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While September may feel far away, it's never too early to save the date for our 2025 Annual Member Meeting! This member-exclusive event will take place in Pittsburgh, PA September 3-5. Registration information will be sent this spring. Our Annual Member Meeting convenes hundreds of subject matter experts across industry, government, and academia for 2.5 days of networking, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing. This event is open only to ARM Members. Learn more about our 2024 Member Meeting in the video below or at this link: https://lnkd.in/ei4SkxpS Not a Member? Explore membership here: https://lnkd.in/e7YMPF5k or email [email protected] to join in time to attend. Thank you to ARM Members Corey Adams MBA, Clint C., Laura Evans, Aaron Prather, and Curtis Richardson for providing insights into why they attend and find value in our Annual Member Meeting!

If you’ve ever sat on a bench, tossed trash in a receptacle, or gathered around a table in a public space, you’ve likely used many of the commercial site furnishings manufactured by Keystone Ridge Designs, Inc. With almost 30 years of growth and experience, Keystone Ridge Designs remains one of the many small to medium-sized manufacturers that power our nation’s economy. Recently, Keystone Ridge Designs wanted to explore how robotics might be able to further enhance their manufacturing competitiveness, but they weren’t sure where to start. ARM Member Catalyst Connection referred them to our Robotics Manufacturing Hub team and their robotics journey took off! They were able to leverage free services provided by the Robotics Manufacturing Hub to evaluate their operations, receive a free, customized proof-of-concept, and support the installation of their new robotics system. Check out the full success story in the link below, including how our team not only helped this manufacturer, but also helped to connect other partners and equipment providers within our consortium to this opportunity. https://lnkd.in/eawF-8-F

Our March newsletter will drop soon! From Project Call updates to industry insights, check out what you missed in our February edition. Access our February edition and subscribe to our mailing list here: https://lnkd.in/esXTw5pw

ARM Members: Join us next Thursday (April 3) for a webinar exploring collaboration possibilities and a new RFI for Members around robotics for the textile goods industry with Tapestry and RecircledOfficial! Tapestry Inc., an American multinational fashion holding company, is interested in working with the ARM Institute and our consortium members to explore how robotics and automation can enhance their operations and address their areas of need, specifically those related to circularity: the ability to take back products and get as much value out of that material at the end of a product's life. This webinar will explore these needs in more detail, enable ARM Members to ask questions, and outline the process for submitting concepts and solutions to possibly work with Recircled and Tapestry on these efforts. Log into the ARM Member Community to register: https://lnkd.in/ekMMcgH7 or email us at [email protected] for assistance using the Community

There's just one week left to submit proposals for our Project Call supporting our National Repository for AI-Based Manufacturing Resources, currently called AI Data Foundry! This Project Call and its associated Special Topic Areas and Manufacturing Areas of Interest are focused on developing and demonstrating the viability of a national repository for AI-based manufacturing solutions by focusing on the following objectives: ?? Data Collection and Organization ?? Data Quality and Trust ?? Robotic AI Manufacturing Skills and Models ?? Transfer Learning Step one concept proposals for this Project Call are due on March 31, 2025 in the ARM Member Community. Log in here: https://lnkd.in/ekMMcgH7 or email [email protected] for assistance. Learn more in the link below https://lnkd.in/enAHHAm6

Earlier this week, Jay Douglass (ARM Institute Chief Operating Officer) joined Generis for their American Manufacturing Conference. During the conference, Jay moderated a panel discussion exploring Industry 5.0: The Next Phase That's Now, which detailed nascent trends will define the next decade of manufacturing, identified common themes during technology leaps and applied them to what we are seeing now, outlined how to navigate change while keeping your company's values consistent and goal-oriented

Calling manufacturers! Join the?ARM Institute’s Robotics Manufacturing Hub?and?Catalyst Connection?for a free workshop exploring robotics for visual inspection on April 29 at our Pittsburgh HQ!?In this workshop, you’ll learn how robotics can strengthen your inspection processes by catching defects, improving quality and efficiency, minimizing manual inspection processes, and more. We will dive into camera types (2D vs 3D), lighting, CMM tending, robotic laser scanning. software and even how AI works in this application area. Stay tuned for our agenda! This workshop will feature expert-led presentations, an exhibit hall of robotics suppliers, robotics demonstrations, and more. ?? Register to attend in-person here: https://lnkd.in/eNNGvQ4f ?? Register to attend virtually here: https://lnkd.in/ebPEqfni Still not sure? Check out this piece about the Robotic Welding Workshop we hosted as part of this workshop series in the fall: https://lnkd.in/e94T83BW #manufacturers #manufacturing New Economy Collaborative

It's here: ARM Members, check your emails for our 2025 Annual ARM Member Meeting sponsorship program! At a glance, this year's program features: ?? Our ever-popular Member Showcase tables with discounted early bird rates ?? Discounts on general conference sponsorship for Gold, Silver, and Core Members ?? New opportunities to sponsor our ARM Champions Dinner and Mill 19 Networking Reception ?? New opportunities to brand our meeting giveaway items ?? Refreshment break and lunch sponsorships Email [email protected] to secure your sponsorship or to learn more. Our 2025 Annual Member Meeting will take place Sept. 3-5 in Pittsburgh, PA. General event registration will open next month - stay tuned. The ARM Member Meeting is open only to ARM Institute Members. Explore our 2024 event here: https://lnkd.in/ei4SkxpS or email us at [email protected] to learn more.

Catch up with Lisa Masciantonio, ARM Institute Chief Workforce Officer in this piece from Automation World! In this interview, Lisa explores how the ARM Institute and our partners are preparing workers to work with robotics and AI in manufacturing https://lnkd.in/gtzivZwX

Last chance to register! Join us tomorrow (March 18) at 1 PM ET for a webinar exploring our new RoboticsCareer.org capabilities that better connect hiring organizations to robotics talent! In this webinar, John Zappa (ARM Institute Director of Product Management) will detail how RoboticsCareer.org helps you: ?? Identify and contact job seekers who have the skills you need through our free talent database ?? Post your jobs, internships, and apprenticeships to reach an engaged audience? ?? Opt into email notifications to get regular notifications about available prospects whose skills align with your needs While this webinar will be particularly helpful for recruiters, HR contacts, managers, and others hiring for robotics roles, it will also help other stakeholders, from training providers to the general public, better understand the full capabilities of RoboticsCareer.org. Learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/gqHpZtg8. Can't join at the scheduled time? Register to receive the recording.