News

February 22, 2017

University of Notre Dame

Biomanufacturing, Materials

University of Notre Dame partners with the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute

Researchers in bioengineering at the University of Notre Dame will join a consortium of academia, industry and government organizations and the nonprofit sector to develop next-generation manufacturing processes and technologies for cells, tissues and organs.

The Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI), Manufacturing USA initiative...

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February 20, 2017

Lake County Gazette

Hultgren Guides STEM Scholars Through Presentation at Digital Institute

Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL), co-chair of the STEM Education Caucus, and the class of 2016 STEM Scholars visited the Digital Manufacturing Design and Innovation Institute (DMDII) – UI Labs in Chicago last week.

External News

February 17, 2017

Vision Systems Design

Advanced Robotics Manufacturing Innovation Hub Awarded $250 Million

After awarding the public-private Manufacturing USA institute to American Robotics, the Department of Defense (DOD) will contribute $80 million to the institute, while partner organizations will contribute $173 million.

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February 13, 2017

EduSurgeNews

Making A New Era: How A High-Tech Facility Is Shifting Students’ Mindset Around Manufacturing

A $253 million project largely funded by the Department of Defense, the Advanced Robotics Manufacturing Institute (ARM) will be used to study and further develop new technology around manufacturing, artificial intelligence, 3D printing and robotics.

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February 10, 2017

GoodCall

Can Robotics Create Half a Million New Jobs?

American Robotics, a non-profit led by Carnegie Mellon University, recently received $253 million to open the Advanced Robotics Manufacturing Institute. The Department of Defense will contribute $80 million, and the remaining $173 million will come from various partner organizations.

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February 7, 2017

The Boston Globe

A new face at the MA Tech. Collaborative

Katie Stebbins, meanwhile, was seeking someone who understood high-tech manufacturing inside and out. Stebbins, the state’s assistant secretary of tech and innovation, needed an expert to help shepherd the state’s involvement in the federally funded initiative known as Manufacturing USA.

News

February 6, 2017

University of Florida

Biomanufacturing, Materials

University of Florida Partners in New Manufacturing USA Institute

The Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI) will receive nearly $300 million in public-private investment from leading manufacturers, universities, non-profit organizations and the federal government to develop scalable manufacturing processes for engineered tissues and organs.

On a battlefield in the not-too-distant future, a soldier...

External News

February 2, 2017

CompositesWorld

In Praise of Technical Service Reps

I was reminded of this value over the past couple of months as the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI, Knoxville, TN, US) was developing a prototype wind turbine blade with several new resins and techniques, to use as a demonstration of some advanced ideas.

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January 25, 2017

The Youngstown Vindicator

America Makes, YSU, Humtown Cut Ribbon on 3-D Sand Printer

Representatives from Humtown of Leetonia, America Makes and Youngstown State University’s President Jim Tressel cut the ribbon on a nearly $1 million 3-D sand printer that will further advance additive manufacturing in the Mahoning Valley.

News

January 13, 2017

Department of Defense

Super Intelligence, Automation, Human & Machine Behavior, Manufacturing, Materials, Robotics

DoD Announces Award of New Advanced Robotics Manufacturing (ARM) Innovation Hub in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Department of Defense awards the 14th Manufacturing USA institute – the Advanced Robotics Manufacturing (ARM) Innovation Hub – to American Robotics, Inc. The eighth DoD-led institute, the ARM Institute joins the Manufacturing USA network in its collective effort to help revitalize American manufacturing and incentivize companies to invest in new...

News

January 13, 2017

Deloitte

Impact

Deloitte Study Finds that Manufacturing USA Spurs R&D Innovation

GAITHERSBURG, Md. – Manufacturing USA is working. That’s the overarching conclusion of an independent study conducted by Deloitte with funding from the U.S. Department of Defense.

According to the study, the first eight advanced manufacturing institutes established between 2012 and 2016 have reached a critical mass of valuable connections among 1...

News

January 4, 2017

Department of Energy

Energy Department Launches New Manufacturing USA Institute Focused on Recycling and Reusing Materials

As part of the Manufacturing USA initiative, today the Energy Department announced its new Reducing Embodied-energy and Decreasing Emissions (REMADE) Institute, which will be headquartered in Rochester, New York and led by the Sustainable Manufacturing Innovation Alliance. REMADE will leverage up to $70 million in federal funding, subject to...

News

December 21, 2016

Department of Defense

Additive Manufacturing, Biopharmaceutical, Economy, Education, Health, Innovation, Manufacturing, Public Private Partnerships, STEM, Workforce

DoD Announces Award of New Advanced Tissue Biofabrication Manufacturing Innovation Hub in Manchester, New Hampshire

Expanding efforts focused on strengthening US-based manufacturing, the Department of Defense announced the award of a new public-private Manufacturing USA institute to Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI) today. This new institute will be the 12th Manufacturing USA institute established, with the Department of Defense now leading...

External News

December 16, 2016

The News Journal

UD Lands $250M Biopharma Project

The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals, or NIIMBL, will unite more than 150 universities, private companies, and nonprofits from across the country. The group announced Friday that UD will lead the effort and house its headquarters.

External News

December 16, 2016

Delaware Business Times

UD Named Headquarters of 11th Institute in Manufacturing USA Network

The University of Delaware has been awarded a $70 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce for the formation of a new Manufacturing USA Institute for biopharmaceutical research and advancements.