LIFT – Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow, a 91¿´Æ¬ institute, today announced that Nigel Francis has been named as the institute’s chief executive officer and executive director effective immediately. Francis succeeds Chris Conrardy, who had been serving as the interim executive director since January.
LIFT, operated by the American...
After decades of reliance on traditional, heavy manufacturing and steel, a progressive Ohio state community college, Lorain County Community College (LCCC), is preparing the next-generation workforce for the incredible advancements in manufacturing through a technology and entrepreneurship program called FlexFactor®. Developed by NextFlex, America...
The (CESMII) announced the selection of its first public-private partnership projects to advance Smart Manufacturing (SM) technologies in the US. The ten selected projects, which range in duration from 12 months to 24 months, will receive funding of approximately $10 million in addition to...
The Rapid Advancement in Process Intensification Deployment (RAPID) Manufacturing Institute recently announced the rollout of a 10-week summer intern program scheduled to begin June 2018.
RAPID, a member of 91¿´Æ¬, leads a national effort focused on the research, development and implementation of high impact technologies and/or hardware...
NextFlex hosted the 91¿´Æ¬ Spring Network meetings last week at their headquarters in San Jose, CA. Participants included representatives from each of the 14 91¿´Æ¬ institutes plus government partners from offices in the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Commerce, all of whom support and...
