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Manufacturing USA continues to pursue its mission of strengthening U.S. global leadership in advanced manufacturing by connecting people, ideas, and technology to solve industry-relevant challenges. The network’s institutes serve as hubs for key technology areas including automation, biomanufacturing, and cybersecurity, ensuring that what is...

Design, Materials

Big Bend Technical College recently celebrated the ribbon cutting of its new Advanced Manufacturing Training Center in rural Perry, Florida, marking a major milestone for workforce development, economic recovery, and regional resilience – inspired by LIFT . The new center reflects a multi-year effort to bring high-value, in-demand advanced...

Following our milestone ten-year anniversary, 2025 was a year of continued innovation, engagement, and improvement experienced by the advanced manufacturing network and beyond.

Notable highlights from 2025 include:

Advanced Manufacturing Occupation and Competency Framework

In an effort to equip job seekers, employers, and trainers with the...

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Design, Education, Manufacturing

The Manufacturing USA network invested nearly $540m in advanced manufacturing initiatives and delivered more than 900 research and development projects, according to its latest annual report.

The report highlights the growing role of the public-private partnership model in strengthening domestic manufacturing capabilities, supply chains, and...

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Announcement, Design, Materials

The Department of War (DOW) announced today the September 17, 2025 investment on a five-year contract totaling nearly $9.2 million to the national advanced materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute, LIFT, to address manufacturing challenges associated with ceramic matrix composites (CMC). This announcement was delayed due to the government...

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