June 12, 2024

Chief Technology Officer for the Department of Defense, Ms. Heidi Shyu Visits AFFOA Headquarters

DoD Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) MII provided an institute overview and demonstrated technology capabilities at its Cambridge, MA headquarters to Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu on May 31.

June 11, 2024

Tracy Frost Appointed as Senior Executive Service Director of Technology Industrial Innovation Base (TIIB)

Tracy Frost has been appointed to the Senior Executive Service as the new Director of the Technology Industrial Innovation Base (TIIB) within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology OASD(S&T). She will now lead on the front lines of advanced technology integration, generating opportunities for small and mid-sized businesses and growing the robust production capabilities, supply chains and partnerships the Nation needs.

June 3, 2024

ARM Institute Issues Future of Work Study

PITTSBURGH, PA — The ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute today publicly released its Future of Work study. The study, previously issued to ARM Institute Members, details how advanced technologies, chiefly robotics, automation, and AI, are changing the nature of manufacturing careers and the actions needed to prepare the U.S. workforce for these changes.

May 28, 2024

ARM Institute Explores Robotic Solutions for Casting and Forging

The casting and forging industries in the U.S. are critical to the defense supply chain, but are plagued with significant issues, including personnel safety concerns, material availability, and cost. Robotics and automation are well-suited for overcoming these challenges, however, a strategic roadmap is needed to identify needs and opportunities in order to prioritize investments and overcome these challenges.

May 22, 2024

MxD Announces Michael Tanji as Director of Cybersecurity: National Center for Cybersecurity in Manufacturing

CHICAGO — Cyber Steering Committee Adds New Members to Bolster Cyber Efforts

May 22, 2024

AFFOA Announces First Awardees of Product Accelerator for Functional Fabrics (PAFF) Program

Loomia and Z-Polymers are the first two companies to receive product development assistance from AFFOA’s PAFF program

May 21, 2024

May Is Military Appreciation Month - NextFlex Collaborates With Central New Mexico Community College on Military Spouse Profit Training

SAN JOSE, CA — As a DoD sponsored Manufacturing Innovation Institute, NextFlex is collaborating with Central New Mexico Community College on a new program, Military Spouse ProFIT Training. This program will provide skills-based training and employment support to military spouses.

May 21, 2024

LIFT, Department of Defense and State of Michigan Launch Planning Phase for Hypersonics & Extreme Environment Test Facility

DETROIT — LIFT, operated by the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute, is the Detroit-based, public-private partnership between the Department of Defense, industry and academia, committed to the development and deployment of advanced manufacturing technologies, and implementing talent development initiatives to better prepare the workforce today and in the future. LIFT funded in part by the Department of Defense with management through the Office of Naval Research. Visit www.lift.technology or follow on LinkedIn at LIFT or on Twitter @NewsFromLIFT to learn more.

May 20, 2024

Spring 2024 Santa Clara County FlexFactor® Finals Held at NextFlex

Last week we were pleased to host this semester’s FlexFactor at the NextFlex offices. Four teams of high school students competed by pitching their inventive products to a panel of esteemed judges composed of Robert de Neve, General Partner & Chief Strategist General Partner & Chief Strategist at NextPhase Ventures; Christine Holly Ngo, VP of Operations and Business Development at Silicon Valley Elite Manufacturing, Inc; and Jackson Rambough, FHE Design and Process Engineer at NextFlex.

May 20, 2024

BioMADE's 2024 Member Meeting Sessions Announced

Register now to attend BioMADE’s 2024 Member Meeting on May 29-31 in Minneapolis, MN. We are thrilled to be bringing everyone together in person and look forward to engaging with our members and the U.S. Government at this interactive, informative event! Read on for the full at-a-glance agenda.

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 7, 2024

America Makes Announces Winners of Open Project Call Totaling $850K

YOUNGSTOWN, Oh. — America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM), are proud to announce the winners of the $850K AM Process Pre-Qualification Open Project Call funded by the Department of the Air Force (DAF) ManTech Office.

May 2, 2024

America Makes Announces Winners of Project Call Totaling $2.9M

YOUNGSTOWN, OH — America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM), are proud to announce the winners of the $2.9M Methods for Demonstrating Operational Qualification Project Call funded by the Department of the Air Force (DAF) ManTech Office.

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 29, 2024

BioMADE Celebrates 3 Years!

This April marks three years since BioMADE officially launched.

April 23, 2024

Gaps Progress Report Available: America Makes and ANSI Publish Standardization Roadmap for Additive Manufacturing

America Makes and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) announced today the availability of a Gaps Progress Report tracking efforts over the last nine months by standards developing organizations (SDOs) and others to address the gaps identified in the Standardization Roadmap for Additive Manufacturing, Version 3.0, published by the America Makes and ANSI Additive Manufacturing Standardization Collaborative (AMSC).

April 23, 2024

America Makes Spring 2024 TRX Encourages Nimble Exploration to Drive AM Advancement

The spring Technical Review & Exchange (TRX) event hosted by America Makes, the U.S. additive manufacturing (AM) industry’s leading voice, took place on April 9-11, 2024, at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, CO. The three-day event brought together hundreds of engineers, decision-makers, government officials, members, and partners across the AM industry, showcasing more than 30 projects and the Institute’s exponential growth and achievements. 

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 18, 2024

Nextflex Convenes the Hybrid Electronics Community at Binghamton University to Focus on Packaging Opportunities in Medical and Industrial Applications

Binghamton University hosted the NextFlex hybrid electronics community on April 18 for a day of expert presentations, breakout sessions on technology and manufacturing topics, and networking.

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 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.

April 8, 2024

MxD Recognized as Manufacturing Leadership Awards 2024 Finalist

CHICAGO — MxD Honored in Both Project and Individual Categories

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.