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Project Highlight: Robotics Technician Training for Transitioning Military and Veterans
| ARM
This ARM Institute funded Education & Workforce Development (EWD) project created a new training pipeline for transitioning military and veterans, resulting in 18 project participants completing this...
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Go to Training the Future Advanced Manufacturing Workforce with Online Learning
Training the Future Advanced Manufacturing Workforce with Online Learning
| AFFOA
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way manufacturers recruit, train and develop their workforce. Long term, this shift will work in manufacturers' favor as online learning is also key to developing...
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Breathing Freely While Fighting Fires
| LIFT
Traditional air packs that firefighters wear provide oxygen for about 45 minutes. The tanks are bulky and heavy and restrict movement in or access to confined spaces. By giving firefighters a...
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Monitoring the Well-Being of Athletes and Warfighters
| NextFlex
Smart mouth guards can detect the threat of physical exhaustion and dehydration in athletes and warfighters, thanks to emerging flexible hybrid electronics technology. The flexible, plastic mouth...
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Go to 3D-Printed, Self-Driving Vehicles Built in a Micro Factory
3D-Printed, Self-Driving Vehicles Built in a Micro Factory
| IACMI
A process for the viable commercial production of 3D printed cars has arrived. Local Motors created Olli, the first 3D-printed low-speed driverless minibus, in 2016. To date, Olli vehicles have been...
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Go to Fabrics That Have a Healing Touch
Fabrics That Have a Healing Touch
| AFFOA
An entirely new category of wearable technology, HealthWear, is on retail shelves near you. It includes products such as wool socks that relieve pain and prevent shin splints, and spandex elbow...
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Go to Lab-Grown Ligaments That Restore Normal Human Biomechanics
Lab-Grown Ligaments That Restore Normal Human Biomechanics
| BioFabUSA
A torn or damaged anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the knee is a serious injury suffered across many sports and physical activities. Many surgical repairs for tears of the ACL use a tendon — most...
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Go to REMADE Announces $43M in Manufacturing Technology Energy-Related Projects
REMADE Announces $43M in Manufacturing Technology Energy-Related Projects
| REMADE
The REMADE Institute is proud to announce $43 million in new technology research, selecting 24 new projects as part of the institute’s latest round of funding, with goals to increase materials'...
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Manufacturing USA Releases Highlights Report
| AFFOA
Highlighting Manufacturing Innovation, Collaboration, and Education This comprehensive report highlights the manufacturing technology and workforce development innovations underway at the...
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Go to Innovative CNC Machining Training Combines Learn-at-Home and In-person Components
Innovative CNC Machining Training Combines Learn-at-Home and In-person Components
| IACMI
More than 850 students and adults across America are taking advantage of a new, no-cost CNC machining training program launched, in part by IACMI-The Composites Institute, that combines online...
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Go to ARM Institute Announces Robotic COVID-19 Testing Developed by Member Wilder Systems
ARM Institute Announces Robotic COVID-19 Testing Developed by Member Wilder Systems
| ARM
The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute today announced that consortium member Wilder Systems (WS) has created a robotic cell for testing potential COVID-19 samples that is now in...
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Go to ARM Institute's Chief Workforce Officer Lisa Masciantonio Recognized as One of 20 Exceptional Women in Robotics and Automation
ARM Institute's Chief Workforce Officer Lisa Masciantonio Recognized as One of 20 Exceptional Women in Robotics and Automation
| ARM
The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute announced today that Lisa Masciantonio, the organization’s Chief Workforce Officer, was selected as one of 20 Exceptional Women in Robotics and...
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Go to Industrial Internet Consortium and CESMII – The Smart Manufacturing Institute Form Strategic Partnership
Industrial Internet Consortium and CESMII – The Smart Manufacturing Institute Form Strategic Partnership
| CESMII
The Industrial Internet Consortium® (IIC™) and CESMII – The Smart Manufacturing Institute have agreed to a liaison to accelerate the development, adoption, and monetization of Industrial IoT (IIoT)...
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Go to Chip on a Card Would Detect COVID-19 Antibodies in a Minute
Chip on a Card Would Detect COVID-19 Antibodies in a Minute
| AIM Photonics
Researchers in Rochester are developing an optical chip on a disposable card that can detect exposure to multiple viruses within a minute—including the coronavirus that causes COVID-19—from a single...
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