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By Bonnie GurneyApr 15, 2025

The Manufacturing Technology Series EAST brings together manufacturing professionals with exciting advancements to shape the future of the industry, May 13-15, 2025, in West Springfield, Massachusetts.

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By Benjamin MosesApr 07, 2025

Technology development partners can take multiple forms. These include universities, Manufacturing USA institutes, the Department of Energy’s national laboratories, and AMT’s research and education affiliates.  

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By Catherine “Cat” RossMar 31, 2025

“Hey, I got a scholarship from Metallica.”

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By Christopher ChidzikMar 26, 2025

Prior to 2012, educational institutions would order, on average, only about $10 million of manufacturing technology per year. Beginning in 2012, those purchases began to accelerate, resulting in orders being over five times higher by 2024.

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By Bonnie GurneyMay 17, 2023

The MFG Meeting provided nearly 400 attendees with actionable insights on economic political, demographic, social, educational, and technological issues, while social and networking events promoted collaboration.

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By Kathy KeyesSep 28, 2022

Organized. Fun. Lit. Generous. Sleek. These are some of the words students and teachers used to describe United Grinding’s open house tour of its high-tech industrial facility in Miamisburg, Ohio.

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By Catherine “Cat” RossJul 19, 2022

Thousands of students will convene to explore the digital technologies underpinning manufacturing, space exploration, and more.

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By Greg JonesMay 10, 2022

A working model for IT advisory councils has been developed that can easily be adopted to manufacturing: The Business and Industry Leadership Teams initiative prescribes seven common-sense tactics for a successful partnership between industry and academia.

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By Catherine “Cat” RossApr 21, 2022

When a group of Minneapolis-area manufacturers couldn’t find qualified CNC service techs, they took matters into their own hands and helped develop a new two-year degree program at Anoka Technical College. Learn more.

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By Catherine “Cat” RossJan 26, 2022

If you build it, they will come. But what if you build it better? What if building it better leads to more good jobs, community revitalization, and regional economic growth? That is the goal of EDA's Build Back Better Regional Challenge. 

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