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Go to Reducing Industrial Emissions to Create an Equitable Clean Energy Future
Reducing Industrial Emissions to Create an Equitable Clean Energy Future
| America Makes
Industry is among the largest greenhouse gas emitters in the U.S., producing an estimated 24 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions, according to the EPA. While great progress has been made –...
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Go to Defying the Odds: Females in Machining and Composites
Defying the Odds: Females in Machining and Composites
| IACMI
The drive to create. Put simply, that’s what has propelled Marley Passey into a career in manufacturing, despite the fact that she’s legally blind. “I’ve always really enjoyed making things, building...
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Go to Building Momentum in Regional Ecosystems
Building Momentum in Regional Ecosystems
| AFFOA
Manufacturing evolved in the United States through geographic clusters that produced competitive advantages in expertise, scale of operations, research prowess, and skilled labor. The origin of the...
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Go to How the Manufacturing USA Network Nurtures Startup Companies Across the Innovation Gap
How the Manufacturing USA Network Nurtures Startup Companies Across the Innovation Gap
| AFFOA
The U.S. outspends other nations in research and development and continues to lead the world in innovations and inventions. However, new products are often “stranded in the lab” when we don't have the...
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Go to Institute Facilities Are a Draw for Many Early-Stage Companies
Institute Facilities Are a Draw for Many Early-Stage Companies
| AFFOA
Three-quarters of U.S. manufacturers have fewer than 20 employees and do not have extensive research and development capabilities. Given the high costs of product development and their scope of...
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Go to Attracting STEM Talent for Careers in Advanced Manufacturing
Attracting STEM Talent for Careers in Advanced Manufacturing
| AFFOA
The manufacturing skills gap in the U.S. could result in 2.1 million unfilled jobs by 2030, according to a study by The Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte. Finding workers with the right skills has...
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Go to Developing, Upskilling & Transitioning Current Manufacturing Workforce
Developing, Upskilling & Transitioning Current Manufacturing Workforce
| AFFOA
Workforce development is taking on increasing importance as manufacturers not only must fill more than 800,000 current openings but also define new careers involving robotics, automation and AI...
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Go to ‘Foundry 4.0’ Partnership Offers Competitive Edge
‘Foundry 4.0’ Partnership Offers Competitive Edge
| America Makes
It’s called Foundry 4.0—a partnership between the Defense Logistics Agency and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM), and the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) and...
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Go to RAPID Signs ExxonMobil as Title Sponsor for ChemE Cube Competition
RAPID Signs ExxonMobil as Title Sponsor for ChemE Cube Competition
| RAPID
The Rapid Advancement in Process Intensification Deployment (RAPID) Manufacturing Institute — an entity of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) — has signed ExxonMobil as the exclusive...
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Go to NIST and AIM Photonics Team Up on High Frequency Optical/Electronic Chips
NIST and AIM Photonics Team Up on High Frequency Optical/Electronic Chips
| AIM Photonics
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has entered into a cooperative research and development agreement with AIM Photonics that will give chip...
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Go to Updates on the Latest from Nextflex
Updates on the Latest from Nextflex
| NextFlex
It’s been an extremely busy year, and the Executive Director, Malcolm Thompson wants to take this opportunity to thank you for your membership and for your support throughout 2022. We look forward to...
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Go to LIFT, Department of Defense Announce Plans To Expand Institute Operations to Puerto Rico
LIFT, Department of Defense Announce Plans To Expand Institute Operations to Puerto Rico
| LIFT
LIFT, the Detroit-based Department of Defense national manufacturing innovation institute, today announced plans to begin technology and talent development operations in Puerto Rico in support of the...
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The NIIMBL eXperience
| NIIMBL
Join us for the 2023 NIIMBL eXperience The NIIMBL eXperience is an exclusive in-person, all expenses paid immersion program that offers you real-world insight into biopharmaceutical industry careers...
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Go to LIFT Announces Four New Projects through its LEAP Program
LIFT Announces Four New Projects through its LEAP Program
| LIFT
LIFT, the Detroit-based Department of Defense manufacturing innovation institute, today announced four new projects with its LIFT Ecosystem Accelerator Program (LEAP). The projects were generated by a...
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