The ARM Institute Champion program recognizes ARM Institute Members who have gone above and beyond the call of membership to strengthen US manufacturing through robotics, physical AI, and workforce development while advocating for the ARM Institute’s mission! ARM Champions are recognized annually at a celebratory dinner during our Annual Member...
America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) have announced two new project calls worth a total of $8M in funding.
The first project call, Powder Alloy Development for Additive Manufacturing (PADAM) 2.0, funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Material and Manufacturing Directorate (AFRL RXN), has a...
Lightweight carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites (CF-TPCs) are internationally recognized as one of the most promising composite materials capable of achieving the future aerospace market high-rate demand. Manufacturing automation is the pathway to handle the TPC high processing temperature requirements and achieve a higher rate, better...
NIIMBL’s Viral Vector Program has awarded funding to Michigan Technological University to evaluate methods for detecting adeno-associated virus (AAV) aggregation in gene therapy manufacturing. The project will help the biopharmaceutical industry identify a reliable analytical method to support safe, cost-effective gene therapy production.
The...
Ohio is one of the top states in the country for manufacturing output with nearly 14,000 manufacturing firms in the state, contributing 15.7% of the total output nationwide in 2022. Yet, many of these Ohio companies, especially those pursuing Department of Defense contracts, struggle to meet the strict cybersecurity requirements necessary to...
NIIMBL is pleased to announce that six organizations have been selected to host the inaugural NIIMBL eXperience for Educators this summer. Each will offer a one- or two-day program introducing K-12 educators to the biopharmaceutical industry. The goal is to strengthen the industry’s talent pipelines by providing educators with knowledge, tools...
America Makes, the nation’s leading public-private partnership for additive manufacturing (AM) technology and education, announced that its 2026 Additive in Steel Competition will take place April 15 in Boston, MA, during its spring Technical Review and Exchange (TRX), co-located with RAPID + TCT 2026. TRX will be held April 14–16 alongside RAPID...
Advanced functional fabrics serve many complex functions.
They transform traditional fibers, yarns and textiles into sophisticated, integrated devices and systems that allow for capabilities including communication, energy storage and health monitoring.
At the forefront of innovation in this space is Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA)...
Two distinct sets of integrated photonic chips developed and manufactured using the AIM Photonics platform are undergoing evaluation under space conditions aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of NASA’s Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE), marking a major step in testing how light-based technologies perform...
Dear friends and colleagues,
I hope you had a fantastic holiday season and are ready to see what 2026 has to offer. At NextFlex, we are moving ahead at full speed with new initiatives, innovative projects, and even a revamped Innovation Days.
First, I am excited to announce that we will be launching a NextFlex podcast called “Electronics at the...
This week, the ARM Institute released our new Education & Workforce Development (EWD) Project Call that allows ARM Institute Members to apply for and undergo the ARM Endorsement evaluation process for manufacturing training programs that teach robotics skills at no cost. The ARM Institute’s Endorsement Program, powered by RoboticsCareer.org...
Dear Members and Friends of CESMII ,
On behalf of the entire CESMII team, we wish you a peaceful, healthy, and prosperous New Year.
As we reflect on the past year and our engagement with many of you, it is clear that 2025 was both uniquely challenging and deeply validating. As many of you know, CESMII was impacted by the Federal Government and...
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’s Manufacturing Technology Office (OUSW(R&E)), Manufacturing Technology Program worth a total of $1.1M. The project call...
Congratulations to Vlastimil Kunc, IACMI’s Technical Area Director for Materials and Processes, for being one of three researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory to be named ORNL Corporate Fellows. This recognition is for significant career accomplishments and continued leadership in their scientific fields.
Corporate...
While ‘biotechnology’ and ‘bioindustrial manufacturing’ may sound like new concepts, in fact, the processes are based on fermentation, which was first harnessed by humans over 10,000 years ago. Today, innovative American companies are using advanced biological processes to safely manufacture everyday products ranging from chemicals and materials...
