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June 13, 2024

The Power of One

June 13, 2024 – It all started with one. After America’s Cutting Edge launched in December 2020, the program got its start with its first online registrant. That was the […]

June 7, 2024

Minnesota’s Major Mobile Machining Milestone

June 7, 2024 – It’s an alliteration of a title – yet also a crystal-clear conclusion about the newest effort to revitalize domestic machining. For months, America’s Cutting Edge (ACE) […]

May 1, 2024

Measuring Up to Spec

May 1, 2024 – When you go to the grocery store to pick up fresh produce, you’ll often pay per pound, but have you ever wondered just how accurate the […]

April 10, 2024

IACMI, Mastercam announce dynamic workforce program partnership

America’s Cutting Edge, managed by the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation, has added Mastercam as a featured option for program participants April 10, 2024 – The machining industry’s talent […]

December 7, 2023

America’s Cutting Edge celebrates three years

America’s Cutting Edge celebrates three years of growth. The program is designed to help revitalize United States manufacturing.

September 27, 2023

National Manufacturing Day 2023

National Manufacturing Day is officially Friday, October 6, but why limit celebrating manufacturing to just a day? IACMI members and our ACE partners are hosting events throughout  October!  Manufacturing Days […]

September 14, 2023

ACE Expands Machine Tools Workforce Training Centers into Minnesota

Emerging national network of machine tool workforce development centers supported by Department of Defense aims to revitalize American manufacturing KNOXVILLE, TN (September 14, 2023) – The Institute for Advanced Composites […]

August 31, 2023

ACE Training Hits Milestone Aimed at Rebuilding Job Skills in U.S. Manufacturing

Expanding Machine Tool Training Centers Doubles Number of Trainees in 6 months August 31, 2023 — In celebration of upcoming Labor Day which honors hard working Americans, the Institute for […]

May 2, 2023

RCBI is now the Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center

As posted April 27, 2023, on RCBI.org Marshall University President Brad D. Smith joined campus and community leaders, policymakers, and team members of the Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) this week to […]

March 15, 2023

Scaling Up: How ACE is Expanding Nationally

March 15, 2023 – “This effort to train the next generation workforce, from entrepreneurs to machinists, is a dream come true,” says Dr. Tony Schmitz, developer of the America’s Cutting […]