Austin Regional Manufacturers Association (ARMA)

Congratulations to ARMA member Samsung Semiconductor! The U.S. Department of Commerce announced today that Samsung was awarded up to $4.745 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS Incentives Program’s Funding Opportunity for Commercial Fabrication facilities. The CHIPS investment will turn Samsung’s existing presence in Texas into a comprehensive ecosystem for the development and production of leading-edge, current-generation, and mature node logic chips in the United States, including two new leading-edge logic fabs and an R&D fab in Taylor as well as an expansion to the company’s existing Austin facility. Estimated job creation will be 3,500 manufacturing jobs and 12,000 construction jobs upon completion. The funding includes $45 million for workforce development initiatives. CLICK HERE for more details and information: https://lnkd.in/gQAiWCMA #MadeInTexas #Manufacturing #Semiconductors #AdvancedManufacturing #WorkforceDevelopment #EconomicDevelopment #CHIPSAct

CEO 2024 YEAR-END SUMMARY As 2024 comes to a close, we at ARMA would like to wish you Happy Holidays! I wanted to take a moment to provide an update on the accomplishments of 2024 and provide a preview of what’s to come in 2025.  First, I wish to express my gratitude to those who welcomed me into this role, opened up your facilities, and offered up your time to allow me to come out and learn more about your businesses. Your input into YOUR trade association is invaluable as we work to bring programming that provides you with relevant knowledge, as we advocate for pro-manufacturing policies, and as we work to address workforce needs across all manufacturing industry segments. ... CLICK HERE to read ARMA CEO Kevin Fincher's full 2024 year-end summary: https://lnkd.in/giFcenz9

WELCOME TO ONE OF ARMA'S NEWEST MEMBERS! Austyn Smith and Axys Orbital Services are now part of the ARMA family. Axys Orbital Services provides ultra-high purity welding services. Their team includes highly skilled orbital welders who received their orbital welding certification from Swagelok. With over 15 years of experience, Axys has perfected the processes.  Committed to delivering the highest-quality solutions to their customers, their products and systems are designed and built to meet or exceed industry standards. And only the best materials and components are used. Axys works with metals such as stainless steel, aluminum, copper, brass, and titanium. Learn more about Axys Orbital Services here: https://axysorbital.com/ #Manufacturing #welding #orbitalwelders #Membership #Networking #Advocacy #WorkforceDevelopment

WELCOME TO ONE OF ARMA'S NEWEST MEMBERS! ARMA welcomes food and beverage manufacturer Afia and CMO Jackie Stone to the ARMA family! Afia is driven by a mission to make food powerful. They use nutritious, healthy ingredients and traditional Mediterranean recipes, made from scratch in Austin, TX, and with the help of the community they employ. All this to bring you the tastiest Mediterranean dishes that empower more than your meal. Afia is a female-majority and minority-owned business. In 2017, it was available in one Texas farmers' market; today, it is available online and at over 3,000+ doors nationally. Learn more about Afia here: https://afiafoods.com/ #WelcomeNewMember #Manufacturing #FoodandbeverageManufacturing #Membership #Networking #Advocacy #WorkforceDevelopment

🚀 ATTENTION TEXAS MANUFACTURERS & TECH INNOVATORS 🌟 Can we talk NAICS codes? Do you know yours? Is it correct? Are you 33XXXX NAICS code? Not sure, use the link to check, the list is vast and covers most metal/ferrous manufacturing. https://lnkd.in/gDhTg6Mi So … if you are an existing 33 NAICS code, or have now determined that you should be, we want to inform you of a great educational program. Best of all … it’s free! But space is limited. In conjunction with the Texas State University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) we present PRISM: Preparing Business To Scale 🔬 Exclusive 5-Part Virtual Workshop Series 📅 Spring 2025: Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 & Mar 6 ⏰ 10 am-12 pm Central 🎯 Are You Ready to SCALE, Not Just Grow? This is YOUR opportunity to: - Transform your business strategy - Maximize revenues and profits - Develop high-performance leadership - Master innovation and risk management 🏭 DESIGNED FOR: Manufacturing Companies (NAICS 33XXXX) Serving Dallas/Ft. Worth, Austin/San Antonio Regions 🤝 POWERED BY LEADING INNOVATION PARTNERS: - The University of Texas at Austin | Austin Technology Incubator - Army Futures Command - MassChallenge - NextFlex - Texas Association of Business - National Security Innovation Council ✨ SPECIAL HIGHLIGHTS: - Virtual Workshop via Zoom - Led by Dr. Ron Collier, PhD, Collier Consulting Group, Inc. - Zero Cost to Qualifying Businesses - Limited Seats Available! Must fill out application to be considered! 🌐 Your Path to Scaling Starts Here https://lnkd.in/gtp8nysJ Joe Harper Francisca A. Texas Alliance of Manufacturers Associations Robb J. Misso San Antonio Manufacturers Association (SAMA) Dan Yoxall Michelle Moriarty Drew Scheberle Glenn Hamer Kimberly Newton Kevin Fincher

Check out this recent article by Justin Sayers in the Austin Business Journal on how suppliers to Samsung and other chip firms are in limbo due to the slow grants process involved in the federal CHIPS Act and a cyclical slump in the industry. According to ARMA CEO Kevin Fincher, "... It is a fabulous investment to bring chip manufacturing to the U.S. shore, but what it does is it creates microsystems of inflation (in materials and labor costs). That has caused those people in the supply chain to have to revisit their capital planning and their decisions on what they're doing. ... Financially they have to figure out how to make it work in this new cost environment." Fincher and others described alternative funding sources, primarily the Texas CHIPS Act, as lifelines. "We have to support those companies and we have to allow them to scale up to the demand that is coming," Fincher said. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gwrEVxWT #ABJ #Semiconductor #CHIPSAct #MadeInTexas #Manufacturers

Congratulations to the 2024 ARMIE finalists! These companies and individuals are among the best and the brightest in the Central Texas manufacturing community. All the finalists will be honored, and the winners will be announced at an awards luncheon in February. Please join ARMA in congratulating the following finalists on their ARMIE Award nominations! COMPANY OF THE YEAR Large: Acutronic Group, Paradigm Manufacturing, Tokyo Electron US Medium: Falcon Structures, GAF Energy, Senox Corporation Small: Detekt Biomedical & Design Group, Wolfram Manufacturing Technologies, Zimmer Design and Manufacturing, LLC EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR: Andy Salo, East/West Manufacturing Enterprises Beth San Segundo, OriGen Biomedical Brad Locke, Wondercide INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR: Tokyo Electron US TyRex Group, Ltd Wolfram Manufacturing Technologies RISING STAR: Aaron Rawls, Impac Systems Engineering Ankur Agarwal, Tokyo Electron Alex Q. Huang, Quantum Power Systems COOLEST THING MADE IN AUSTIN: Acutronic Group Infinitum Saronic Technologies COMMUNITY IMPACT: CELLINK Tekscend Photomask (formerly Toppan Photomask) TyRex Group, Ltd ALLY IN WORKFORCE: Kwee Lan Teo, Samsung Semiconductor Corina I. Zepeda, Texas State Technical College Dr. Laura Marmolejo, Ed.D, Austin Community College ARMA PILLAR: Stephanie Chelsea Mora, Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area Isaiah Knox, Tekscend Photomask Monica Morales, OES Equipment #AwardFinalist #Manufacturing #Advocacy #Networking #WorkforceDevelopment #Semiconductors #AdvancedManufacturing #CelebratingManufacturing #Congratulations

Thanks to everyone who came out on Thursday to celebrate the holidays and another great year of manufacturing at the ARMA Holiday Mixer. The Circuit of The Americas provided a great venue for the celebration and a friendly Karting competition. Congratulations to all the winners! There was time to reflect on another great year at ARMA, an exciting sneak preview into the future, and lots of fun and good cheer! A special thank you goes to holiday party headline sponsor Regions Bank; dinner sponsor Truist; drink sponsor ABM Industries; race winners prize sponsor Impac Systems Engineering; supporting sponsors AMERICAN VALMARK, INC. and XACT WAREHOUSE SOLUTIONS, LLC.  We couldn’t have hosted such a wonderful event without you all! #HappyHolidays #Manufacturing #Karting #Networking #FUN #Celebration #Advococy #WorkforceDevelopment

WELCOME NEW MEMBER!! ARMA is thrilled to announce that Kane Robotics is a new member! Kane Robotics' mission is to free the skilled manufacturing workforce from time-consuming, repetitive tasks by delivering turnkey, pre-engineered, robotic solutions. Their focus is to provide standardized solutions for the following manufacturing processes: - sanding - grinding - polishing Their cobot-based systems increase productivity and reduce costs for manufacturers by providing standardized, “off-the-shelf” automation solutions that address specific manufacturing needs. Learn more about Kane Robotics here: https://kanerobotics.com/ #WelcomeNewMember #Membership #Manufacturing #Robotics #Networking #Advocacy #WorkforceDevelopment

Don't miss ARMA'S Holiday Mixer tomorrow (Dec. 12) at the Circuit of The Americas! Racing tickets are SOLD OUT, but plenty of social attendees tickets are still available for the happy hour and networking. Come celebrate the holiday season and another great manufacturing year in Central Texas! EVENT DETAILS: DATE: Thurs. Dec. 12 TIME: 4 - 7 p.m. LOCATION: Circuit of the Americas, 9201 Circuit of the Americas Blvd., Del Valle REGISTER HERE: https://lnkd.in/geFxdQzg There will be some exciting announcements about upcoming events for the new year, including an announcement of the 2024 ARMIE award nominees! And Kendra Scott Jewelry will have a pop-up where you can do your holiday shopping with a purpose - ARMA will get 20% of each sale. Thanks to all our sponsors for making the annual Holiday Mixer possible! Headline sponsor Regions Bank; dinner sponsor Truist; drink sponsor ABM Industries; race winners prize sponsor Impac Systems Engineering; supporting sponsors AMERICAN VALMARK, INC. and XACT WAREHOUSE SOLUTIONS, LLC. #HappyHolidays #WorkforceDevelopment #Celebration #KartRacing #FUN #Manufacturing #Networking #Advocacy