America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) are proud to announce the winners of a recent project call awarded through the  Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Manufacturing Technology Office (OSD ManTech), worth a total of $1.3M. The project call, Corrosion of Additive – Tested At Component Scale...

In collaboration with ARM Member Catalyst Connection and through the ARM Institute’s Robotics Manufacturing Hub, we recently hosted a free, hybrid workshop exploring robotic machine tending for manufacturers. Hundreds of manufacturers both from the Pittsburgh region and from across the nation joined us to learn how the use of robotics in machine...

We often say that Manufacturing USA helps bridge the “valley of death” between innovation and commercialization, supporting the domestic production of new products and ideas. This year, the network was proud to sponsor an event focused on that same goal — the TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo. Representatives from the Manufacturing...

Jim Davis, UCLA Office of Advanced Research Computing, Vice Provost IT (CIO/CTO) & Professor Emeritus, executive oversight CESMII, highlights the findings of three industry-academic-government studies conducted between 2020 and 2025 on AI in Smart Manufacturing/I4.0 enterprises. These studies provide direction for CESMII’s operational AI and data...

ARM Institute Members vary in their focus areas, sizes, and history, but one common thread unites each organization: a drive to build the future of US manufacturing. Each of member organization leverages their strengths and areas of expertise to secure a brighter future for the US workforce, a stronger Organic Industrial Base (OIB), and a more...