AFFOA (Advanced Functional Fabrics of America)

AFFOA’s Fabric Discovery Centers

News

May 5, 2023

AFFOA, ARM

Automation, Fabrics, Robotics

Project Highlight: Rapid-Response Automated PPE Production in Shipping Containers

Enabling Manufacturing Automation, Supply Chain Diversification and Addressing the Environmental Impact of PPE Project Team & Funding

AFFOA (Prime Contractor), ARM Institute (Principal Investigator), Henderson Sewing, Sewbo, Siemens, Carnegie Mellon University, Bluewater Defense, and Yaskawa.

Funding for this project is provided by the U.S...

2022 Manufacturing USA Highlights Report Cover

October 20, 2022

AFFOA, AIM Photonics, America Makes, ARM, BioFabUSA, BioMADE, CESMII, CyManII, IACMI, LIFT, MxD, NextFlex, NIIMBL, PowerAmerica, RAPID, REMADE

Manufacturing

Manufacturing USA Releases 2022 Highlights Report

Highlighting Manufacturing Innovation, Collaboration, and Education

This report highlights the manufacturing technology and workforce development innovations underway at the Manufacturing USA institutes which are delivering value for manufacturers and the American public.

Institutes work with members from the manufacturing industry, academia...

September 28, 2022

AFFOA, America Makes, ARM, BioFabUSA, CESMII, CyManII, IACMI, MxD, REMADE

Manufacturing

Manufacturing USA at IMTS 2022

The Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office along with 9 manufacturing innovation institutes attended the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago, IL during the week of September 12. IMTS is the largest and longest-running industry trade show in the Western Hemisphere. Joining over 86K attendees, this year marked the...

External News

March 23, 2023

Education, Workforce

President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Would Bolster Key Commerce Department Initiatives

The Biden-Harris Administration submitted to Congress the President’s Budget for fiscal year 2024. President Biden’s 2024 Budget for the Department of Commerce makes historic investments to drive U.S. innovation and global competitiveness, foster inclusive capitalism and equitable economic growth, address the climate crisis, and expand opportunity...

January 26, 2023

SME

Fabrics, Smart Manufacturing

Transforming the Fabric of Manufacturing: AFFOA

As a non-profit, public-private partnership, Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) bridges the gap between early stage technology and commercialization. Funded by the Department of Defense (DoD) and founded in 2016, AFFOA uses its expertise in fibers and fabrics, as well as membership ecosystems, to advance the domestic development of...

Our Network @ Work

October 5, 2022

AFFOA, AIM Photonics, America Makes, ARM, CESMII, CyManII, IACMI, NextFlex, PowerAmerica

Additive Manufacturing, Education, Fabrics, Flexible Hybrid Electronics, Materials, Photonics, Power Electronics, Robotics, Sustainable Manufacturing, Workforce

Building Momentum in Regional Ecosystems

Manufacturing evolved in the United States through geographic clusters that produced competitive advantages in expertise, scale of operations, research prowess, and skilled labor. The origin of the automotive sector is an example of a regional cluster, with vehicles assembled in the Detroit area from parts and components manufactured in the upper...