Jan 31, 2026

January 2026 Newsletter

2025 was CESMII's strongest year yet for new members, industry engagement, and Smart Manufacturing adoption, even through funding uncertainty at the federal level. Our January newsletter looks back at that momentum and ahead at what's next for 2026, straight from CEO John Dyck.

Also in this edition:

A preview of CESMII's keynote at ProveIt! 2026, "Building Better Namespaces with CESMII," tackling fragmented namespaces and brittle architectures with perspectives from GE Appliances, Georgia-Pacific, Siemens, AWS, and more.
An introduction to i3X, the open API initiative addressing manufacturing data silos and "API chaos" at the platform level.
A look at how workforce roles are evolving across Smart Manufacturing operations, from Conrad Leiva, CESMII's VP of Ecosystem and Workforce.
A case study showing a 58% reduction in energy costs for an industrial printer after implementing Smart Manufacturing tools.
The launch of the new CESMII Membership Hub, a central resource hub tailored by membership type.

About CESMII

CESMII – the Smart Manufacturing Institute – has a total current investment commitment of $201M from Department of Energy funding and public/private partnership contributions, with a mandate to create a more competitive manufacturing environment in the US through advanced sensing, analytics, modeling, control, and platforms. CESMII is one of 17 Manufacturing USA institutes on this mission to increase manufacturing productivity, global competitiveness, and reinvestment by increasing energy productivity, improving economic performance and raising workforce capacity. University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) is the program and administrative home of CESMII. For more information about CESMII, its history and Smart Manufacturing, visit cesmii.org.