MxD today launched the Cyber Playbook: Ensuring Cybersecurity in Additive Manufacturing, the second playbook in the cyber series. This playbook addresses unique considerations for Department of Defense (DoD) Risk Management Framework (RMF) compliance in the deployment of additive manufacturing devices, commonly referred to as 3D printers.
The play...
The U.S.’ Smart Manufacturing Institute is excited to participate in the establishment of the International Management-X Council, with its official announcement at the 2023 Annual CESMII Member Meeting hosted at SOUTHTEC’s Smart Manufacturing Experience this week in Greenville, S.C.
They join Germany ( Plattform Industrie 4.0), Austria ( Plattform...
Earlier this month, the ARM Institute continued its annual tradition hosting a Manufacturing Day event in collaboration with our Pittsburgh facility neighbors and collaborators, Carnegie Mellon University’s Manufacturing Futures Institute and Catalyst Connection. Our 2023 event was our largest event yet – we welcomed about 150 regional high school...
The National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) and America Makes are proud to announce the winners of the Demonstration of Novel Methods for Effective AM Process Qualification/Re-Qualification – Delta Qualification directed project call worth $3.2M. The effort is funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
Additive...
AIM Photonics’ member NLM Photonics was recently awarded a NASA STTR Phase I Grant, which funds a 13-month project with AIM Photonics focusing on low-power, high-bandwidth electro-optic (EO) modulation for spacecraft applications, utilizing silicon-organic hybrid (SOH) EO modulators and considering the environmental extremes of space.
“We are very...
Dr. Steven Wax, performing the duties of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology, recently concluded a visit to two of the Department of Defense’s nine Manufacturing Innovation Institutes. The visit included both the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute/BioFabUSA and Advanced Functional Fabrics of America.
MIIs were...
Plant floor data can get messy and overwhelming for food manufacturers. In today’s plant, instrumentation and sensor information can generate gigabytes of data every second. Industry 4.0 is still young, so food manufacturers are still figuring out how to combine data upgrades with continuous improvement (CI) programs. More plant floor data can be...
Aeon Williams says her interests in cosplay and gaming fosters creativity, problem-solving, and attention to detail. Rodrigo Perez and John Louka talk about how riding motorcycles can cultivate a passion for mechanics, the drive to explore innovative technologies, and the exhilaration from completing a journey. Tymeeka Middleton mentions how...
Technological change happens gradually, then suddenly. So does opportunity.
Gradually, over the past decade, New Hampshire has been building the premier global hub for the emerging biofabrication and regenerative medicine industry. In other words: a new industry devoted to manufacturing cells, tissue, and organs that can revolutionize healthcare...
The Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManII) at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has been selected by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to establish an ecosystem that will promote secure manufacturing strategies across South Texas.
The Secure Manufacturing in South Texas Strategy Development...
Contributing Lead Editor for Smart Manufacturing magazine Amy Bryson is joined by Adonis Summerville, a member of Manufacturing USA’s Modern Makers program, which is designed to promote careers in advanced manufacturing. Adonis is a senior metalworking skills instructor at the Jane Addams Resource Corporation in Chicago, and he shares an...
This time the spotlight is on the leading Manufacturing Innovation Institute (MII) for robotics and artificial intelligence in the USA. It is renowned for leveraging a robust set of capabilities to strengthen the U.S. industrial base by promoting industry, government, and academic collaboration, catalyzing significant robotics projects, and...
Dr. Steven Wax, performing the duties of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology, recently concluded a visit to two of the Department of Defense's nine Manufacturing Innovation Institutes. The visit included both the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute/BioFabUSA and Advanced Functional Fabrics of America.
MIIs were...
Today, to launch the third Investing in America tour, the Biden-Harris Administration is hosting a White House convening to officially kick off its Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Sprint—an intensive drive to build a diverse, skilled pipeline of workers for good jobs, including union jobs, in advanced manufacturing. The President’s historic...
On National Manufacturing Day, we celebrate American workers — the best workers in the world, who are leading a new manufacturing boom in our Nation — and we pledge to keep investing in them to make sure the future is Made in America.
Manufacturing is the backbone of our economy, but for the past few decades, we have not always treated it that way...
