SXSW Resources 2025

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Thank you for attending our SXSW panel session: Smart, Sustainable, Streamlined: Factories of the Future

 

 

 

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 2023, the network collectively worked with over 2,900 member organizations, 63% of which are manufacturing firms, and 73% of these are small manufacturers, collaborated on over 920 major technology and workforce R&D projects, engaged over 150,700 people in advanced manufacturing training, and invested $539M 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, visit our Manufacturing Workforce Development page, and check out EWD Connect to find workforce programs offered by our institutes.

Listen to the full panel (with the slides presented)

Manufacturing USA at SXSW: Factories of the Future
Manufacturing USA at SXSW: Factories of the Future

additional resources from our sxsw panel

AFFOA

Contact information:

Joshua Rapoza, Director of Marketing & Communications, jrapoza [at] affoa.org (jrapoza[at]affoa[dot]org) 

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Institute Information:

For more information on AFFOA, visit https://affoa.org/about/

 

ARM Institute

Contact information:

For more information, email: contact [at] arminstitute.org (contact[at]arminstitute[dot]org) 

Sign up for the ARM Institute newsletter here.

Institute Information:

For more information on the ARM Institute, visit https://arminstitute.org/

To learn more about careers in robotics, visit www.roboticscareer.org

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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.

Institute Information:

CESMII's resource page for this SXSW session: https://www.cesmii.org/sxsw-cesmii-resources/

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Institute Information:

Learn more about EPIXC and membership here.