LIFT, the Department of Defense-supported national advanced materials and manufacturing innovation institute located in Detroit’s Corktown district, has been awarded a contract to accelerate the development of ceramic-based materials for use in industrial and defense applications.
This new four-year, $9 million Critical Materials Processing program...
Jay Douglass, ARM Institute Chief Operating Officer, recently sat down with Industrial Solutions Network by CED and the Manufacturing Happy Hour for their Made Here City Series! In this interview that took place on-site at our Pittsburgh headquarters, Jay explored the ARM Institute’s history, our recent milestones, how we work with our 450+ member...
The ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute recently presented several individuals from its member consortium with ARM Champion awards during the institute’s 9th Annual Member Meeting, which took place Sept. 3-5 in Pittsburgh, PA. The ARM Champion Awards recognize ARM Members who have gone above and beyond to advocate for institute’s...
The ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute’s 2025 Annual Member Meeting took place Sept. 3-5 in Pittsburgh, convening a record number of individuals and attracting a record number of sponsoring organizations and Member Showcase Hall participants. Since the Member Meeting’s creation in 2017, the event has played an integral role in...
NIIMBL is excited to announce that five organizations have been selected to host a NIIMBL eXperience during the summer of 2026. The organizations, representing different geographic regions of the United States, will host a unique eXperience week next summer, designed to introduce first- and second-year college students to rewarding career options...
America’s water and wastewater system is under threat. A 2024 report by the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General described more than 300 separate water systems at risk from cyberattacks. Together, those systems serve more than 100 million people. An attack on any of these systems could disrupt service or cause irreparable...
For AIM Photonics, sharing advanced research in integrated photonics is more than a matter of openness—it is a catalyst for progress.
By publishing technical details and offering open access to key insights, the Institute has enabled U.S. innovators to build on proven knowledge developed over the past ten years to accelerate their work. This...
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 Defense, Manufacturing Technology Office (OSD ManTech), worth a total of $5M. The project call, Quality Test and Inspection Methods Expediency (QTIME)...
America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) are proud to announce the winners of a recent project call awarded through the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Manufacturing Technology Office (OSD ManTech), worth a total of $4.5M. The project call, Improvements in Manufacturing Productivity via...
The ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute is proud to announce the project selections from the institute’s recent Robotic Inspection for Casting & Forging Project Call released in April 2025. Funding for this project call was provided by the Office of the Secretary of Defense Manufacturing Technology Program (OSD ManTech).
The ARM...
From 3D-printed medical models to panel sessions on competency frameworks, Manufacturing USA’s presence at the 2025 High Impact Technology Exchange Conference (HI-TEC) reflected a deep alignment with the event’s core mission: preparing America’s skilled technical workforce to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving, high-tech economy.
Held in late...
America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) are proud to announce a new open project call funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate worth a total of $450K. The project call, Affordable and Agile Composite Additive Manufactured Structures (AACAMS), aims to...
The 13th Annual Members Meeting and Exchange (MMX), hosted by America Makes , the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, held on August 5-6 in Canfield, OH, convened hundreds of leaders across the Department of Defense (DoD), industry, and academia to share knowledge and innovations to accelerate additive manufacturing (AM).
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From the detection of dangerous chemicals on the battlefield to enabling personalized diagnostics at home, innovations built on integrated photonics are beginning to reshape entire industries—and several start-ups have been able to bring their products to market with help from AIM Photonics.
AIM Photonics plays a pivotal role in accelerating the...
At Hyundai Motor Group’s ultramodern new auto plant, robots perform a stunning array of tasks. They move materials, attach doors and do almost all of the welding. Dog-like robots, their snouts laden with cameras, prance across the floor to inspect partially built Ioniq electric vehicles .
