Join Manufacturing USA at TechConnect  

Manufacturing USA is excited to sponsor this year’s TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo in Raleigh, North Carolina, on March 10-12. This annual event connects top applied research and early-stage innovations from universities, labs, and startups with industry end users and scouts. Learn how Manufacturing USA can help scale up innovation by visiting the Manufacturing USA booth and attending sessions featuring AFFOA, PowerAmerica, and representatives from NIST’s Office of Advanced Manufacturing. In addition, attendees can provide feedback for the National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing during a special Town Hall event. 

NIIMBL eXperience for Educators Coming to Six Locations Nationwide 

Six organizations from five states and Puerto Rico have been selected to host the inaugural NIIMBL eXperience for Educators this summer. Each will offer an all-expenses-paid one- or two-day program introducing K-12 educators from the surrounding areas to the biopharmaceutical industry. The goal is to strengthen the industry’s talent pipelines by providing educators with knowledge, tools, and resources to share with their students.  

America Makes Announces Project Calls Worth $8M 

Through two new project calls, America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) will make available up to $8 million in funding for innovative additive manufacturing solutions. Powder Alloy Development for Additive Manufacturing (PADAM) 2.0 aims to advance the readiness, manufacturability, performance, and supply chain resilience of high-temperature refractory alloys for additive manufacturing. The objective for Artificial Intelligence for Material Allowables in Additive Manufacturing (AIM-4AM) is to develop an AI-driven framework that identifies and quantifies risk for stainless steel produced by laser powder bed fusion. Both project calls close March 25, 2026. 

MxD Helps Businesses Navigate Federal Cybersecurity Requirements