIFT’s Operation Next Program to Provide Transitioning Soldiers, Military Spouses and Veterans Opportunities for Careers in Advanced Manufacturing

DETROIT, Mi. — LIFT, the Detroit-based, Department of Defense national manufacturing innovation institute, and Big Bend Technical College (BBTC), have announced a partnership to provide free training to transitioning service members, National Guard, Army Reserves, and their families, along with veterans and other civilians for careers in advanced manufacturing through LIFT’s Operation Next initiative.

May 2, 2024

Call for Proposals - AIM Photonics Government Directed Project: BIO INSPECT

AIM Photonics would like to invite those who have interest to submit proposals to be included in the AIM Photonics Government Directed Project: BIOlogical, Integrated, Novel, Silicon Photonics for Efficient Characterization and Testing (BIO INSPECT). Available federal funding: Up to two awards are anticipated under this program (AIM Photonics GDP6) at approximately $1,150,000.00 per award. Additional federal funding may become available in future years; however, it is expected that any future work will build on the results of this effort.

April 22, 2024

DoD and OSD ManTech Issues $26.6M in Awards to Accelerate Hypersonics Technology Development

April 22, 2024 - The Department of Defense, through the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)

April 17, 2024

Industry Associations Convene at ARM Institute Headquarters

The 2024 Joint Technology Summit occurred at the ARM Institute’s Pittsburgh facility on April 2-3, 2024, bringing together the technology committees of AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, AGMA (American Gear Manufacturers Association), and NTMA (National Tooling and Machining Association) to explore the latest in manufacturing innovation and advancements ranging from precision gears for robotics to the integration of AI in digital manufacturing.

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

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.

Feb. 1, 2024

Reimagining Industrial Energy Use With Digital Technology

Today, manufacturing accounts for 25 percent of U.S. energy consumption and carbon emissions, and the industrial sector as a whole is the single largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in the nation, at 30 percent. Changing how industry produces materials and products is unquestionably critical to achieving our nation’s climate goals.

Jan. 8, 2024

Institutes Play Increasing Role in Driving Economic Impact

Several of the 17 institutes in the Manufacturing USA network are often key players in convening stakeholders for their region’s economic development. Two of the institutes received significant funding from the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Agency (EDA) Build Back Better (BBB) initiative, and three institutes recently received EDA grants associated with the CHIPS and Science Act. Another institute’s host received a grant from the Department of Defense’s (DoD) funding from the CHIPS and Science Act.

Jan. 2, 2024

Many DLA firsts on display during the Annual Defense Manufacturing Conference

The Defense Logistics Agency shined bright during the 2023 Defense Manufacturing Conference hosted in Nashville, Tennessee. With a gathering of over 1,500 attendees and 135 exhibitors, this year’s theme was Manufacturing Innovation: Propelling the Joint Force.

Dec. 18, 2023

Recognizing Excellence at DMC: Service Recognition Award

NASHVILLE, Tenn — The Service Recognition Award, given by the Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel (JDMTP), recognizes senior leaders whose contributions have greatly impacted their individual Service/Agency ManTech program as well as specific Subpanel and Technical Working Groups. The care, devotion, and diligence to their organizations as well as the ManTech mission make them truly deserving of this award.

Dec. 12, 2023

Recognizing Excellence at DMC 2023: The Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Award

NASHVILLE, Tenn — Recognizing Excellence at DMC 2023: The Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement

Nov. 14, 2023

NCDMM, America Makes Awarded Contract Increases

JOHNSTOWN, PA. — The National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) and America Makes are proud to announce that both have received substantial ceiling increases on their major government contract vehicles.

Nov. 8, 2023

Dr. Jill Biden, First Lady of the United States, and U.S. Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su Visit ARM Institute’s Mill 19 Facility to Discuss Manufacturing Workforce Initiatives

Today the ARM Institute welcomed Dr. Jill Biden, First Lady of the United States, and U.S. Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su to our Mill 19 facility in Pittsburgh, PA, which we share with Carnegie Mellon University. The visit centered on Pittsburgh’s Workforce Hub designation by the White House. Pittsburgh is one of five national Workforce Hubs where President Biden’s Investing in America agenda—including the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act—are catalyzing private and public investments and creating good-paying jobs.

Nov. 8, 2023

America Makes Announces Winners of IMPACT Project Call Totaling $11.7M

YOUNGSTOWN, OH. — The National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) and America Makes are proud to announce the winners of the “Improvements in Manufacturing Productivity via Additive Capabilities and Techno-Economic Analysis (IMPACT)” directed project call funded by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Research and Engineering Manufacturing Technology Office (OSD(R&E)) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), worth a total of $11.7M.

Nov. 7, 2023

The Future of Defense Manufacturing Education and Workforce Development

Keith DeVries, the acting Manufacturing Education and Workforce Development (M-EWD) Program lead at the Office of the Secretary of Defense Manufacturing Technology Program, works to ensure the United States' defense manufacturing sector remains at the forefront of technology innovation. Aligned with OSD ManTech’s mission and partnered with stakeholders, practitioners, and policymakers, the M-EWD program aims to cultivate an educated and skilled advanced manufacturing workforce that can meet the changing demands of defense manufacturing.  

Nov. 6, 2023

America Makes Announces ‘DoD Organic Industrial Base Modernization Challenge’ Project Call

YOUNGSTOWN, Oh. — America Makes, in cooperation with our fellow Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MII) and the OSD Manufacturing Technology Program (ManTech), is proud to announce the Department of Defense (DoD) Organic Industrial Base (OIB) Modernization Challenge Project Call addressing dual-use applications that are responsive to the specific needs of the DoD and the domestic manufacturing industry. The DoD expects to award up to $2.5M in funding for this challenge with individual project budgets not to exceed $500K.

Oct. 20, 2023

DOD Aims to Publish 1st National Defense Industrial Strategy

By December, the Defense Department hopes to issue its first-ever National Defense Industrial Strategy, which will be followed by DOD's implementation plan, said Laura D. Taylor-Kale, assistant secretary of defense for industrial base policy. 

Sept. 27, 2023

DOD Is Taking Steps to Shore Up Industrial Workforce

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department is taking steps to ensure the U.S. industrial base can meet the growing demand for skilled workers well into the future, a senior Pentagon official said today.

Sept. 21, 2023

MxD Hosts the White House Office of the National Cyber Director Roundtable

CHICAGO — Officials Meet With Industry Leaders to Discuss Cyber Skills Development

Sept. 14, 2023

BioMADE Announces Nine Projects, $18.7 Million to Advance Domestic Bioindustrial Manufacturing and DoD Sustainability Goals

Innovative new projects will advance sustainable food production, make DoD fleets more resilient, secure domestic supply chains for key products, and build a pipeline of trained workers.

Sept. 14, 2023

23 for 23: The Year’s Hottest Digital Manufacturing Jobs

Digital manufacturing engineer; robotics engineer; augmented reality/virtual reality developer; and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) architect are among the cutting-edge titles on a list of top jobs.

Sept. 6, 2023

AIM Photonics Releases Process Design Kit (PDK) for the Domestic Manufacture of Electronic Interposers

Accessible, low-volume capabilities now available to support advanced packaging prototype development

Aug. 25, 2023

ARM Institute Funds New Technology Projects

The ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute will fund eight member-led projects from its Project Call released earlier this year.