News

Photo of the Manufacturing USA booth at Hi-Tec
BioFabUSA, CESMII, IACMI, RAPID
Education, Event, Manufacturing Jobs, Workforce
Manufacturing USA Advances Skilled Technical Workforce Development at 2025 HI-TEC Conference

From 3D-printed medical models to panel sessions on competency frameworks, Manufacturing USA’s presence at the 2025 High Impact Technology Exchange Conference (HI-TEC) reflected a deep alignment with the event’s core mission: preparing America’s skilled technical workforce to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving, high-tech economy.

Held in...

Six men sit at a long table. On the wall behind them are screens displaying institute logos.
AFFOA, AIM Photonics, America Makes, ARM, BioFabUSA, BioMADE, CESMII, CyManII, EPIXC, IACMI, LIFT, MxD, NextFlex, NIIMBL, PowerAmerica, RAPID, REMADE, SMART USA
Event, Innovation, Manufacturing, Network
Unleashing Innovation at the 2025 Manufacturing USA Network Meeting

Each year, the NIST Office of Advanced Manufacturing enjoys the unique privilege of convening the Manufacturing USA network for its annual meeting. The 2025 Manufacturing USA Network Meeting was an energizing gathering of over 80 representatives from the program’s 18 manufacturing innovation institutes and supporting federal agencies. Over a day...

Manufacturing USA network representatives discuss programs with NSTA attendees.
AFFOA, ARM, BioFabUSA, IACMI
Education, Event, Manufacturing Jobs, Workforce
Manufacturing USA Institutes Promote Manufacturing Careers

What do color-changing slime and 3D-printed rings have to do with careers in manufacturing? Both were part of the fun and engaging activities shared with attendees at the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) National Conference to demonstrate the possibilities of science and technology opportunities in industry.

In late March...

Events

Go to Meeting in the Millyard 2026

Meeting in the Millyard 2026

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BioFabUSA
Manchester, NH
United States

Go to RAPID + TCT 2026

RAPID + TCT 2026

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Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center
Boston, MA
United States

External News

Manchester Ink Link
Bioengineering, Biomanufacturing
ReGen Valley: ‘The future of our country — really, the future of humanity — is being written right here in the Millyard’

Friday’s presentation at ARMI BiofabUSA was as symbolic as it was tangible. Founder and father of reinvention Dean Kamen carried a shovel and a sledgehammer on stage with him.

The shovel, to represent the groundbreaking of a new workforce training center for the regenerative manufacturing hub in the Millyard. The sledgehammer, equally good for...

Manufacturing
NATIONAL MANUFACTURING DAY, 2025

From the first mills and forges that built our young Republic to the cutting-edge industries of today, manufacturing has always been the foundation of our prosperity, the strength of our communities, the safeguard of our independence, and the engine of our greatness. This National Manufacturing Day, we celebrate the unmatched might of America’s...

Our Network @ Work

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...