FlexFactor™ by NextFlex wrapped up a very active and successful Fall 2017 semester with 13 program iterations spread across five Silicon Valley school districts and six high schools, including Westmont, Leigh, Branham, Lincoln, Wilcox, and Independence. Four-hundred twenty-five students actively participated, coming up with 80 FHE-enabled product...

As part of an AIM Photonics Academy Workforce Development Project, the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) piloted a two-unit undergraduate course called “Workforce and Internship Skills.” The class offered 28 STEM students training on topics that are essential to workplace success, but are rarely taught in college.

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A 9-meter wind blade prototype, fabricated and assembled at the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) in Colorado, IACMI’s Wind Technology Area, has been selected as a finalist for the 2017 CAMX Combined strength Award. The blade will be on display at the CAMX 2017 alongside the IACMI booth. IACMI , the Institute for Advanced Composites...

NC State works with seven Manufacturing USA institutes to bring new technologies and new jobs to North Carolina and strengthen manufacturing across the U.S. According to Chancellor Randy Woodson, “We have invested resources strategically and deliberately to align with industry needs. Our partnership in these institutes reflects that we’ve done this...

Two of the Manufacturing USA Institutes are leading the charge in developing a new generation of Advanced Manufacturing professionals. PowerAmerica and Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow (LIFT) have each worked with strategic partners to launch new training programs.

PowerAmerica and team member EPTAC Corporation...