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Dear Colleagues and Friends, As we head into the holiday season, it’s my great privilege to look back upon the past year and recognize the accomplishments of so many – our members, government partners, educators delivering FlexFactor® and other NextFlex Learning Programs and, of course, our staff – who work …

Article by Dr. Art Wall, Director of Fab Operations, NextFlex The recent approval of the CHIPS Act has reignited the U.S. semiconductor industry and shone a spotlight on the intricacies involved in chip manufacturing. As new technological innovations—such as 5G, IoT, AI, automotive and high-performance computing—come to market, they’re pushing …

Background In May 2022, NextFlex commissioned a study to gain insight into the Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) manufacturing ecosystem along with the markets and plans for commercialization. Input was obtained from member and non-member companies to create a representative view of the current state of the FHE manufacturing ecosystem. This …

Solving the Supply Problem with Factories in Space will Advance Exploration by Dr Ram Prasad Gandhiraman, Space Foundry Founder and Chief Executive Officer | Photographs courtesy of Zero Gravity Corporation The zero-gravity environment of space presents inherent obstacles in performing day-to-day tasks and this is something scientists have been grappling …

Dear Members and Friends, One of the best parts of my job is when I get the opportunity to meet with young minds and show them how much manufacturing means to me. Because of the pandemic, we have unfortunately not been able to welcome students into our headquarters for the …

On Friday, October 7, NextFlex welcomed two engineering classes from Independence High School in San Jose to learn about flexible and additively manufactured electronics and to talk with NextFlex engineers about education pathways that lead to challenging careers in manufacturing. The students toured the Technology Hub and were able to …