America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, has announced newly elected members of its Executive Committee.
The Executive Committee, comprised of the 'brightest minds from industry, academia, government, workforce and economic development organisations,' ensures that the appropriate strategy, policy, and advocacy are...
This Project Call seeks submissions that address specific defense manufacturing needs, demonstrate strong potential impact to the Department of War (DoW), and include a validated transition plan to the DoW’s commercial (CIB) and/or organic industrial base (OIB) and related supply chains. However, dual-use technology that benefits the broader U.S...
Stratasys has been awarded a $7.8m contract to advance the development of on-site quality assurance capabilities for its F3300 and F900 FDM additive manufacturing systems.
The 2026 America Makes and the Department of War (DoW) Organic Industrial Base (OIB) Modernization Challenge has provided the funding, with work to commence over the next two...
America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) announced the winners of the 2026 Department of War (DoW) Organic Industrial Base (OIB) Modernization Challenge, with awards up to $15M. The challenge is funded by the Office of the Under Secretary of War, Manufacturing Technology Office (OSW ManTech).
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LIFT today announced the kickoff of three programs, totaling nearly $40 million in project value, designed to modernize the Organic Industrial Base (OIB) for the Department of War across the country.
The Department of War owns and maintains a network of industrial facilities that produce equipment and material for the warfighter, known as the...
America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) have selected the winning teams for Delta Qual 2.0, a $9 million project call aimed at cutting the qualification barriers that slow additive manufacturing adoption across the U.S. defense industrial base. Three teams, led by ATI Materials, Trusted Metal, Auburn...
The US Army’s DEVCOM Armaments Center , headquartered at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey, has become one of the US military’s most important hubs for drone R&D. At the recent Valiant Shield exercise in the Indo-Pacific, a team from the Armaments Center showed off how forward-thinking it is in its drone manufacturing approach by incorporating...
Artificial intelligence is reshaping cybersecurity across the defense industrial base, but it does not replace the fundamentals of good cyber hygiene.
As manufacturers explore AI to improve productivity and operations, cybercriminals are using the same technology to automate attacks, generate more convincing phishing campaigns, and identify...
Nine new innovation “ambassadors” were congratulated into the ranks of America Makes this week.
The Youngstown-based institute has announced the recipients of its 2026 Ambassador Awards and Distinguished Collaborator Award.
A national additive manufacturing institute, America Makes trains young engineers and conducts research into additive...
Today, MxD announced it has been awarded a total of $67 million from the U.S. Department of War to support nine new projects that build on the institute’s ongoing work to modernize the Organic Industrial Base (OIB). The projects will accelerate the adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies, supercharge critical defense production, enhance...
America Makes , the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, announced the recipients of its 2026 Ambassador Awards and Distinguished Collaborator Award at the Annual Members Meeting and Exchange (MMX) event held on August 4-5, 2026, in Youngstown, OH.
Launched in 2017, the Ambassador Award Program recognizes individuals who...
The Metallurgical Engineering Trades Apprenticeship & Learning (METAL) program, led by IACMI – The Composites Institute®, announced four new partnerships to enhance and scale up industry-driven training opportunities for current and prospective metalworking and manufacturing professionals: the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of...
America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) have selected 25 project teams for a $10.5 million program intended to expand the US defense industrial base for metal additive manufacturing.
The Joint Additive Qualification for Sustainment – Supplier Qualification Groups 2 and 3 project, or JAQS-SQ, will...
A new architecture for American industrial policy is taking shape, and it is being built from the ground up. The old model treated research and development (R&D) as a national objective to be managed from Washington. Over the last 15 years, U.S. innovation policy has increasingly recognized innovation as inherently regional, rooted in the...
The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals ( NIIMBL ) is pleased to announce Project Call 10.1 for technology and workforce development projects. NIIMBL expects to launch a combined $8 million of project activities to address U.S. competitiveness in biopharmaceutical manufacturing.
Concept submissions are due...
