How do you predict the future without a crystal ball? With data, insight, and experience. At least, that’s how a panel of experts from the Manufacturing USA network recently tackled the topic of “factories of the future” at the renowned SXSW conference in Austin, Texas.

ARM Institute’s Suzy Teele moderated the session titled “ Smart, Sustainable...

Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc. ( AFFOA ) is proud to announce the addition of Eric D. Evans , Ph.D., to its Board of Directors. The newest member of the Institute brings a vast knowledge of technology transfer and strategy, as well as national security and educational outreach.

Evans served as the 11th director of MIT Lincoln...

DoD Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) MII provided an institute overview and demonstrated technology capabilities at its Cambridge, MA headquarters to Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu on May 31.

AFFOA represents a Fabric Innovation Network of over 150 members, including large and small companies and...

Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) announced the selection of Loomia and Z-Polymers as the first two Product Accelerator for Functional Fabrics (PAFF) program awardees. This first-of-its-kind initiative is designed to enable organizations to leverage AFFOA’s capabilities and personnel, at no direct cost, to increase the speed to market...

Dr. Steven Wax, performing the duties of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology, recently concluded a visit to two of the Department of Defense’s nine Manufacturing Innovation Institutes. The visit included both the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute/BioFabUSA and Advanced Functional Fabrics of America.

MIIs were...