America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) are proud to announce the winners of a recent project call funded by the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering, Manufacturing Technology Office (OSW ManTech), worth a total of $2M. The objective of the project call, Artificial...
To better compete globally, the United States should develop a comprehensive industrial strategy to align resources for manufacturing and maximize the national security and economic impacts of the Manufacturing USA program, a proven model that connects the key actors — small and large industry, engineering and science expertise, state and local...
Texas Christian University (TCU) and Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) announced the launch of a new workforce development initiative, the Texas Advanced Certificate in Textiles for Innovation and Composites (TACTIC).
It is designed to prepare students and workers for careers in advanced textiles, soft-goods engineering and next...
Today, MxD released the Casting & Forging Digital Fabric Roadmap, a new report outlining a five-year strategy to modernize one of the most critical sectors supporting the U.S. Defense Industrial Base (DIB).
Developed through extensive research and collaboration with industry, government, academic and workforce stakeholders, the roadmap identifies...
To better compete globally, the United States should develop a comprehensive industrial strategy to align resources for manufacturing and maximize the national security and economic impacts of the Manufacturing USA program, a proven model that connects the key actors — small and large industry, engineering and science expertise, state and local...
The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorates for Engineering and for Biological Sciences have partnered with BioMADE, which is funded by the U.S. Department of War, to co-fund seven integrated projects that will advance the manufacturing of innovative bio-based products using state-of-the-art methodologies.
NSF and BioMADE have complementary...
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The ARM Institute’s 2025 Impact Report highlighted 14 completed technology projects, 18 new project starts, $3.8 million in project funding and a new five-year cooperative agreement with the Air Force Research Laboratory worth up to $87.66 million. The organization identified robotics for casting and forging and physical AI for...LIFT, the Department of War-supported national advanced materials and manufacturing innovation institute, officially launched a new cohort of Operation Next® students at its Corktown headquarters in partnership with Detroit at Work. The program aims to strengthen the local southeast Michigan industrial and broader defense industrial base by...
LIFT, the Department of War-supported national advanced materials and manufacturing innovation institute, officially launched a new cohort of Operation Next® students at its Corktown headquarters in partnership with Detroit at Work. The program aims to strengthen the local southeast Michigan industrial and broader defense industrial base by...
The Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute ( CyManII) held a two-day critical infrastructure and cybersecurity training exercise in El Paso focused on strengthening operational technology (OT) cyber readiness for regional partners.
Recently held at the El Paso Regional Communications Center, the event brought together technical teams...
A team of students from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) have won first place in the third annual AM in Steel competition at RAPID + TCT 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts. AM in Steel is organized and sponsored by America Makes, a public-private partnership that focuses on advancing additive manufacturing (AM) in the educational sphere. The...
Starting this fall, NC State University’s College of Engineering will offer a first-of-its-kind master’s degree in wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors.
The M.S. in WBG semiconductors — jointly offered by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering — will be offered in a hybrid format...
Composite manufacturing remains one of the most persistent constraints in aerospace and defense, particularly as programs push toward higher temperatures, more complex geometries, and tighter performance margins. For decades, composites have offered clear strength and weight advantages, yet production has remained labor-intensive, slow to iterate...
Equipping today’s warfighter with the most advanced technology is paramount, driving increased prioritization and investment in drone development and advanced manufacturing training within the Department of War (DoW).
In this evolving landscape, America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, is playing a central role...
Today, the ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute is proud to issue its calendar year 2025 Impact Report. Within this report, you’ll find brief details about the impact generated by the ARM Institute and our consortium comprised of more than 500 member organizations and thousands of individual subject matter experts across industry...
