News Items - From Rust Belt to AM Hub: YBI and America Makes Are Rebuilding U.S. Manufacturing

In the shadow of shuttered steel mills, Youngstown, Ohio, is becoming a hub to try new technologies for a new wave of manufacturing growth in America. Thanks to the Youngstown Business Incubator (YBI) and its longtime partner America Makes, the region is transforming into a national center for additive manufacturing (AM) innovation and workforce development.

Following recent news of YBI’s partnership with XJet and Humtown Products to expand metal AM capabilities in the region, this story dives deeper into the infrastructure and long-term planning that make these collaborations possible.