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Go to Attracting STEM Talent for Careers in Advanced Manufacturing

Attracting STEM Talent for Careers in Advanced Manufacturing

April 22, 2022 | 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... Read More

Go to Developing, Upskilling & Transitioning Current Manufacturing Workforce

Developing, Upskilling & Transitioning Current Manufacturing Workforce

March 28, 2022 | 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... Read More

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Go to Addressing Infrastructure Needs Through Sustainable Innovation

Addressing Infrastructure Needs Through Sustainable Innovation

February 28, 2022 | AFFOA

Applying research to develop manufacturing technologies has long been a route to bridge gaps to help solve America’s challenges. That has been the case as manufacturers initially scaled mass... Read More

Go to Invigorating an Established Yet Fragile Textile Industry

Invigorating an Established Yet Fragile Textile Industry

February 15, 2022 | AFFOA

The United States is the second largest market for apparel consumption in the world and is also the third-largest producer of cotton globally. But despite having demand and materials, the domestic... Read More

Go to Manufacturing Innovation Will Be Key to Future Pandemic Response

Manufacturing Innovation Will Be Key to Future Pandemic Response

February 2, 2022 | AFFOA

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic caused severe shortages of medical personal protective equipment (PPE) in the U.S. The advanced manufacturing sector was at the center of the U.S. response, acting... Read More

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Powering the Clean Economy

January 6, 2022 | America Makes

The industrial sector is the backbone of America’s economy. And to manufacture the products that society relies on, industry consumes 33% of the nation’s energy and accounts for 29% of America’s... Read More

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Go to Rebuilding the Domestic Supply Chain for Semiconductors

Rebuilding the Domestic Supply Chain for Semiconductors

December 13, 2021 | AIM Photonics

The growth in electronic devices, smart machines and connectivity throughout the world means almost every industry is dependent upon semiconductors. A global shortage of microelectronic semiconductor... Read More

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Go to DOE Announces 7th Clean Energy Manufacturing Institute

DOE Announces 7th Clean Energy Manufacturing Institute

June 30, 2022 | Department of Energy

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a $70 million funding opportunity announcement to establish its 7th Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute. This new coalition of industry... Read More

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Manufacturing USA at SMX

June 27, 2022 | AFFOA

Manufacturing USA’s program office along with 7 manufacturing innovation institutes attended the Smart Manufacturing eXperience (SMX) in “Steel City,” Pittsburg, PA. With a focus on combating the... Read More

Go to MxD Announces Berardino Baratta as New CEO

MxD Announces Berardino Baratta as New CEO

June 22, 2022 | MxD

MxD, the national digital manufacturing and cybersecurity institute, announced today that Berardino Baratta has been named MxD’s next CEO. Baratta, currently vice president of projects and engineering... Read More

Go to MxD Manufacturing Leadership Awards 2022 Winner

MxD Manufacturing Leadership Awards 2022 Winner

June 3, 2022 | MxD

MxD today announced that it has been recognized as a winner in the 2022 Manufacturing Leadership Awards for outstanding project achievements as well as in next-generation leadership. Projects were... Read More

Go to NIST Awards Funding to Strengthen Advanced Manufacturing for Critical and Emerging Technologies

NIST Awards Funding to Strengthen Advanced Manufacturing for Critical and Emerging Technologies

May 12, 2022 |

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a total of $2.08 million to seven organizations in six states to develop manufacturing technology... Read More

Go to PowerAmerica Receives $5M NIST Cooperative Agreement to Help Native American Communities Better Prepare for Future Pandemics

PowerAmerica Receives $5M NIST Cooperative Agreement to Help Native American Communities Better Prepare for Future Pandemics

May 9, 2022 | PowerAmerica

PowerAmerica has been awarded a $5 million cooperative agreement from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to help Native American communities better prepare for future disasters... Read More

Go to FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Celebrates Launch of AM Forward and Calls on Congress to Pass Bipartisan Innovation Act

FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Celebrates Launch of AM Forward and Calls on Congress to Pass Bipartisan Innovation Act

May 6, 2022 | America Makes

President Biden’s top economic priority is to fight inflation by lowering costs that working families face, and lowering the federal deficit. One of the best ways to lower the cost of the goods and... Read More