July 22, 2024

NextFlex Reflects on FlexFactor's Nationwide Impact and Growth

Having just concluded the academic year, the NextFlex team took a moment to reflect on the amazing progress the FlexFactor program has made since its inception in 2016, and celebrated the impact that the program is having around the country by updating our success metrics. Cumulatively, the FlexFactor program has served 21,610 students in 38 geographic ecosystems across 13 states around the country and continues to grow nationwide.

July 17, 2024

Project Highlight: Refined Automated Production of Inflatable Devices

Despite textiles being one of the largest industries globally, textiles are still primarily produced through manual processes. The ARM Institute has catalyzed several projects centered on the advancement of robotic technology in textile manufacturing. The Refined Automated Production of Inflatable Devices (RAPID) Project builds on these concepts by focusing on the automated production of life preservers.

July 10, 2024

DOD Announces First Award for the Distributed Bioindustrial Manufacturing Program

Today the Department of Defense (DoD) announced the first award for the Distributed Bioindustrial Manufacturing Program (DBIMP) to expand the domestic supply of ingredients and materials for US-national supply chains and bolster the bioindustrial manufacturing base, as outlined in President Biden’s Executive Order 14081, "Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy."

July 1, 2024

America Makes Offers TRX in Conjunction with Rapid + TCT Conference

America Makes hosted a special Technical Review & Exchange (TRX) event on June 26 during the annual RAPID + TCT Conference in Los Angeles, CA. Under the backdrop of North America’s largest industrial and additive manufacturing (AM) event, the Institute welcomed over 75 engineers, decision-makers, government, members, and partners from every corner of the U.S. AM industry.

June 29, 2024

Smarter Manufacturing Podcast with David Vidal of the Welding Training Center in Puerto Rico

David Vidal of the Welding Training Center (WTC) in San Juan, Puerto Rico talks about his experiences in giving back to the community through teaching and bringing LIFT's Operation Next program to the island.

June 28, 2024

Showing Manufacturers What’s Possible with Robotic Welding

The ARM Institute’s Robotics Manufacturing Hub team hosted Pittsburgh manufacturer, Robinson Fans, at our facility to explore solutions for robotic multi-pass welding for structural components and to help their team get hands-on with robotics. Brian Weinkamer, a robotic welding expert from ARM Member Yaskawa, also joined the ARM Institute on-site as the group replicated Robinson Fans welding procedures using a robot.

June 27, 2024

MxD Announces New Board Member and Names New Board Leadership

MxD today announced the addition of Alexis Lasselle Ross, PhD, President of Apex Defense Strategies, LLC., to its board of directors. Apex Defense Strategies is a strategic advisory firm that guides companies navigating the defense market and the Department of Defense.  Ross founded the firm following a more than two-decade career as an executive in both the public and private sectors.  

June 26, 2024

DLA’s inaugural Hackathon showcases potential tech solutions to logistics challenges

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Acquiring, piloting, testing and scaling artificial intelligence to revolutionize logistics operations is the goal of the Defense Logistics Agency’s inaugural Hackathon, DLA’s director told attendees during the June 24 event at the U.S. Army Museum.

June 19, 2024

America Makes Announces Project Call Worth $2.1M in Funding

YOUNGSTOWN, OH — America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) announced a new open project call funded through the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Research and Engineering Manufacturing Technology Office (OSD(R&E)) worth a total of $2.1M. The project call consists of six topic areas of focus. Four awards are anticipated for topics 1-5 with the maximum funding request not to exceed $225K. Two awards are anticipated for topic 6 and must not exceed $600K.

June 14, 2024

Pentagon Exhibit Showcases Cutting-Edge Manufacturing Technologies

Military innovation was on display at the Defense Department Manufacturing Technology Program Pentagon Day exhibition.