Earlier this year, the Office of the Under Secretary of War Manufacturing Technology Office (OSW ManTech) issued an Organic Industrial Base (OIB) Modernization Challenge to the nation’s Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MIIs), including the ARM Institute. This challenge supports the Department of War (DoW)’s focus on transforming and modernizing...
f you want a snapshot of where U.S. defense additive manufacturing is heading, the agenda for the next America Makes Technical Review & Exchange (TRX) is a pretty good place to look.
America Makes will hold its Fall TRX from Oct. 27–29 at Northrop Grumman’s Presentation Center in Redondo Beach, California. Unlike a conventional 3D printing...
In this episode, Jeff Winter sits down with three industry leaders, John Dyck, Jonathan Wise, and Walker Reynolds, to explore the convergence of Unified Namespace (UNS) and CESMII’s i3X. Together, they address the shared industry challenge that brought these frameworks together, why they complement rather than compete with one another, and what...
When can a manufacturing company be cyberattacked and not cyberattacked at the same time?
The answer — anytime — is not a paradox like the famous thought experiment about Schrödinger’s cat. Manufacturers belong to supply chains and rely on vendors, many of which have digital connections that can be exploited by hackers. An attack on one company...
ARM Institute Members vary in their focus areas, sizes, and history, but one common thread unites each organization: a drive to build the future of US manufacturing. Each member organization leverages their strengths and areas of expertise to secure a brighter future for the US workforce, a stronger Organic Industrial Base (OIB), and a more...
The ARM Institute Champion program recognizes ARM Institute Members who have gone above and beyond the call of membership to strengthen US manufacturing through robotics, physical AI, and workforce development while advocating for the ARM Institute’s mission! ARM Champions are recognized annually at a celebratory dinner during our Annual Member...
On Nov. 17, 18, and 19, robotics, AI, manufacturing, and workforce experts will descend on Pittsburgh for the ARM Institute’s 10th Annual Member Meeting. Just as Pittsburgh’s bridges connect different neighborhoods across the city, the ARM Institute bridges the gaps between industries, organization types, and individuals to build a cohesive...
MxD has been awarded two U.S. Department of War grants totaling $2.4 million to accelerate the digital modernization of the U.S. casting and forging (C&F) sector.
The new awards build on MxD’s casting and forging initiative that brought together government, industry and technology leaders for national workshops, resulting in a Casting & Forging...
Kairos Power today announced the Nuclear Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Precast (NuCAMP), an initiative focused on maturing new manufacturing and construction methods and developing vocational training for skilled workers in East Tennessee to support the deployment of advanced nuclear reactors.
Under a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU...
As manufacturers continue to adopt connected technologies and Industry 4.0 practices, protecting production equipment from cyber threats has become just as important as improving efficiency.
Through its partnership with the Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManII), Mazak is enhancing the cybersecurity capabilities of its SmartBox...
Industry plays a critical role in delivering mission-critical capabilities to the warfighter, safeguarding global stability, economic prosperity, and the security of the United States and its allies. However, manufacturing bottlenecks, technology gaps, and workforce challenges threaten throughput and timely delivery for the Department of War (DoW)...
In celebration of National Composites Week 2026 this week, this episode of CW Talks features host Scott Francis, editor-in-chief of CompositesWorld , in conversation with Jason Gibson, chief commercialization officer at the IACMI – The Composites Institute . Gibson discusses this year’s National Composites Week theme, “Composites Built to Scale,”...
As AI companies pack data centers with hundreds of thousands of processors, the copper wiring that has moved data between them for decades is running out of capacity and burning too much power to keep up.
The fix the industry has settled on is optical: replacing electrical connections with fiber and, increasingly, optics built directly onto the...
Wars in both Ukraine and Iran have demonstrated a new factor in 21 st century warfare: low cost drones. The ability of modern low-cost UAVs to saturate modern air defense systems, and absorb large quantities of very expensive defensive missiles, has put a premium on mass production of weapons for future preparedness.
In an effort to kick start this...
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has joined the Nuclear Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Precast — known as NuCAMP — an initiative focused on advancing new manufacturing and construction methods for nuclear applications and developing vocational training to support the deployment of advanced nuclear reactors. NuCAMP takes a holistic...
