Becoming a member of NextFlex positions your organization for recognition as a member of a small community of thought leaders that are driving manufacturing innovation.
You’ll have a seat at the table with an elite team of industry leaders responsible for innovating the industrialization process associated with Flexible technologies. You’ll gain advanced knowledge of where and how to invest technologically so that your company can stay competitive while positioning your customers for success as well.
Enhance Your Supply Chain
You’ll create connections with a wide array of “first movers” that are likely to play a critical role in your company commercializing its next big product. You’ll be able to leverage NextFlex expertise to move along the experience curve faster, at less cost, with reduced chance of project failure.
You’ll be able to monetize your company’s innovation by gaining access to an expanded supply chain in a rapid and efficient manner.
Identify Best Practices
NextFlex is developing the competencies and capabilities across multiple disciplines including control, information, process, safety and manufacturing operations that will become the standard used by all FHE players.
NextFlex’s work is the foundation for what many of the other manufacturing Institutes are doing. The processes being developed by the NextFlex team will largely inform the out-put of many of the other Manufacturing USA Network Partners.
NextFlex has three membership types: Corporate, Academic/Non-Profit and Government. Details for each are below:
Reserved for start-ups: <$5M gross annual revenues, 20 employees or fewer, and for a maximum of 3 years.
NextFlex members can now access a select group of suppliers contracted to provide deep discounts on their products and services through our partner Group Purchasing Solutions (GPS).
This can be cash additional to the membership fee and in-kind contributions in support of the Institute.
One vote for every 3 members of the tier; up to 3 votes.
Voting when 15 tier members is reached.
Participants each have a primary Technical Council representative, plus other representatives to be involved in sub-committees or working groups
Reserved for start-ups: <$5M gross annual revenues, 20 employees or fewer, and for a maximum of 3 years.
NextFlex members can now access a select group of suppliers contracted to provide deep discounts on their products and services through our partner Group Purchasing Solutions (GPS).
This can be cash additional to the membership fee and in-kind contributions in support of the Institute.
One vote for every 3 members of the tier; up to 3 votes.
Voting when 15 tier members is reached.
Participants each have a primary Technical Council representative, plus other representatives to be involved in sub-committees or working groups.
Reserved for start-ups: <$5M gross annual revenue,
NextFlex members can now access a select group of suppliers contracted to provide deep discounts on their products and services through our partner Group Purchasing Solutions (GPS).
This can be cash additional to the membership fee and in-kind contributions in support of the Institute
1 Vote for every 3 members of the tier; up to 3 votes
Voting when 15 tier members is reached
Participants each have a primary Technical Council representative, plus other representatives to be involved in sub-committees or working groups
Full Participation in Education/Workforce Development Program
Eligible for Member Discounts
Eligible for NextFlex Member Cost Savings Programs2
Tier 3 Obligation
Annual Membership Fee: $2,500
In-Kind Contributions3: Encouraged
Tier 3 Governance
Governing Council Seats: None
Technical Council Seats6: None
Reserved for start-ups: <$5M gross annual revenue,
NextFlex members can now access a select group of suppliers contracted to provide deep discounts on their products and services through our partner Group Purchasing Solutions (GPS).
This can be cash additional to the membership fee and in-kind contributions in support of the Institute
1 Vote for every 3 members of the tier; up to 3 votes
Voting when 15 tier members is reached
Participants each have a primary Technical Council representative, plus other representatives to be involved in sub-committees or working groups
Reserved for start-ups: <$5M gross annual revenue,
NextFlex members can now access a select group of suppliers contracted to provide deep discounts on their products and services through our partner Group Purchasing Solutions (GPS).
This can be cash additional to the membership fee and in-kind contributions in support of the Institute
1 Vote for every 3 members of the tier; up to 3 votes
Voting when 15 tier members is reached
Participants each have a primary Technical Council representative, plus other representatives to be involved in sub-committees or working groups
Benefits
Full Participation in Technical Working Groups
Full Access to Online Member Portal
Full Access to Networking
Ineligible for Project Funding
IP Evaluation License Included
Full Participation in Education/Workforce Development Program
Reserved for start-ups: <$5M gross annual revenue,
NextFlex members can now access a select group of suppliers contracted to provide deep discounts on their products and services through our partner Group Purchasing Solutions (GPS).
This can be cash additional to the membership fee and in-kind contributions in support of the Institute
1 Vote for every 3 members of the tier; up to 3 votes
Voting when 15 tier members is reached
Participants each have a primary Technical Council representative, plus other representatives to be involved in sub-committees or working groups