UMD Alumni Hatch Sub-$300 3D Printer, Raise $3.3 Million on Kickstarter

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  The Micro produced by Maryland manufacturer M3D Two University of Maryland graduates have designed The Micro, a consumer-friendly, sub-$300 3D printer, and are quickly staging one of the most successful Kickstarter campaigns of all-time to produce it, hauling in $3.3 million with more than 10,000 backers. The Micro raced past its $50,000 goal in just […]

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Maryland Manufacturer Utilizing Maritime Defense Technologies for Commercial Purposes

As inferred by its name, the Maritime Applied Physics Corporation (MAPC) has had a big impact in the sea and on the maritime defense industry. However, the Baltimore manufacturer has also worked in desert environments, in the mountains, in the air, on fire-ranges, in simulated warfare environments and more. As United States defense spending is […]

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Report: Natural Gas Boosting Mfg. Jobs And Economy – U.S. Conference of Mayors – Mayor Rawings-Blake, USCM Second VP

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WASHINGTON /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Inexpensive natural gas will boost manufacturing growth in the U.S. and its metropolitan areas according to a new report released by the U.S. Conference of Mayors and prepared by IHS Global Insight. Unveiled by key members of USCM’s Advanced Manufacturing Task Force during a press conference phone call, the report titled Impact […]

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Carver Vocational-Technical High School Launches CNC program to serve area manufacturers.

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  Eleven Carver students recently visited Maritime Applied Physics Corporation http://www.mapcorp.com/. With RMI member Mark Rice explaining computer-aided design/programming and Mike Bower giving a tour of the shop (including a mill demonstration), students got to see, firsthand, the connection between theory and practice. Another visit was to Maryland Thermoform http://mdthermo.com/ with RMI member Scott MacDonald […]

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