The Pentagon is putting an initial $36 million behind a new textile manufacturing institute that could draw as much as $480 million over the next decade—betting that digital tools, upgraded equipment and a larger skilled workforce can shore up the domestic supply base.
Meridian Footwear Is Using 3D Technology to Fuel Interest in Made-in-America Shoe Production
North Carolina State University has been selected to lead FutureTex, the Department of War’s ninth Manufacturing Innovation Institute. The public-private initiative will bring together manufacturers, government agencies, universities and nonprofits to advance textile production technologies for military and civilian applications…