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This Pittsburgh manufacturing calendar includes industry briefings, grant workshops, member meetings, marketing conferences, and technical materials events. The sample brings together manufacturers, technology and robotics professionals, industry association members, researchers, and other stakeholders from the regional manufacturing ecosystem. Recurring subjects include manufacturing technology, industrial robotics, materials science, metals and materials, forging, and support for manufacturers.
The events reflect Pittsburgh’s connections across established manufacturing industries and emerging technology. Programs include discussion of Astrobotic and Voyager, an energy grant workshop for manufacturers, an annual meeting for the ARM Institute, a forging industry conference, and a materials-focused technical meeting. Together, they cover business and marketing topics alongside applied research, workforce and technology development, and manufacturing assistance.
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OCT
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Forging Industry Association (FIA) · Pittsburgh, PA
Aerospace & Defense · Automotive · Heavy Machinery & EquipmentFIA member-only conference covering market trends, legislative updates, and business-growth strategies for the forging industry. Industry presentations address human leadership in an automated world, defense market opportunities, materials market forecasts, advocacy and lobbying efforts, automotive and aerospace market trends, artificial intelligence for forging applications, and reshoring for the forging industry. Breakout sessions cover Communication for Authentic and Influential Leadership, The Value of Benchmarking & Data, and Reducing Healthcare Costs Without Reducing Benefits. The program includes an optional plant tour of Ellwood Quality Steels, which produces carbon, alloy, and stainless steel, nickel alloys, ingots, and semifinished products. Its listed melting processes include ladle refining, vacuum degassing, vacuum oxygen decarbonization, vacuum arc remelting, and electroslag remelting. The company is also installing a vacuum induction melting furnace.
OCT
22
THU
Pittsburgh Technology Council (PTC) · Pittsburgh, PA
Aerospace & Defense · Robotics & Automation · SpaceJohn Thornton and John Baum discuss Pittsburgh’s opportunity in the commercial space economy, including sustained lunar presence, emerging business opportunities, and ways companies in robotics, manufacturing, software, artificial intelligence, materials, and energy can participate. The program includes a mission spotlight on Voyager’s Griffin 1 lunar mission, including its planned lunar-south-pole landing, commercial and government payloads, Astrolab’s FLIP rover, Voyager’s CubeRover, and long-term lunar exploration and infrastructure development. The program is followed by a tour of the Moonshot Museum.
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Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute · Pittsburgh, PA
Aerospace & Defense · Heavy Machinery & Equipment · Robotics & AutomationMember-exclusive national conference for industry, government, and academia covering robotics, physical AI, manufacturing, and workforce development. The program combines plenary sessions with concurrent Technology and Education/Workforce Development tracks, updates on ARM Institute-funded projects, five-minute member pitches, and interactive activities focused on manufacturing priorities, workforce needs, and innovations in robotics. Key content includes “From ARM Institute Project to Factory Floor Deployment,” “The Art of Tech Storytelling: Communicating Need, Risk, and Value,” “Defining Value, Outcomes, Outputs for Competitive Education/Workforce Grant Proposals,” and “Immersive Learning Experiences.” Additional panel themes include AI in manufacturing, manufacturers’ problems, building ARM Institute-funded project teams, funding opportunities, and increasing enrollment in manufacturing training programs. Keynote presenters include Dr. Joseph S. Jewell, Assistant Secretary of War for Science and Technology; Douglas Woods, AMT CEO; Keith DeVries, Director of the Office of the Secretary of War Manufacturing Technology; Retired Army Lieutenant General Rick Lynch; and Alex Shikany, Executive Vice President of A3. Interactive sessions are led by Cara Cranston, ARM Institute Senior Director of Technology Programs; Misty Dawson, ARM Institute Chief Technology Officer; Harry Pierson, Government Chief Technology Advisor for the ARM Institute; and Phil Freeman, ARM Member representing Boeing. Access is limited to ARM Members.
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