Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jim Tressel, and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik today announced the creation of Ohio’s fourth Innovation Hub in Youngstown, OH. This new collaboration will further strengthen Youngstown’s position as a global leader in additive manufacturing (AM) research, technology, and workforce...

In this episode of Photonics in Focus, Nathan Lin, AIM Photonics’ Director of Outreach, talks with Kevin McComber, Founder and Executive Director of the Spark Photonics Foundation. Dedicated to inspiring the next generation of innovators, the Foundation provides practical, hands-on STEM education and outreach that connects K-12 students with real...

The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation ® (IACMI) , also known as IACMI–The Composites Institute®, celebrates today a decade of revitalizing American manufacturing and strengthening the nation’s defense industrial base. Established by the Department of Energy (DOE), IACMI was announced as the fifth of now 17 Manufacturing...

Suzy Teele, ARM Institute Chief Strategy Officer, was recently nominated for and named to ARM Member A3 – the Association for Advancing Automation’s Robotics Technology Strategy Board . This board provides strategic direction to A3 and helps the organization stay on top of industry trends and needs. Directors on the board demonstrate expertise...

Purdue University is taking manufacturers somewhere they have never been: inside a blast furnace.

The university’s physics-based, data-driven, next-generation Integrated Virtual Blast Furnace (IVBF) mirrors a blast furnace, enabling an unprecedented interior view and providing an example of how manufacturing is embracing digital twin technology...