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America Makes Media/Press Contact: Dawn Marzano l Ph: (330) 519-7951

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About America Makes
America Makes is the nation’s leading public-private partnership for additive manufacturing (AM) technology and education. America Makes members from industry, academia, government, workforce and economic development organizations, work together to accelerate the adoption of AM and the nation’s global manufacturing competitiveness. Founded in 2012 as the Department of Defense’s national manufacturing innovation institute for AM and first of the Manufacturing USA network, America Makes is based in Youngstown, Ohio, and managed by the not-for-profit National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM). Visit americamakes.us to learn more.

Our Mission
To accelerate the adoption of additive manufacturing by convening, coordinating, and catalyzing the AM industry to help advance U.S. manufacturing competitiveness and security.

Referencing the Institute:

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References to the Institute in text/copy should be stated as: “America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute”

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Referring to America Makes as “formerly the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute” is incorrect and should be avoided.
Additionally, references in text/copy should NOT lead with “the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute” or be clarified as “now known as America Makes.”
Any reference to the acronym “NAMII” for the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute should be avoided entirely.