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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...

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MxD
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...

Events

Go to 2025 Manufacturing x Digital Annual Summit

2025 Manufacturing x Digital Annual Summit

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MxD Headquarters
1415 N Cherry Ave
Chicago, IL
United States

Go to MxD In-Person Information Session June 2025

MxD In-Person Information Session June 2025

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MxD
1415 N Cherry Ave
Chicago, IL
United States

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...

Our Network @ Work

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MxD
Digital Manufacturing, Institute Spotlight, Workforce
MxD Is a Testbed for the Factory of the Future
Institute Empowers Manufacturers in the Digital Age

MxD has been at the forefront of transforming how manufacturers operate in the digital age since it was founded in 2014. As the second institute in the Manufacturing USA network, MxD convenes the U.S. industrial base to solve critical manufacturing challenges by accelerating digital adoption...