The ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute is pleased to announce that Dr. Larry Sweet has joined the organization as Director of Engineering. In this role, Larry will be responsible for developing and managing the Institute’s engineering activities, including all aspects of sourcing, securing, and directing a portfolio of engineering...
The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) is pleased to announce approximately $1.7M in planned project activities through the Institute’s Global Health Fund (GHF) Project Call 6.1G for three new projects focused on the development of in vitro potency assays for vaccines being produced by mRNA and/or viral...
LIFT, the Detroit-based, Department of Defense national manufacturing innovation institute, has announced a new, transformative, high-tech resource has arrived in the metrology laboratory of its 100,000 square foot advanced manufacturing facility: Exum Instrument’s new Massbox, an innovative mass spectrometer specifically designed for ease-of-use...
IACMI-member IsoTruss, Inc., an engineering, design, and manufacturing services provider, today announced its IsoTruss® Carbon Fiber Tower has been named winner of the 2023 Global Innovation Award by JEC Composites in the Equipment, Machinery & Heavy Industries category.
Nathan D. Rich, Founder and CEO, IsoTruss, Inc., said, “We are honored to...
The Minnesota Senate Jobs and Economic Development Committee today held an informational hearing on BioMADE today as part of a discussion on S.F. 2598, which would empower BioMADE to create a bioindustrial manufacturing innovation and production campus in Minnesota. This first-of-its-kind project would put Minnesota in the center of a 21st century...
The White House has released the long-awaited National Cybersecurity Strategy, a document that lays forth initiatives to “secure the full benefits of a safe and secure digital ecosystem for all Americans”. As noted, this strategy is designed to rebalance the responsibility to defend cyberspace by shifting burden onto organizations that are most...
Tooling U-SME, the workforce training and development arm of SME, and CyManII, the Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute, have partnered to deliver “CyManII Sealed” – endorsed cybersecurity training for manufacturers. As cyberattacks grow increasingly sophisticated and threat landscapes expand, organizations and their employees need to...
Rochester Institute of Technology recently acquired Vanguard Automation’s SONATA 1000 3D-nanoprinter, a next-generation technology for advanced photonic packaging and integration. The new equipment will advance how the university is solving the challenges of building and using photonic integrated circuit chips, lasers, and optical fibers...
The ARM Institute announced that Dr. Julie Chen, Ph.D. has joined the non-profit organization’s Board of Directors. Chen will work with other board members and ARM Institute leadership to help the organization fulfill its mission to accelerate the development and adoption of innovative robotics technologies and related workforce strategies that are...
The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute, based at Mill 19 in Hazelwood Green, has a big part of its notoriety to owe to Livia Rice. Rice was one of the ARM Institute’s first employees when it was formed in 2017, and she’s played a key role in the organization’s growth. She began working as the ARM Institute’s marketing coordinator...
A national institute, led in part by Rochester Institute of Technology, this week is hosting the inaugural REMADE Circular Economy Technology Summit and Conference in Washington, D.C., showcasing promising strategies and technologies for accelerating the adoption of a circular economy.
REMADE Institute, a 170-member public-private partnership...
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) partnerships with leading companies like Raytheon Technologies, Lockheed Martin, and General Dynamics have replaced aging military vehicles and upgraded existing technology and collaborative tools. While these partnerships are critical to the safety and performance of military personnel, the DoD also has a long...
The Biden-Harris Administration submitted to Congress the President’s Budget for fiscal year 2024. President Biden’s 2024 Budget for the Department of Commerce makes historic investments to drive U.S. innovation and global competitiveness, foster inclusive capitalism and equitable economic growth, address the climate crisis, and expand opportunity...
The New York State Photonics Board of Officers met recently to discuss the state’s continued commitment to AIM Photonics’ Test, Assembly, and Packaging (TAP) facility in Rochester, NY. As a result, the board approved a proposal for $27.5 million in previously committed New York State funding to invest $23 million in new equipment and tool upgrades...
MxD, the national digital manufacturing and cybersecurity institute, today announced that Lizabeth Stuck and Jela Trask have been named to the senior leadership team, as Vice President of MxD Learn and Vice President of Membership and External Relations, respectively, and that Jennifer Pilat will assume a newly created position as Vice President...
