As U.S. manufacturing continues to recover from the challenges ushered in by the pandemic, the industry currently is facing a workforce shortage. According to a 2021 study by Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute, 2.1 million manufacturing jobs could go unfilled by 2030. This statistic raises the critical question of how to fill these roles...
Gaithersburg, MD - March 1, 2024 – The NIST Office of Advanced Manufacturing , which serves as the coordinating office for Manufacturing USA , a national network created to secure U.S. global leadership in advanced manufacturing , today announced that four institutes will lead a panel discussion at the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference...
The White House on Friday touted the U.S. government's plan to spend $11 billion on semiconductor-related research and development and said it was launching the $5 billion National Semiconductor Technology Center.
Congress in August 2022 approved the landmark Chips and Science Act. The law provides that $52.7 billion, including $39 billion in...
Today, leaders from the Departments of Commerce, Defense, and Energy; and the National Science Foundation; and the Chief Executive Officer of the National Center for the Advancement of Semiconductor Technology (Natcast) gathered at the White House to announce over $5 billion in expected investment in the CHIPS R&D program, including the National...
NextFlex, America’s Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Innovation Institute , was launched in 2015 to help build a manufacturing ecosystem for the new flexible hybrid electronics market in the US.
NextFlex issued its first project call in late 2015 to seek hybrid electronics solutions for human health and performance monitoring...
Based on a study conducted by the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte, it is projected that by 2030, the manufacturing skills gap could lead to approximately 2.1 million unfilled jobs in the U.S. For over a decade, the manufacturing industry has struggled to find qualified workers and without education and intervention, this shortfall will persist...
The Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded $11.3 million dollars to Universal Achemetal Titanium, LLC (UAT) to conduct titanium metal research and development in Montana for the United States Navy, Office of Naval Research. The program is being contracted through LIFT, the Detroit-based and Department of Defense-partnered national advanced...
LIFT, the Detroit-based, Department of Defense national manufacturing innovation institute, today announced that Valencia College will be expanding its job training work by once again offering advanced manufacturing career training through the Operation Next initiative. $2 million in funding is being made available through the State of Florida...
IACMI are pleased to announce the following member representatives who have been elected to serve two-year terms (2024-2025) on the IACMI Consortium Council. The Council manages the activities and affairs of the IACMI Consortium, including strategic planning, annual budgets, technical plans, projects and IACMI management practices.
Small/Medium...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology released a notice of intent Thursday for an open competition on digital twins for semiconductor manufacturing, packaging and assembly.
According to the Federal Register posting, the CHIPS Research and Development Office seeks to establish “one (1) Manufacturing USA Institute focused on” digital...
Biomanufacturing practitioners and researchers describe the norms that should govern the growing, global field, to include safety, security, sustainability, and social responsibility. These ‘4S Principles’ should be broadly adopted so that the future of the field may provide the greatest benefits to society.
BioMADE is seeking Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to collaborate on curriculum development for projects accelerating workforce readiness in bioindustrial manufacturing. The projects are developing plug-and-play modules for community college curricula and building a comprehensive community-to-career pathway for bioindustrial manufacturing jobs.
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As Chief Manufacturing Officer, Starr will drive the development and deployment of a network of between 12 and 15 pilot- to intermediate-scale bioindustrial manufacturing facilities, including BioMADE’s recently announced site in Minnesota. The United States is poised to be the global leader in bioindustrial manufacturing, and these critically...
The ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute is honored to announce a continuation of its cooperative agreement with the Department of Defense (DoD) Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Program, which will continue the ARM Institute’s funding as a national Manufacturing Innovation Institute (MII) for the next five years. ManTech is...
written by Conrad Leiva, VP, Ecosystem, CESMII
There has been a rising interest in the pursuit of productivity improvements through the implementation of Smart Manufacturing (SM) technologies and CESMII, the U.S. Smart Manufacturing institute, has a national mandate to support and accelerate the adoption of these technologies and techniques. In...
