I ACMI – The Composites Institute (Knoxville, Tenn., U.S.) a national manufacturing institute that connects industry, government and academia to accelerate innovation and strengthen the U.S. manufacturing workforce, has announced a major expansion of its America’s Cutting Edge (ACE) and Metallurgical Engineering Trades Apprenticeships & Learning...

As biopharmaceutical companies expand facilities and reshore some manufacturing operations, the industry faces a shortfall of trained workers for its manufacturing facilities. While the Bureau of Labor Statistics recently predicted some 19,000 jobs would be created, PhRMA last year predicted the creation of 100,000 new jobs. Both predictions leave...

Continuous composites has received a multi-year contract from the U.S. Army DEVCOM Aviation and Missile Center. The focus is on the further development of CF3D technology, an additive manufacturing process for fiber-reinforced composite structures. The goal is to make components for current and future missile platforms more manufacturable while...

Advanced Functional Fabrics of America Inc. (AFFOA) announced today that The Lycra Company, Gentex Corporation, Ecotune and MacroCycle Technologies have been selected as awardees in the third round of its Product Accelerator for Functional Fabrics (PAFF 3.0) program. The goal of the PAFF 3.0 program is to address critical technical and...

To better compete globally, the United States should develop a comprehensive industrial strategy to align resources for manufacturing and maximize the national security and economic impacts of the Manufacturing USA program, a proven model that connects the key actors — small and large industry, engineering and science expertise, state and local...