Lightweight Materials, Workforce

After recently reaching its goal of enrolling 101 soldiers in its “Operation Next” military transition program pilot, LIFT – Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow, a Detroit-based, Department of Defense-funded applied research and development institute operated by the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ALMMII)...

Smart Manufacturing

CESMII - the Smart Manufacturing Institute today introduced of a new class of projects available to Institute members and prospective members, further enhancing their access to Institute-developed technologies, training and CESMII Smart Manufacturing Platform™ infrastructure. Members and prospective members are free at anytime to submit proposals...

Lightweight Materials

LIFT – Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow, a Detroit-based advanced manufacturing innovation institute, operated by the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ALMMII), today announced it has extended the lease on its Corktown research and development facility for another five years.

LIFT, which was established by the...

Education, Flexible Hybrid Electronics, Manufacturing Day, Workforce

On October 11, at Jabil Blue Sky Innovation Center in San Jose, over 125 high school students gathered to learn more about how they can pursue careers in manufacturing. Students from around Silicon Valley – representing Lincoln, Yerba Buena, Piedmont, Overfelt, Metro Ed, Leigh, and Fremont, Cupertino and Monta Vista High Schools – toured the...

Additive Manufacturing

America Makes and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) today announced the release of an online, interactive portal to track activity by the standardization community to address the gaps identified in the Standardization Roadmap for Additive Manufacturing (Version 2.0) published in June 2018 by the America Makes & ANSI Additive...