Additive Manufacturing, Biomanufacturing, Flexible Hybrid Electronics, Lightweight Materials, Robotics

The Office of the Secretary of Defense Manufacturing Technology Program (OSD ManTech) has announced the winners of the first-of-its-kind "Point of Need Challenge Pitch Event" for solutions to support forward-deployed forces in austere environments.

Held March 8-9 at the ARM Institute in Pittsburgh, Pa., the event showcased technologies generated...

Additive Manufacturing, Funding Opportunity, Manufacturing

The National Center for Defense of Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) and America Makes have announced a new directed project call funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) worth a total of $3.2M.

The objective of the “Demonstration of Novel Methods for Effective AM Process Qualification/Re-Qualification – Delta Qualification (Delta...

Additive Manufacturing

America Makes is proud to announce a new directed project call focusing on Methods for AM Cross-Platform Consistency (AM-CPC) with a $250K funding opportunity provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). One award is anticipated.

The AM-CPC Project Call is a collaboration between NIST, the Air Force Research Laboratory...

Additive Manufacturing, Workforce

On February 9, 2023, Youngstown Mayor Tito Brown applauded Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine for proposing that the state invest $150 million in innovation hubs to bolster economic development and announced a partnership to pursue a hub anchored at America Makes.

“The City of Youngstown, in partnership with many organizations already excelling in research and...

Additive Manufacturing

It’s called Foundry 4.0—a partnership between the Defense Logistics Agency and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM), and the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) and Youngstown State University. The idea is to provide American-based foundries with a competitive edge in technology while optimizing productivity, output...