NextFlex News

On Thursday, August 8, NextFlex held its fourth annual Innovation Day which was attended by over 350 industry, academia and government partners. All in all, it was an outstanding day at NextFlex, and attendees reported having learned about new FHE technology applications and making critical new connections. In 2018 it …

By Emily McGrath, Deputy Director of Workforce Development, NextFlex On August 8, California State Senator Bob Wieckowski and California State Assembly Member Kansen Chu recognized FlexFactor® students and champions at Innovation Day, highlighting creativity, forward-thinking, and making an impact. During the 2018-2019 academic year, NextFlex partnered with Leland High School …

The Best Ideas Always Come from NextFlex Members Thanks to all who participated in our Innovation Day events last week, and if you did, you experienced something special. Each year Innovation Day just keeps getting better and better because we listen to your feedback and implement the changes that you …

The extended NextFlex Workforce Development team is pleased to report that the national expansion of the FlexFactor program continues to grow. FlexFactor launched in San Jose, CA in the fall of 2016, and has since expanded to Elyria, OH and Huntsville, AL.  FlexFactor was developed by NextFlex to address the …

The NextFlex Massachusetts Node Advisory Committee met July 17. The Node is preparing to launch its website and begin recruiting interested companies and universities to join the Node. Membership in the Node is separate from NextFlex membership and does not require NextFlex membership, nor does it grant NextFlex member benefits. …

NextFlex announced a new half-day symposium, entitled “Monitoring People Inside and Out for Health and High Performance,” to be held August 6 at NextFlex in San Jose. Human monitoring systems have been an active area of manufacturing capability development and technology demonstrations throughout NextFlex’s first four years. Simultaneously, the field …