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Following our milestone ten-year anniversary, 2025 was a year of continued innovation, engagement, and improvement experienced by the advanced manufacturing network and beyond.

Notable highlights from 2025 include:

Advanced Manufacturing Occupation and Competency Framework

In an effort to equip job seekers, employers, and trainers with the...

Design, Materials

LIFT , the Department of Defense-supported national advanced materials and manufacturing innovation institute, has officially welcomed more than 1,000 students to its Puerto Rico Learning Lab since its launch this past April.

Students from across the island, some traveling more than 90 minutes, have participated in the Learning Lab’s hands-on...

Manufacturing, Materials, Workforce

In an effort to equip Michigan students with the knowledge and skills necessary for success in the rapidly evolving world of advanced manufacturing, IGNITE: Mastering Manufacturing curriculum has kicked off for the 2025-26 school year at Delton Kellogg High School. 10% of the school’s population of more than 300 students is participating in the...

Events

Go to Defense Manufacturing Conference 2025

Defense Manufacturing Conference 2025

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LIFT in Detroit’s Corktown, the national advanced materials manufacturing innovation institute operated by the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute, has launched three initiatives as part of the Advanced Materials Challenge.

The challenge was designed for industry and academia from across the nation to accelerate the...

Industrial Machinery Digest
Announcement, Lightweight Materials

LIFT, the national advanced materials manufacturing innovation institute, operated by the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ALMMII), today announced it has launched three initiatives as part of the Advanced Materials Challenge.

The Advanced Materials Challenge was designed for industry and academia from across the...

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