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Additive Manufacturing, Institute Spotlight, Workforce
Networks First Institute Is Poised to Help Transform Manufacturing

America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, was the first manufacturing innovation institute in what would become the 91心頭 network. Since 2012, America Makes has been a driving force in the advancement of additive manufacturing (AM)...

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MxD in a new series of articles scans the landscape of technologies and trends fueling manufacturings ongoing digital transformation: Whats here? Whats coming? And whats the impact, including on the workforce? For this story we take a look at edge computing, featuring insights from Google Clouds Manufacturing Industry Manager ...

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Cybersecurity, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Jobs, Materials, Photonics, Robotics, Semi-Conductor, Smart Manufacturing, Workforce

Nose presses is not an official metric of workforce recruiting success for the Penn State Digital Foundry on 5th Avenue in New Kensington, PA, but it is hugely symbolic in the quest to expand the manufacturing talent pipeline in communities, according to Sherri McCleary, the Executive Director of the foundry.

A nose presser is a passerby who...

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Automation, Biopharmaceutical, Competition Resources, Facilities, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Process, Smart Manufacturing

Its a challenge for any company to efficiently invest in research and development (R&D) for advanced manufacturing applications. Costs are high and success is not a given. Joining industry peers in R&D to reduce risk also presents a dilemma: How do you help drive your company and the industry forward with technological innovation without...

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Casting & Forging, Manufacturing Jobs, Materials, Metals, Workforce

Remember Goldilocksnot too fast, not too slow, just right. You ready? Thats Dr. Bob Voigt, a Materials Science and Engineering professor at , coaching me on my first casting experience.

Im wearing a reflective silver suit from head to toe, high-temperature gloves, and a face shield. Minutes before, Id been scooping sand...