Biomanufacturing, Manufacturing, Materials, Process Intensification

At the recent AIChE 2018 Spring Meeting, RAPID Technical Program Manager, Ignasi Palou-Rivera interviewed Prof. Brown, the founding director of the Bioeconomy Institute (BEI) at Iowa State and noted author of several books on biofuels, biomass and biorenewables. (Iowa State is currently a project lead on one of RAPID’s jump start projects.)

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Education, Manufacturing, Process Intensification, Workforce

The Rapid Advancement in Process Intensification Deployment (RAPID) Manufacturing Institute recently announced the rollout of a 10-week summer intern program scheduled to begin June 2018.

RAPID, a member of Manufacturing USA, leads a national effort focused on the research, development and implementation of high impact technologies and/or hardware...

Automation, Defense, Economy, Electronics, Facilities, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Jobs, Photonics, Productivity, Smart Manufacturing, Sustainability, Workforce

The New York State Photonics Board of Officers (NYS Photonics Board) announced today that tool installation has begun on schedule at the American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics) Test, Assembly and Packaging (TAP) Facility in Rochester. In addition, AIM Photonics forecasts the facility renovation will be completed $3...

ARM
Human & Machine Behavior, Manufacturing, Robotics

Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) today announced the launch of its online member community. One of 14 Manufacturing USA® institutes, ARM is a member-driven, public-private partnership, partially funded by the Department of Defense, whose mission is to aid in the growth of the U.S. manufacturing economy by accelerating innovations in...

Additive Manufacturing, Education, Energy, Smart Manufacturing, Workforce

The Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII) held their first Workforce Development and Education Workshop on April 18-19, 2018. This national workshop was held using video conferencing allowing the workshop to host four separate breakout groups for each of the three sessions held over the course of the two days. This workshop...