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December 12, 2025

IACMI Launches ‘Make It In America’ National Outreach Campaign

Dec. 11, 2025 (Knoxville, Tenn.) – IACMI–The Composites Institute® (IACMI), today announced the launch of ‘Make It In America’, a national outreach campaign to raise awareness of careers in advanced […]

December 8, 2025

Half a Decade of Impact: ACE’s Growth

Dec. 8, 2025 – It all started at a kitchen counter in 2020. Dr. Tony Schmitz was preparing something that would balloon into a nationwide initiative: the first online CNC […]

March 29, 2025

Mastercam: Manufacturing companies who don’t use this will miss out

BELLEVILLE, Ill. (March 31, 2025) – Career advancement. Improved productivity. Cost savings. These are a few of the benefits you could get after the latest development in a partnership between […]

March 25, 2025

Winona State Partners with IACMI and ACE to Address Regional Industry Needs

WINONA, Minn. (March 25, 2025) – Winona State University will partner with the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) to support advanced composites manufacturing training that aligns with the needs of the regional industry […]

October 22, 2024

IACMI Announces Key Partnerships with Mississippi State University and Penn State Behrend

Knoxville, TN (Oct. 22, 2024) – The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) announced today two new partnerships with Mississippi State University in Starkville, MS, and Penn State Behrend […]

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.