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MxD
Cybersecurity

Cyber assessments are a crucial component of a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy, enabling manufacturers to stay ahead of threats and improve overall security resilience.

Recent research from MxD, the National Center for Cybersecurity in Manufacturing, however, revealed that less than 60% of small and mid-size manufacturers (SMMs) have done a...

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Modern Makers

Rodrigo Perez's journey into the world of manufacturing began during high school, but not in a classroom. While working construction for his father, Perez crossed paths with an electronics engineer who taught him about machining and manufacturing; how to use a mill and a lathe; how to put together circuit boards; how to solder surface components...

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Lightweight Materials, Materials

Doud’s Market on Mackinac Island, believed to be America’s oldest family operated grocery store, is celebrating 140 years of serving island residents and visitors.

“It’s a wide variety of people we are serving,” owner Andrew Doud said. He has run the store since 2008 and represents the fourth generation of Douds at the helm.

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Manufacturing

The past several years have brought changes in how manufacturers recruit, train, and develop their workforces. We have witnessed how the onset of the pandemic prompted a widespread shift toward online learning as schools closed their doors and adopted remote education models.

This transition to digital platforms not only facilitated continuity...

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Forbes
Robotics

Picture a city where artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms complement the hum of steel mills, where robotics startups collaborate with century-old manufacturers, and where the next big tech breakthrough is as likely to come from a university lab as from a hospital research center.

Welcome to Pittsburgh, an example of the emerging cities that will...

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Manufacturing

The purpose of this Training and Employment Notice (TEN) is to encourage workforce system collaboration and strategic partnership with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership program and the Manufacturing USA network of institutes to provide assistance and support to manufacturing firms, particularly small and medium...

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Additive Manufacturing, Announcement, Event

America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, hosted its 12th Annual Members Meeting and Exchange (MMX), on August 6-7 in Canfield, OH. The two-day event, curated for and by stakeholders at the center of the United States additive manufacturing (AM) sector, convened over 350 members of the Institute’s community for...

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Announcement, Flexible Hybrid Electronics

NextFlex , America’s Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Innovation Institute focused on additive microelectronics manufacturing for novel applications and complex integrated systems, announced the appointment of Dr. Daniel Gamota, a well-known and experienced manufacturing and technology executive, to lead NextFlex into its next chapter as...

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Supply Chain

Join us for a podcast episode tailor-made for small-to-midsize manufacturers looking for a leg up on their U.S. based business. Guest Ira Moskowitz, CEO of the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute, breaks down the mechanics behind today’s domestic supply chain rush. You’ll learn about federal and state-funded grants and programs...

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Composites, Sustainability, Sustainable Manufacturing

The American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) and the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation ( IACMI) today announced their joint selection as recipients of the Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Construction Materials and Products grant, under EPA-R-OCSPP-OPPT-FY2023-001. This $6 million grant from the U...

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Re-manufacturing, Reuse

The REMADE Institute is pleased to announce it has been awarded $380,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop Circular Economy workforce training for the nation’s rapidly growing electronics scrap and remanufacturing industries. REMADE℠ will lead the workforce project and partner on it with the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), the...

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Flexible Hybrid Electronics

Question: Carl, can you tell us about your role at Biosensor Solutions and the focus of your organization?

Answer: I am the President of Biosensor Solutions, a small but robust team focusing on assisting researchers, growers and food processors as they monitor and improve the microbiology of soil and food for sustainability, increased harvests...

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ARM
Robotics

There are new resources and ways to connect with other members now available on the ARM Member Community ! The ARM Member Community is our members-only digital platform that houses our project information, project outputs, member-exclusive research papers and resources, news, event recordings, and virtual networking capabilities. Explore what’s...