Photo of Professor Gary Fedder of Carnegie Mellon University
Siemens
Automation, Collaboration, Manufacturing, Robotics
How university-industry-collaboration is driving the digital manufacturing evolution: Insights from Prof. Gary Fedder.

Gary Fedder, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in the United States, has been a pivotal figure in advanced manufacturing for over 30 years. As faculty director of the Manufacturing Futures Institute (MFI) at CMU and...

ExecutiveGov Graphic featuring a photo of Nigel Francis from LIFT
ExecutiveGov.com
Facilities, Materials

Organizations and companies in the U.S. industrial base, including academia and startups, have been invited to tap the capabilities of the that the Leading Innovations For Tomorrow, or LIFT , program has established in Detroit.

The center can rapidly bring concepts of new materials to...

Photo of LIFT's Advanced Metallic Production and Processing center. Credit: The Fabricator
The Fabricator
Facilities, Materials

LIFT, the Department of Defense-supported national advanced materials manufacturing innovation institute, has officially opened the Advanced Metallic Production and Processing center in Detroit. This facility will play a critical role in strengthening the U.S. industrial base by accelerating the design, development, and deployment of novel...

Graphic with headshots of Suzy Teele, Maria Curry-Nkansah, Kathie Leonard, and Jeff Winters from the SXSW panel
Smart Industry
Automation, Digital Manufacturing, Event, Fabrics, Manufacturing Jobs, Smart Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Workforce

Experts with diverse manufacturing backgrounds from the 91¿´Æ¬ network, presenting at the South by Southwest Conference in Austin, Texas, last month, explored U.S. manufacturing, what technologies the next few decades will bring, and what steps manufacturers big and small can take to future-proof their business.

While manufacturing has...

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Industry Today
Automation, Digital Manufacturing, Manufacturing Jobs, Modern Makers
Olivia Morales: A manufacturing landscape that is future proof.

International Women’s Day is, in many ways, just another day. It’s not a big holiday that garners a lot of attention, and is likely overlooked. If you’d asked me a month ago what its date was, I wouldn’t have been able to tell you. But I’m a woman! Shouldn’t I be aware of a day that...