Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 30.30
January 24, 2024
…Manufacturing Technology Program. The $35.4 million agreement will continue ARM Institute’s funding as a national Manufacturing Innovation Institute for through 2028, with an option to renew the contract again for another five years. If the DoD accepts the further renewal offer, ARM Institute's total possible primary investment increases to $70.4M over 10 years. The Institute’s original agreement with the DoD provided funding through January 2023. Following a successful review by the DoD Joint Defense Manufacturing Council (JDMC) in 2022, the DoD began working on the terms to extend the agreement. “The ARM Institute would like to thank the Department of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.92
October 03, 2022
…St Petersburg, Fla. Since its formation in 2017, the ARM Institute has been based in Pittsburgh. The new office is in the Tampa Bay Innovation Center. “Florida was the logical choice for the ARM Institute’s second location,” stated Suzy Teele, chief strategy officer of the ARM Institute. “There are over 13,000 manufacturing organizations in critical industry sectors such as aerospace, electronics, defense, apparel, and food production that can greatly benefit from advanced automation.” The ARM Institute is one of nine Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MII) funded by the U.S. Department of Defense. It said its mission is to make robotics, autonomy,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.77
September 16, 2022
…Robotics in Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute has grown. The ARM Institute today announced the promotion of two team members to executive positions. Dr. Charles (Chuck) Brandt has been promoted from vice president for technical initiatives to chief technology officer. Suzanne (Suzy) Teele has been promoted from vice president for strategic initiatives and outreach to chief strategy officer. “Chuck and Suzy have been instrumental in the ARM Institute’s success and in expanding our capabilities,” stated Ira Moskowitz, CEO of the ARM Institute. The organization said the appointments reflect the increasing diversity of its activities. New CTO has extensive technology experience Brandt…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.77
October 10, 2023
…gap,” said Lisa Masciantonio, chief workforce officer at the ARM Institute, in a release. “Effective training programs are critical to course-correcting, engaging the next generation of manufacturers, and helping to upskill existing workers,” she stated. “The ARM Institute team congratulates these programs on this well-deserved recognition.” ARM Institute lists criteria, latest endorsements Source: ARM Institute The ARM Institute said its endorsement program recognizes the nation’s best robotics training programs. With more than 16,700 training programs listed on RoboticsCareer.org, the endorsement guides students to programs that subject-matter experts have vetted. The Pittsburgh-based institute developed its endorsement program with its national member…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.96
May 05, 2023
…over a period of four years. Since 2017, the ARM Institute said it has worked with its nearly 400 member organizations to catalyze 120+ robotics and workforce projects to strengthen U.S. manufacturing. The Institute facilitates collaboration between industry, government, and academia to propel solutions that address urgent needs in manufacturing. Operating as a non-profit organization, the ARM Institute acts as an honest broker between robotics and manufacturing stakeholders. ARM Institute will help guide makerspaces This funding will build upon existing capabilities within the makerspaces, enhance their equipment and offerings, and make their services more readily available. The services offered through…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.21
December 09, 2021
…reflect each individual’s expanding responsibilities and contributions to the ARM Institute as the organization advances forward,” noted Ira Moskowitz, CEO of the ARM Institute. “The ARM Institute team and our board of directors congratulates Chuck, Arnie, and Suzy on their new roles and thanks them for their continued commitment to the ARM Institute mission.” About the new executives Chief Innovation Officer Arnie Kravitz Arnie Kravitz Kravitz joined the ARM Institute in 2018. As the institute’s CTO, he drove the creation and execution of its technical strategy. Kravitz has spent more than 39 years designing, developing, and manufacturing a large portfolio…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.45
April 01, 2022
…from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The ARM Institute will lead one project and participate in another led by partner institute Advanced Functional Fabrics of America Inc. “The ARM Institute’s leadership and involvement on these projects demonstrates the importance of the Manufacturing USA Network and Manufacturing Innovation Institutes to our nation’s resiliency,” stated Arnie Kravitz, chief innovation officer at the ARM Institute. “We were able to rapidly collaborate with our fellow Institutes and member organizations to propose high-impact projects that will enable a stronger national manufacturing infrastructure to navigate the current COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate future pandemics and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.22
May 10, 2021
The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM Institute today announced that Dr. Jared Glover, CEO of CapSen Robotics, has been selected as the institute’s first fellow. As an ARM Institute Fellow, Glover will execute a technical project to address key challenges hindering the adoption of robotics in manufacturing. The new fellowship program supports the Artificial Intelligence in Metals and Manufacturing (AIM) Higher Consortium. That group is led by the Catalyst Connection and is intended to help small and midsize manufacturers that supply or are pursuing opportunities with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). First ARM Institute Fellow Glover is co-founder…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.00
September 06, 2023
…attendance. The main goals of the workshop, which the ARM Institute funded in a recent project call, are to ascertain the current state of the art of the industry and help guide future technology road-mapping sessions and investment strategies. ARM Institute to map robotics developments “Our selections in this latest project call address diverse areas of need in manufacturing – from identifying and road-mapping needed robotics developments to directly creating solutions for the problems that manufacturers are facing today,” stated Chuck Brandt, chief technology officer of the ARM Institute. Chuck Brandt, ARM Institute CTO “These projects epitomize the strength of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.89
May 08, 2023
…Community College of Allegheny County, or CCAC, and the ARM Institute last week announced that the Southwestern Pennsylvania Region's Build Back Better initiative is funding a makerspace. The U.S. Economic Development Administration awarded the educational program through the initiative. “Community colleges are engines of regional economic development,” stated Dr. Justin Starr, endowed professor for advanced technologies at CCAC, in a release. “We are committed to providing affordable opportunities for upskilling, training, and pathways to family-sustaining wages,” he added. “The funding of the new Entrepreneurial Labs & Makerspace will enable us to build on our existing capabilities and support a greater…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.89
September 26, 2024
…manual welding with those achieved by robotic welding. The ARM Institute’s research showed to Keystone Ridge not only that it is possible to adapt their manual processes to automated ones, but also physically showed that the desired quality of finish can be achieved through robotics. This work culminated with a highly-interactive half day in the Robotics Manufacturing Hub lab at the ARM Institute’s Mill 19 facility in Pittsburgh, Penn. Keystone Ridge leadership and employees saw the results of the proof-of-concept and got hands-on training with the robot teach pendant user interface, ensuring that the company’s workforce was familiar and ready…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.61
January 13, 2022
…automation,” stated Linda Wood, senior certification manager at the ARM Institute. “Providing a low-cost testing mechanism to validate competency level achievement in potential and current robotic and automation manufacturing employees will shorten the time to productivity for employers.” “I am excited by the caliber of expertise collaborating with the ARM Institute as we attempt to push the limits of virtual reality to include its use for manufacturing competency assessment,” she said. The Pittsburgh-based organization did not specify the amount of funding. Three firms to develop skills-assessment simulation The ARM Institute said it will work with the selected organizations to develop…
