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Industry Today
Automation, Digital Manufacturing, Event, Fabrics, Manufacturing Jobs, Smart Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Workforce

Experts with diverse manufacturing backgrounds from the Manufacturing USA 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...

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SME
Automation, Robotics, Workforce

In January 2017, the ARM Institute was created as the robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence (AI) Department of Defense Manufacturing Innovation Institute and part of the Manufacturing USA network. The ARM Institute has three key pillars: ecosystem expertise, technical solutions, and workforce development.

Eight years—and hundreds of...

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Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
Cybersecurity, Electronics, Manufacturing Jobs, Modern Makers, Robotics
These three women engineers are not only leaders in their fields, but are also strong advocates for STEM education who are dedicated to mentoring the next generation of women in manufacturing.

In high school, Helena Cristobal wanted to invent the “infinite battery.” She now works at the forefront of the electric vehicle (EV) charging industry.

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