This article originally appeared on the KETIV Blog. To read the original article in its entirety, click HERE. Before a life-saving medical device can be brought to market, the manufacturers need to navigate multiple government tests and trials from the…
Three Trends Shrinking the Manufacturing Workforce
This article originally appeared on the KETIV Blog. To read the original article in its entirety, click HERE. Recruitment and retention of talent have been a struggle across industries since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to data from…
The Technologies Enabling the 3D Printing of Affordable Homes
In a previous article on the GovDesignHub, we sat down with Peter Evans, assistant professor of industrial design at Iowa State University, to discuss an exciting program that is exploring the use of 3D printing to reduce the cost of…
Is 3D Printing the Answer to America’s Affordable Housing Crisis?
While it’s a topic that many Americans might be reluctant to talk about, our country has a legitimate housing problem. Many Americans are forced to live in unsuitable housing because they can’t afford a home that’s more appropriate for their…
8 Ways Artificial Intelligence (AI) is Transforming Manufacturing
In a recent post on the GovDesignHub, we shared five challenges that are facing manufacturers and people that make things on behalf of the government courtesy of Phil Steiger of KETIV Technologies. According to Phil, today’s manufacturers are facing mounting…
The US Air Force Looks to Increase Readiness with its New REACT Lab
When our troops are in a war, readiness means everything – it even impacts the lethality and survivability of the warfighter. But readiness extends beyond the actual warfighter to the tools, vehicles, and weapons systems that they’re deployed with. This…
Overcoming the Environment – How Craitor is Enabling 3D Printing at the Tactical Edge
In our last article on the GovDesignHub, we sat down with Eric Shnell, the CEO and Founder of Craitor, a company that’s working collaboratively with the U.S. Marine Corps to develop a 3D printer that can function at the very…
How 3D Printing Can Assist the Warfighter in the Field—Craitor Explains
Military vehicles and weapons systems operate in harsh, austere environments that constantly punish parts and create the need for maintenance and repair. Unfortunately, a weapon system or military vehicle in need of repair is one that can’t benefit the warfighter…
How Auburn University’s NCAME is helping the FAA and Army solve additive manufacturing material variation challenges
Within the federal government and military supply chains, there has been a recent increase in the utilization and deployment of additive manufacturing (AM) techniques for critical systems, including material variation. This rise in federal AM adoption comes as no surprise,…
NSF-Backed HAMMER Center to Prepare Next Generation Manufacturing Technologies and Workforce
The U.S. is historically known for making grand things. This country built the Hoover Dam, constructed the Golden Gate Bridge, and even invented the mass-manufactured automobile. Our nation’s ability to manufacture quality products at incredible rates even helped turn the…
