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CESMII: Collaborative Ecosystems for Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute
CESMII
Announcement, Digital Manufacturing, Smart Manufacturing
CESMII Acronym Update – Emphasizing Collaborations in Smart Manufacturing

We’re excited to share an important update that reflects the evolution of CESMII’s role in transforming manufacturing. As collaboration continues to drive innovation, we are updating the meaning of “CESMII” to: Collaborative Ecosystems for Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute.

This change aligns with a growing movement within our network...

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CESMII
Podcast, Smart Manufacturing
Smart Manufacturing Mindset™: Vision, Execution and Sustaining Success

Welcome to Season 2 of Smart Manufacturing Mindset™ from CESMII !

We’re changing a few things up this season to take a deeper look at the many facets of Smart Manufacturing (SM). This month, we’re talking about one of the most critical factors for success: leadership. It’s not just about setting a vision—it’s about driving real impact and...

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AFFOA, ARM, CESMII, EPIXC
Automation, Collaboration, Digital Manufacturing, Event, Fabrics, Innovation, Manufacturing Jobs, Reshoring, Robotics, Smart Manufacturing, Workforce
Envisioning the Future of Manufacturing at SXSW

How do you predict the future without a crystal ball? With data, insight, and experience. At least, that’s how a panel of experts from the Manufacturing USA network recently tackled the topic of “factories of the future” at the renowned SXSW conference in Austin, Texas.

ARM Institute’s Suzy Teele moderated the session titled “ Smart, Sustainable...

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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 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
Raised by Women Redefining Normal
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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AIM Photonics, ARM, CESMII, CyManII, LIFT, PowerAmerica
Cybersecurity, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Jobs, Materials, Photonics, Robotics, Semi-Conductor, Smart Manufacturing, Workforce
Building the Manufacturing Talent Pipeline

“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...