Modern Maker Sam Pankratz started flying radio-controlled airplanes as a hobby, but it turned into a lifelong passion! ✈️ His love for flying has taken him all over the country and led to amazing friendships. Now, Sam is a Mechanical Engineer at Anduril Industries, where he's working on advanced systems for unmanned aircraft. He's focused on lightweight materials, 3D printing, and prototyping parts. Sam recently finished his master's degree at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and became part of the IACMI – The Composites Institute community. He was involved in workforce training and composites research. The best part of Sam's job? Seeing his own parts actually fly and work perfectly! 🚀 Meet Sam: https://lnkd.in/e_DYBcZ7 #ModernMakers #MFGUSA #IACMI #AdvancedManufacturing #ManufacturingCareers #Engineer
About us
Manufacturing USA was created in 2014 to secure U.S. global leadership in advanced manufacturing by connecting people, ideas, and technology. Manufacturing USA institutes convene business competitors, academic institutions, and other stakeholders to test applications of new technology, create new products, reduce cost and risk, and enable the manufacturing workforce with the skills of the future. The Manufacturing USA network is operated by the interagency Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office, which is headquartered in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in the Department of Commerce. The office operates in partnership with the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the Departments of Education, Agriculture, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Labor.
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https://www.manufacturingusa.com/
External link for Manufacturing USA
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- Manufacturing
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
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- Gaithersburg, Maryland
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- 2014
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Modern Maker Olivia Morales ensures that machines can talk to each other and share data. It sounds easy, but it's actually pretty complicated! Most machines are built to work alone, and they use different software systems (OT and IT). Olivia's job is to figure out how to make them work together. As a Solutions Architect at CESMII, Olivia writes code, reads technical specs, talks to manufacturers, and solves problems to get data flowing. She works with both hardware and software. Olivia thinks manufacturing is cool, but not in a flashy way. She loves that her work brings together different companies to collaborate and reduce energy consumption. ♻️ Meet Olivia: https://lnkd.in/e6Z29gan #ModernMaker #MFGUSA #CESMII #AdvancedManufacturing #SolutionsArchitect #Engineer
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Manufacturing offers well-paying jobs that require creativity, problem-solving, and innovation. Follow along each week to learn about exciting and rewarding careers in manufacturing as we highlight the 2024 Modern Makers. Modern Makers are individuals whose sense of purpose embodies the Manufacturing USA mission to secure the future of U.S. manufacturing through innovation, education, and collaboration. Meet the 2024 Modern Makers: https://lnkd.in/e3qigm45 #ModernMakers #MFGUSA #AdvancedManufacturing #ManufacturingCareers
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Good morning from day four of IMTS - International Manufacturing Technology Show ! Today's agenda: 🎙️ Join MxD's Berardino Baratta, LIFT's Christine Longroy, and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)'s Mike Molnar on the Main Stage at 9:30 AM CT for a discussion celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Manufacturing USA program, highlighting its vital role in spurring innovation, fostering collaboration, and enhancing education within the manufacturing sector. 🤖 Be sure to stop by the Automation Stage at 11:30 AM CT to hear Suzy Teele from ARM Institute learn how artificial intelligence can enable robots to perform even more complex and varied tasks on the factory floor. 🎤 Visit the Manufacturing USA booth (236156) throughout the day to hear short sessions from ARM Institute (2pm, and 3pm) and Manufacturing USA (11am, 12pm, and 4pm). ✏️ Head to the Smartforce Student Summit to meet with representatives from America's Cutting Edge (ACE), IACMI – The Composites Institute's METAL, and ARM Institute. https://lnkd.in/ew8fy3z4
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Good morning from day three of IMTS - International Manufacturing Technology Show 2024! Today's agenda: 🤝 Join Manufacturing USA institute leaders at IMTS+ AfterWords at 2:30 PM CT to Celebrate a decade of innovation and success with us and learn how you can be part of the future of manufacturing. 🕐 Be sure to stop by the Smart Manufacturing Showcase at 1 PM CT to hear LIFT VP, Tony Bromwell, give a talk on how to leverage a multi-threaded manufacturing strategy In additive Manufacturing 🔒 Stop by the Smart Manufacturing Showcase at 3:30 PM CT to hear how Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has partnered with CyManII | Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute to provide cybersecurity support to small- and medium-sized businesses across the country. 🎤 Visit the Manufacturing USA booth (236156) throughout the day to hear short sessions from America Makes (11am, 12pm, 2pm, 3pm, and 4pm). ✏️ Head to the Smartforce Student Summit to meet with representatives from America's Cutting Edge (ACE), IACMI – The Composites Institute's METAL, and ARM Institute. https://lnkd.in/ew8fy3z4
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This week, we’re representing the 17 institutes in the Manufacturing USA network at the IMTS - International Manufacturing Technology Show #SmartforceStudentSummit. We will be connecting with the students who represent the future of American manufacturing and the many incredible educators who will help them get there. Tomorrow morning at 10AM, stop by the SmartForce Student Summit Amphitheater to hear from #ModernMakers from CESMII, Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI) | BioFabUSA, and MxD as they share their stories on how they found their way into manufacturing careers. Be sure to stop by Booth 12129 after to meet them and ask questions. https://lnkd.in/ew8fy3z4
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Good morning from IMTS - International Manufacturing Technology Show! Today's agenda: 🔒 Be sure to stop by the Smart Manufacturing Showcase at 11 AM CT to hear CyManII | Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute CEO, Howard Grimes, give a talk on how we can all work together to help prevent ransomware attacks. 🎤 Visit the Manufacturing USA booth (236156) throughout the day to hear short sessions from Electrified Processes for Industry without Carbon (EPIXC) (11am, 2pm, and 4pm) and Manufacturing USA (12pm and 3pm) ✏️ Head to the Smartforce Student Summit to meet with representatives from America's Cutting Edge (ACE), IACMI – The Composites Institute's METAL, and ARM Institute. For a full schedule: https://lnkd.in/dKXnswZW #AdvancedManufacturing #MFGUSA #IMTS2024
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We are less than a week away from IMTS - International Manufacturing Technology Show 2024, the biennial manufacturing technology expo at McCormick Place in Chicago. Manufacturing USA will have a dedicated presence in the Automation Hall (booth 236156) and the Smartforce Student Summit (booth 121219), where we’ll share with industry how the Manufacturing USA network of 17 advanced manufacturing institutes has played a vital role in spurring innovation, fostering collaboration, and enhancing education within the manufacturing sector for the last decade. We can't wait to see you there! #IMTS24 https://lnkd.in/dKXnswZW
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Our bags are packed and we’re ready to go! It’s almost time for our favorite week in September: IMTS - International Manufacturing Technology Show 2024! We’ll be in booth 236156 on the Automation Floor all week, plus the Smartforce Student Summit and several show stages: https://lnkd.in/eBnCicSc Looking forward to catching up with AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology, hearing the latest from institutes Electrified Processes for Industry without Carbon (EPIXC), IACMI – The Composites Institute, ARM Institute, CESMII, CyManII | Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute, LIFT, America Makes, MxD, and Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI) | BioFabUSA. #IMTS2024
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⏰ ⏰ Tomorrow is the LAST day to vote for which sessions you would like to see at SXSW and SXSW EDU 2025. Manufacturing USA has four proposals under consideration that we need your help – and your vote – to add our voice to the conversation where tech innovators and creators discover what’s next. 🔹Panel 1: Four Fierce Women Changing the Face of Manufacturing https://lnkd.in/e4kyGdPX 🔹Panel 2: Factories of the Future https://lnkd.in/eRXGYZ8G 🔹Panel 3: Emerging Pathways for Modern Makers https://lnkd.in/er8hesYN 🔹Meet Up: Collaborative Innovation: Manufacturing USA's Unique Model https://lnkd.in/eqEjYG2m PanelPicker voting closes TOMORROW, Sunday, August 18 at 11:59PM PDT.