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Photo of student with green hair placing a pin on a map at Manufacturing USA's SkillsUSA booth
America Makes, BioFabUSA
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Jobs, Workforce
Manufacturing USA Highlights Career Pathways and Training Opportunities at SkillsUSA NLSC 2026

Career and Technical Education (CTE) students and educators play a critical role in shaping the future of advanced manufacturing. Connecting these audiences to real technologies, career pathways, and training opportunities is essential to building a skilled and competitive workforce.

That’s why Manufacturing USA returned to the SkillsUSA...

Cover of the "Analysis of the Manufacturing USA Occupation and Competency Framework" by NIST
AFFOA, AIM Photonics, America Makes, ARM, BioFabUSA, BioMADE, CESMII, CyManII, EPIXC, IACMI, LIFT, MxD, NextFlex, NIIMBL, PowerAmerica, RAPID, REMADE
Manufacturing, Reports, Workforce
Guide on Manufacturing USA Occupations & Competencies Released

Expanding on the Manufacturing USA Occupation and Competency Framework, this NIST Advanced Manufacturing Series publication describes the most common entry-level occupations in advanced manufacturing across the technology areas associated with the Manufacturing USA network through 2030. It serves as a potential guide for workforce professionals...

Group photo of attendees at the 2026 Manufacturing USA Network Meeting
AFFOA, AIM Photonics, America Makes, ARM, BioFabUSA, BioMADE, CESMII, CyManII, EPIXC, IACMI, LIFT, MxD, NextFlex, NIIMBL, PowerAmerica, RAPID, REMADE
Event, Innovation, Manufacturing, Reshoring
Invented Here and Made Here: The 2026 Manufacturing USA Network Meeting

It takes more than a dedicated group of individuals to reshore advanced manufacturing. It takes a whole network of networks. On May 12–13, 2026, nearly 90 people representing Manufacturing USA’s innovation institutes and partnering federal agencies convened for the 2026 Manufacturing USA Network Meeting. Over the course of 1.5 days of connection...

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AdvancedManufacturing.org
Manufacturing
An In-Depth Look at Manufacturing USA
Institute model puts U.S. sector's competitiveness on the map

Manufacturing USA was created in 2014 to secure U.S. global leadership in advanced manufacturing by connecting people, ideas and technology. Manufacturing USA institutes convene business competitors, academic institutions and other stakeholders to test applications of new technology...

Quality Magazine
Manufacturing
U.S. Should Substantially Boost Support for Manufacturing USA Program, Issue National Industrial Manufacturing Strategy, Says New Report

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...

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Photo of Kimberly Gibson, America Makes, speaking at America Makes' annual members meeting
America Makes, BioMADE, CyManII, ARM, BioFabUSA, PowerAmerica
Additive Manufacturing, Biomanufacturing, Circular Economy, Cybersecurity, Economy, Innovation, Re-manufacturing, Robotics, Semi-Conductor
Institutes Play Increasing Role in Driving Economic Impact

America Makes Ecosystem Director Kimberly Gibson, a municipal planner by training, was involved in the national additive manufacturing institute at its inception more than 12 years ago. She saw the proposed innovation institute as a pathway to help reinvent Northeast Ohio’s manufacturing and industrial base from its legacy of coal, steel, and...