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Announcement, Cybersecurity, Digital Manufacturing, Workforce
MxD Recognized as Manufacturing Leadership Awards 2025 Finalist

MxD today announced that it has been recognized as a 2025 Manufacturing Leadership Awards finalist in two project categories: Transformational Business Cultures and Collaborative Ecosystems. Hosted by the Manufacturing Leadership Council, the Manufacturing Leadership Awards honor manufacturing companies and leaders that are shaping the future of...

MxD Digital Twin
MxD
Cybersecurity, Digital Twins
How Digital Twin Technology — and a Virtual Blast Furnace — Are Helping to Bridge the Manufacturing Skills Gap

Purdue University is taking manufacturers somewhere they have never been: inside a blast furnace.

The university’s physics-based, data-driven, next-generation Integrated Virtual Blast Furnace (IVBF) mirrors a blast furnace, enabling an unprecedented interior view and providing an example of how manufacturing is embracing digital twin technology...

Manufacturing USA 10th Anniversary Graphic
AFFOA, AIM Photonics, America Makes, ARM, BioFabUSA, BioMADE, CESMII, CyManII, EPIXC, IACMI, LIFT, MxD, NextFlex, NIIMBL, PowerAmerica, RAPID, REMADE
Event, Manufacturing
Manufacturing USA's 10th Anniversary and Top Ten in 2024

Ten years ago today, Congress enacted the Revitalizing American Manufacturing and Innovation Act , establishing Manufacturing USA.

We are especially grateful for the people in the advanced manufacturing network and the countless milestones and achievements since the program’s inception, particularly this past year.

In honor of our 10 th...

External News

Control Design
Cybersecurity, Digital Manufacturing, Smart Manufacturing
MxD Unveils 5G Network Security for Smart Manufacturing

Industrial machinery has become part of smart manufacturing lines that include sensing devices, robotics, artificial intelligence and machine vision systems (Figure 1). Increased efficiency, optimized output and reduced downtime are just a few of the benefits. To operate effectively, these systems require secure connectivity for real-time computing...

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Quality Magazine
Cybersecurity, Digital Twins, Modern Makers, Podcast
Did You Know How Many Types of Digital Twins There Are?

Rodrigo Perez of MxD is here to explain this – along with the interesting elements of a career in manufacturing. Perez is a manufacturing systems integration engineer at MxD, the digital manufacturing institute and National Center for Cybersecurity in Manufacturing. Here he shares advice on recruiting the next generation to manufacturing, what...

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MxD
Cybersecurity
MxD: Ransomware: What’s Behind the Surge and What to Do About It

Pay up or lose it all. That’s the message from cybercriminals after a ransomware attack, a growing scourge that threatens the finances and reputations of companies everywhere.

Ransomware infects a company’s systems — both informational and operational — and encrypts all data. The attacker may even threaten to go public with private information...