Innovation, Manufacturing

An innovation hub, when referring to a city, region, or other geographic area, is widely understood as a concentrated ecosystem where people, institutions, and resources intersect to generate and accelerate new ideas, technologies, and enterprises. Unlike a single building or campus, a geographic innovation hub encompasses an entire environment...

Quality Magazine
Manufacturing

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...

Specialty Fabrics Review
Fabrics

Texas Christian University (TCU) and Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) announced the launch of a new workforce development initiative, the Texas Advanced Certificate in Textiles for Innovation and Composites (TACTIC).

It is designed to prepare students and workers for careers in advanced textiles, soft-goods engineering and next...