LIFT , the Department of War-supported national advanced materials and manufacturing innovation institute, officially launched a new cohort of Operation Next ® students at its Corktown headquarters in partnership with Detroit at Work. The program aims to strengthen the local southeast Michigan industrial and broader defense industrial base by...
It takes more than a dedicated group of individuals to reshore advanced manufacturing. It takes a whole network of networks. On May 12–13, 2026, nearly 90 people representing Manufacturing USA’s innovation institutes and partnering federal agencies convened for the 2026 Manufacturing USA Network Meeting. Over the course of 1.5 days of connection...
Dear NextFlex friends and supporters,
Today, hybrid electronics are delivering measurable impact across commercial and defense sectors, creating new opportunities for innovation, scalability, and supply chain resilience. One thing is becoming increasingly clear: innovation happens fastest when great minds come together with a shared purpose. That...
America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) are proud to announce the winners of a recent project call funded through the Office of the Under Secretary of War, Manufacturing Technology Office (OSW ManTech), worth a total of $1.7M. The project call, Joint Additive Qualification for Sustainment – Supplier...
Dear NextFlex friends and supporters,
Today, hybrid electronics are delivering measurable impact across commercial and defense sectors, creating new opportunities for innovation, scalability, and supply chain resilience. One thing is becoming increasingly clear: innovation happens fastest when great minds come together with a shared purpose. That...
