NextFlex Established 2015
Flexible Hybrid Electronics, Institute Spotlight, Workforce
Driving Change and Delivering Impact at Scale

NextFlex is helping lead the future of electronics innovation as the nation’s hub for hybrid electronics and manufacturing readiness. As a public–private partnership and manufacturing innovation institute, NextFlex bridges the divide between the lab and the production line for hybrid electronics...

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Composites, Institute Spotlight, Workforce
Leading the Charge in Composites Manufacturing Innovation

Convene, connect, catalyze. Those three simple yet powerful words have become the credo of the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation ( IACMI ) over the past 10 years. Since the Department of Energy announced its launch in 2015, IACMI has convened people and...

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MxD
Digital Manufacturing, Institute Spotlight, Workforce
Institute Empowers Manufacturers in the Digital Age

MxD has been at the forefront of transforming how manufacturers operate in the digital age since it was founded in 2014. As the second institute in the Manufacturing USA network, MxD convenes the U.S. industrial base to solve critical manufacturing challenges by accelerating digital adoption...

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ARM
Facilities, Manufacturing, Robotics

Learn how our team helped Keystone Ridge Designs, a leading manufacturer of commercial site furnishings, adopt a new robotics solution using our free services.

If you’ve ever sat on a bench, tossed trash in a receptacle, or gathered around a table in a public space—whether at a park, university, retail center, downtown streetscape, or corporate...