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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 […]

February 2, 2023

Digital twins: Smart manufacturing’s DNA for a bright future

Written by: Stephan Biller, Amrine Distinguished Professor in Industrial Engineering and the Purdue Business School at Purdue University Our current political divisiveness is grounded in the separation of haves and […]

February 1, 2023

ACE Expands Machine Tools Workforce Training Centers into Florida

Emerging national network of machine tool workforce development centers aims to revitalize American manufacturing. The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing InnovationÒ (IACMI) announced today it is expanding America’s Cutting Edge […]

February 1, 2023

CNC Bootcamp returns to Oak Ridge this spring

A popular bootcamp is returning to Oak Ridge High School this spring thanks to a recent partnership between Roane State Community College and the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation® […]

January 11, 2023

NTMA Endorses ACE Workforce Program

America’s Cutting Edge provides free machine tool training aimed at revitalizing American manufacturing KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (January 11, 2023) – The National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA) announced the endorsement today […]

December 13, 2022

North Carolina A&T, Alamance Community College Partner to Provide No-cost Precision Machining Training

America’s Cutting Edge CNC Program Aims to Revitalize American Manufacturing (December 13, 2022) – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (N.C. A&T) and Alamance Community College (ACC) have kicked […]