Funding for this initiative comes from both the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Manufacturing Technology Office (OSD(R&E)) and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (OSD CAPE). Proposals are invited across six specific topic areas, all aimed at improving...
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As U.S. manufacturing continues to recover from the challenges ushered in by the pandemic, the industry currently is facing a workforce shortage. According to a 2021 study by Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute, 2.1 million manufacturing jobs could go unfilled by 2030. This statistic raises the critical question of how to fill these roles...
America Makes and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) announced the publication of the Standardization Roadmap for Additive Manufacturing, Version 3.0 , developed by the America Makes and ANSI Additive Manufacturing Standardization Collaborative (AMSC). The roadmap describes the current and desired future standardization...
The N95 shortage that exacerbated the pandemic in 2020 won’t be repeated if a partnership between university researchers and industry succeeds. Co-led by the University of Michigan, the project aims to develop better respirators with new manufacturing processes that can be ramped up on demand, protecting both health care workers and the public.
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Officials on Thursday announced a partnership anchored by America Makes that could potentially lead to the development of an “innovation hub” in the city.
Gov. Mike DeWine proposed last week during his State of the State address that Ohio make an investment of $150 million to create innovation hubs to bolster economic development in key areas.
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