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Smart Industry
Automation, Digital Manufacturing, Event, Fabrics, Manufacturing Jobs, Smart Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Workforce
SXSW Quartet Contends With Last Five Years of Change in Manufacturing

Experts with diverse manufacturing backgrounds from the Manufacturing USA network, presenting at the South by Southwest Conference in Austin, Texas, last month, explored U.S. manufacturing, what technologies the next few decades will bring, and what steps manufacturers big and small can take to future-proof their business.

While manufacturing has...

Supply Chain
Supply Chain - Unfiltered - Ep. 47 Risks and Rewards of a Domestic Supply Chain Rush

Join us for a podcast episode tailor-made for small-to-midsize manufacturers looking for a leg up on their U.S. based business. Guest Ira Moskowitz, CEO of the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute, breaks down the mechanics behind today’s domestic supply chain rush. You’ll learn about federal and state-funded grants and programs...

ASME
Biofabrication, Biomanufacturing, Biopharmaceutical, COVID-19, Supply Chain
Government Action Creates a Ripple Effect on Supply Chain

Some of the images from the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic are indelible: doctors and nurses wearing garbage bags instead of gowns and reusing the same protective mask for days at a time; homemade plastic face shields replacing professional-grade models; live coverage of deliveries of personal protective equipment to hard-hit hospitals. The...

Department of Commerce
COVID-19, Education, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Workforce
President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Calls for Critical Investments in Key Commerce Priorities

The Biden-Harris Administration today submitted to Congress the President’s Budget for fiscal year 2023. The President’s 2023 Budget for the Department of Commerce makes historic investments to strengthen domestic supply chains through domestic manufacturing, help distressed communities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, uplift minority-owned...