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Flexible Hybrid Electronics
Nextflex Convenes the Hybrid Electronics Community at Binghampton University

Binghamton University hosted the NextFlex hybrid electronics community on April 18 for a day of expert presentations, breakout sessions on technology and manufacturing topics, and networking. Seventy-five attendees from industry, academia, and government convened to provide presentations in two technical sessions. The first focused on the enabling...

AFRL NextFlex Arduino FHE
NextFlex
Flexible Hybrid Electronics
Nextflex’S Education & Workforce Development Working Group Launches

In April, NextFlex launched its Education & Workforce Development Working Group with its kickoff meeting. Over 40 committed members and stakeholders met to share their insights into education and workforce development initiatives. The working group broke out into three subgroups focusing on roadmapping, K-12, and work-based learning programs, and...

Group photo of Manufacturing USA panelists at SOUTHTEC
America Makes, CESMII, CyManII, NextFlex, AIM Photonics, ARM, IACMI, LIFT, MxD
Education, Manufacturing Day
2023 Manufacturing Month Round-up

The Manufacturing USA institutes and supporting Federal agencies were exceptionally busy with their partners, members, and community organizers during this year’s Manufacturing Month. Several institutes lead or participated in events that will have strong local and national impacts for years to come. What follows are a few highlights:

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External News

Manufacturing
Biden-Harris Administration Launches Next Phase for Over $5 Billion in CHIPS R&D Investments, Including the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC)

Today, leaders from the Departments of Commerce, Defense, and Energy; and the National Science Foundation; and the Chief Executive Officer of the National Center for the Advancement of Semiconductor Technology (Natcast) gathered at the White House to announce over $5 billion in expected investment in the CHIPS R&D program, including the National...

Our Network @ Work

Graphic showing the United States with interconnected bright blue lines. There are 8 images overlaid in circles: semiconductor chip, wind turbine, two manufacturing employees, a handshake, woman working in a lab, hologram of data coming from a laptop, welder working on a truck panel in a plant, robotic arm
CESMII, NextFlex, NIIMBL, RAPID
Automation, Biopharmaceutical, Facilities, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Process, Smart Manufacturing
How Manufacturing USA Institutes Innovate & Reduce IP Risks with Pre-Competitive Collaboration

It’s a challenge for any company to efficiently invest in research and development (R&D) for advanced manufacturing applications. Costs are high and success is not a given. Joining industry peers in R&D to reduce risk also presents a dilemma: How do you help drive your company and the industry forward with technological innovation without...