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...

Photo of Jim Wetzel on stage at the 2025 Manufacturing Leadership Awards
CESMII
Smart Manufacturing
Jim Wetzel Honored with Digital Transformation Leadership Award

The Manufacturing Leadership Council announced that Jim Wetzel , Co-Founder, NxGen Group has been recognized as a winner in the 2025 Manufacturing Leadership Awards for his outstanding achievement in Digital Transformation Leadership .

Jim’s contributions to Smart Manufacturing go far beyond his own organization—they’ve shaped an entire...

Events

Go to CESMII at PROVEIT! Conference 2026

CESMII at PROVEIT! Conference 2026

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Hyatt Regency Dallas
Dallas, TX
United States

Go to CESMII Smart Manufacturing Roadshow: Columbus

CESMII Smart Manufacturing Roadshow: Columbus

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The Event Center at Mitchell Hall
Columbus, OH
United States

Go to CESMII Smart Manufacturing Roadshow: Kansas

CESMII Smart Manufacturing Roadshow: Kansas

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KCKCC Technical Education Center
Kansas City, KS
United States

Go to CESMII Smart Manufacturing Roadshow: Pennsylvania

CESMII Smart Manufacturing Roadshow: Pennsylvania

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Digital Foundry at New Kensington
New Kensington, PA
United States

External News

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...

Sustainability, Sustainable Manufacturing
On Time Edge to Welcome CESMII CEO John Dyck as Keynote Speaker at Manufacturing Scheduling Summit 2025

On Time Edge, a leading provider of digital transformation strategies for manufacturing, has just announced that John Dyck, Chief Executive Officer of CESMII – The Smart Manufacturing Institute, will deliver the keynote address at the upcoming Manufacturing Scheduling Summit 2025, taking place November 2-4, 2025, at the Philadelphia Marriott Old...

Our Network @ Work

Students receiving ARM's certified robot training
AIM Photonics, ARM, CESMII, CyManII, LIFT, PowerAmerica
Cybersecurity, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Jobs, Materials, Photonics, Robotics, Semi-Conductor, Smart Manufacturing, Workforce
Building the Manufacturing Talent Pipeline

“Nose presses” is not an official metric of workforce recruiting success for the Penn State Digital Foundry on 5th Avenue in New Kensington, PA, but it is hugely symbolic in the quest to expand the manufacturing talent pipeline in communities, according to Sherri McCleary, the Executive Director of the foundry.

A nose presser is a passerby who...