Weaving A Digital Thread For Design And Manufacture Of Additive Electronics

Printed Electronics Now Interview: Malcolm Thompson of NextFlex

NextFlex News – December 2023

It is my pleasure to write to you for the first time as one of the interim NextFlex Executive Directors. This month is always a busy one for us at NextFlex, given that many of us are currently attending and exhibiting at this year’s Defense Manufacturing…

Printing Microelectronics with Copper at Scale Gets Closer to Reality

7 FHE Projects Funded to Promote Manufacturing Technology

NextFlex News – November 2023

As many of you know, today is my last full day as Executive Director of NextFlex. It has been my honor and privilege to have launched and supported NextFlex since 2015. Starting tomorrow, November 16, I will shift to an advisory role in which I will…

Net-Zero Manufacturing is Possible

Next-generation Health Monitoring Requires the Integration of Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE)

Governor Hochul Highlights New York State’s $20 Million Investment to Support Nextflex’s Innovative Public-Private Initiative at Binghamton University

NextFlex News – October 2023

Last Friday, October 13, we were able to welcome two San Jose engineering classes from Evergreen Valley High School to learn about hybrid electronics and to talk with our engineers about education pathways that lead to challenging careers in manufacturing…

CHIPS Program Updates for NextFlex Members

It seems like many of the activities and meetings associated with the various parts of the CHIPS Program slowed down over the summer of 2023, but that is changing rapidly as we enter the fall. Recently there have been two announcements that may be of…

An Interview with Ethan Secor, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University

In my mind, the digital nature of many advanced manufacturing technologies provides a viable opportunity for improved integration of computational tools.

NextFlex News – September 2023

Last month I shared that NextFlex was in the midst of a once-every-five-years JDMC evaluation, which is required for all DoD institutes.

An Interview with Megan Brosnan, Director of Technology Development, Intricon

For more than four decades, Intricon has improved and extended people’s lives by developing and manufacturing sensor-driven micromedical devices.

NextFlex News – August 2023

This week NextFlex is participating in its once-every-five-years JDMC evaluation, which is required for all DoD institutes. The purpose of the evaluation is to ensure technical coordination and alignment with the DoD priorities that guide our mission…

Flexible Thinking: Growth of Flex and Flex-hybrid Electronics in Mil-Aero Applications

Reshoring Electronics Manufacturing with 3D Printing: A Conversation with NextFlex

San Jose Manufacturers Convene and Strategize

On June 20th, NextFlex hosted a group of North San Jose manufacturers for a networking event and roundtable discussion organized by Manufacture: San Jose. The event was free for manufacturing business owners located in San Jose.

NextFlex News – July 2023

NextFlex convened the hybrid electronics community June 27-28 at the Boeing manufacturing facility in Tukwila, WA, where 70 attendees from industry, academia, and government met to hear subject matter experts provide updates on hybrid electronics commercialization…

Finding Sustainability in Additive Processes

NextFlex News – June 2023

As mentioned last month, we are busily preparing for our upcoming workshop in Tukwila, WA: The Hybrid Electronics Commercialization Path for Aerospace Applications. The deadline for registering is tomorrow, June 15, and I highly recommend you consider…