Each year, the NIST Office of Advanced Manufacturing enjoys the unique privilege of convening the Manufacturing USA network for its annual meeting. The 2025 Manufacturing USA Network Meeting was an energizing gathering of over 80 representatives from the program’s 18 manufacturing innovation institutes and supporting federal agencies. Over a day...

The ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute is proud to issue its latest Future of Work supplemental report: our Labor Market & Skills Report for Manufacturing created in partnership with Deloitte Consulting and Valdos Consulting. In 2024, the ARM Institute set out alongside Deloitte Consulting and Valdos Consulting to assess the...

In a bold step toward shaping the next generation of innovators, LIFT – the Department of Defense-supported national advanced materials and manufacturing innovation institute – officially opened the doors to its brand-new Learning Lab yesterday at its Puerto Rico facility in Caguas.

The ribbon-cutting, attended by Carlos J. Rios Pierluisi...

America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) are proud to announce a new open 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), focuses on the use...

Today, BioMADE announced an agreement with Lygos, a pioneering sustainable specialty chemicals company, to transition its pilot-scale biomanufacturing infrastructure into a nationally available, multi-user facility. BioMADE will independently operate the pilot-scale facility as the second announced site in its national network of bioindustrial...

What do color-changing slime and 3D-printed rings have to do with careers in manufacturing? Both were part of the fun and engaging activities shared with attendees at the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) National Conference to demonstrate the possibilities of science and technology opportunities in industry.

In late March...

From April 8-10, 2025, America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, partnered with SME to co-locate its Spring Technical Review and Exchange (TRX) with RAPID + TCT, North America’s largest additive manufacturing (AM) and industrial 3D printing event, in Detroit, MI. The strategic collaboration united members, partners...

Today, BioMADE announced Maple Grove as the Minnesota site in its national network of bioindustrial manufacturing infrastructure. The facility will further establish the U.S. as a leader in biotechnology and biomanufacturing, support national security initiatives, boost economic opportunity, increase markets for farmers, and bring well-paying...