SXSW Resources 2024

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Information about Manufacturing USA

Manufacturing USA® is a national network created to secure U.S. global leadership in advanced manufacturing through large-scale public-private collaboration on technology, supply chain, and education and workforce development. The network comprises the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Energy, Defense, their sponsored manufacturing innovation institutes, and six additional federal agency partners, creating a whole-of-government, national effort to drive innovation in manufacturing. 

In 2022, the network collectively worked with over 2,500 member organizations, 63% of which are manufacturing firms, and 73% of these are small manufacturers, collaborated on over 670 major technology and workforce R&D projects, engaged over 106,000 people in advanced manufacturing training, and invested $416M in these activities from state, industry, and federal funds.

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If you are interested in a career in manufacturing, meet our Modern Makers and visit our Manufacturing Workforce Development page.

Watch the full panel recording:

Manufacturing USA at SXSW 2024: Reimagining Energy Use with Digital Technologies
Manufacturing USA at SXSW 2024: Reimagining Energy Use with Digital Technologies

additional resources from our sxsw panelists

The Smart Manufacturing Institute (CESMII)

Contact information: 

Jillian Kupchella, Director of Marketing, jillian.kupchella [at] cesmii.org (jillian[dot]kupchella[at]cesmii[dot]org)

Sign up for the CESMII monthly newsletter here.

Project Information:

Augmented Reality Platform for Smart Manufacturing of Wind Turbines

USCAR Roadmap for Automotive Smart Manufacturing

The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), The Composites Institute

Contact information:

Sign up for the IACMI newsletter here.

Project Information:

Tennessee's Carbon Valley

Video about IACMI's partnership with Volkswagen and IDI Composites to make a composite liftgate for the Volkswagen Atlas

REMADE Institute

Contact Information:

Megan Connor Murphy, Director, Marketing and Communications, mconnormurphy [at] remadeinstitute.org (mconnormurphy[at]remadeinstitute[dot]org)

Project Information:

Sustainable shoe/sneaker project with Adidas and Allbirds

Condition Assessment of Used Electronics

Commercial Removal of Iron (Fe) and Manganese (Mn) from Molten Aluminum Scrap Melts

NextFlex

Contact Information:

Karen Savala, Director of Marketing, Membership and Events, ksavala [at] nextflex.us (ksavala[at]nextflex[dot]us)

Project Information:

More information about NextFlex

NextFlex Technology Hub

NextFlex Technology Hub Virtual Tour