As extreme heat continues to break records and endanger frontline workers, VigiLife today announced the national release of Shield — a next-generation heat-safety wearable built from battlefield technology and proven in some of the world’s toughest environments.

Engineered with support from partners including NextFlex, the U.S. Air Force Research...

Amiel Bernal descends an industrial staircase headed to a workspace like no other in the Mahoning Valley.

Here, in what is known as Tech Block Building No. 5, some of the most sophisticated machines used in advanced manufacturing hum along, ranging from large 3D printers to lab equipment used to conduct research and development on materials that...

This $2.1 million project – funded by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Manufacturing Technology Office (OSD ManTech) through America Makes – encompasses the first two phases of the multi-phase programme. Project partners include Constellium, ASTM International and 3Degrees, and a consortium of prime defence metal AM experts from...

Michigan Technological University is proud to announce a new partnership with the Metallurgical Engineering Trades Apprenticeship & Learning (METAL) program to enhance and scale up industry-driven training opportunities for current and prospective metalworking and manufacturing professionals. Led by IACMI – The Composites Institute with funding...

With the Quality Test and Inspection Methods Expediency (QTIME) project call, America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) are addressing a central problem of additive manufacturing: the reliable and economical inspection of complex and large-format components. The project, funded with five million US...

Achieving high-volume manufacturing in the U.S. is critical to maintain a competitive foothold in a volatile global marketplace. By accelerating the commercialization of next-generation silicon-carbide (SiC) and gallium-nitride (GaN) power semiconductor chips and electronics, PowerAmerica strengthens the domestic supply chain and bolsters national...

America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining have extended the deadline for an open project call worth a total of $1.1 million.

Funded through the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering’s Manufacturing Technology Office, the project call, Allied Additive Manufacturing Interoperability...

The United States has led the world in biotechnology — an emerging field of science that connects molecular biology, engineering, medicine and plant science, and offers extraordinary potential for scientific progress. With rapid advances in artificial intelligence and the expansion of genomic information, biotechnology offers even more powerful...

America Makes and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) have published their April 2025 Gaps Progress Report for the additive manufacturing industry. The report documents the progress made over the past six months by standards developing organizations and industry stakeholders. It specifically addresses gaps identified in the...