Michelle Schmader

Additive Manufacturing Alliance Brings Together Leading Industry Initiatives to Advance the Industrial Adoption of Additive Manufacturing  AMS 2026, New York – February 26, 2026 – Two leading initiatives in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry have announced the creation of the Additive Manufacturing Alliance, an umbrella bringing together Leading Minds and the AM I Navigator. The […]

Advanced manufacturing leader strengthens global organization focused on sustainable additive manufacturing  HOLLYWOOD, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA) today announced that Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group (MTDG) has elevated its participation from Participating Member to Principal Member. As part of this expanded leadership role, Dean Bartles, Ph.D., CEO of MTDG has joined the AMGTA

Grants support learning pathways, hands-on training across Northwest and Central Florida CLEARWATER, FL – Advanced Manufacturing International (AMI) has been awarded a combined $1.5M in grants from the Florida Department of Commerce to strengthen Florida’s advanced manufacturing workforce through new Industry 4.0 learning initiatives with Gulf Coast State College and Daytona State College.  Both projects will establish

CLEARWATER, FL – Dean Bartles, Ph.D., FSME, FASME, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group (MTDG), has been named as a 2024 Tampa Titan 100. The Titan 100 program recognizes Tampa’s Top 100 CEOs & C-level executives who are the area’s most accomplished business leaders in their industry. Honorees demonstrate exceptional

CLEARWATER, FL – Dean Bartles, Ph.D., FSME, FASME, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group (MTDG), headquartered in Clearwater, FL, has joined the World Manufacturing Foundation (WMF) Board of Directors. Based in Milan, Italy, as a non-profit organization, WMF conducts the annual World Manufacturing Forum and produces various publications giving

CLEARWATER, FL – Dean Bartles, Ph.D., FSME, FASME, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group (MTDG), headquartered in Clearwater, FL, is continuing his leadership on the Board of Trustees for the National Small Business Association (NSBA) for 2024. NSBA is the nation’s oldest small-business advocacy organization and operates on a