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
SXSW Quartet Contends With Last Five Years of Change in Manufacturing

Experts with diverse manufacturing backgrounds from the 91心頭 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...

Department of Energy
Announcement, Workforce
DOE and MSRDC Partner to Expand Access to Expertise at Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institutes

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in partnership with the MSI STEM Research & Development Consortium (MSRDC), announced a new request for proposals (RFP) to connect underrepresented groups from Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to the expertise, network, and resources at DOEs Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institutes.

This program...

Education, Workforce
President Bidens Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Would Bolster Key Commerce Department Initiatives

The Biden-Harris Administration submitted to Congress the Presidents Budget for fiscal year 2024. President Bidens 2024 Budget for the Department of Commerce makes historic investments to drive U.S. innovation and global competitiveness, foster inclusive capitalism and equitable economic growth, address the climate crisis, and expand opportunity...

SME
Education, Sustainable Manufacturing, Workforce
Advancing Manufacturing by Any Means or Name

The now ubiquitous terms Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing are effectively synonyms capturing the convergence of technologies that have progressed at an exponential pace over the last several decades. Around 2011, Europe and its industrial base began releasing a strategy for the next industrial revolution, dubbed Industry 4.0.

At least five...