Join the NIST Office of Advanced Manufacturing for a new webinar series! Accelerating Innovation: Project Impacts from Manufacturing USA will highlight the technical project impacts of the Manufacturing USA institutes and their project partners. Discover exciting technological advancements, improved manufacturing processes, and learn about related collaboration opportunities. The series kicks off on January 15, 2026, at 12 p.m. ET (postponed from October 2025). Register today for one event or all four.

Digitization, Automation, and Supply Chains January 15, 2026 at 12 pm ET

Featuring:

Local Health Alert System (LHAS),

Institute: MxD

Presented by Ian Taylor (Simba Chain).

Robotics and Automation Decision Framework for Agility and Resilience (RADAR).

Institute: ARM Institute

Presented by Eleftherios Iakovou (Texas A&M University).

Rx Product Marketplace Orchestrator: An Open Product Marketplace Orchestrator for Rapid-Response Across (Rx) Health and Medical Supply and Demand Chains.

Institute: MxD

Presented by Kyoung-yun Kim, (Wayne State University), Karl Haapala, (Oregon State University), and Gul Kremer, (University of Dayton).

Webinars are scheduled monthly, January through April. Future sessions will include:

• February 19, 2026: Automation and Modular Processes, featuring projects from AFFOA, ARM Institute, and RAPID

• March 19, 2026: Biopharmaceuticals and Filtration, featuring projects from BioMADE and America Makes

• April 9, 2026: Sensors, featuring projects from AIM Photonics and RAPID

This series aims to highlight the successes and achievements of projects sponsored by NIST Office of Advanced Manufacturing. We hope you’ll join us to learn more about these exciting innovations.

Who should attend? CTOs, COOs, project managers, technical leaders across the Manufacturing USA institutes, their agency sponsors, and participating member organizations.

Questions? Contact Erin Rushing (erin.rushing@nist.gov).