Sponsors

PLATINUM LEVEL

Manufacturing USA is a national network of manufacturing innovation institutes created to secure U.S. global leadership in advanced manufacturing through large-scale public-private collaboration on technology, supply chain, and education and workforce development. The institutes convene business competitors, academic institutions, and other stakeholders to test applications of new technology, create new products, reduce cost and risk, and enable the manufacturing workforce with the skills of the future.

BRONZE LEVEL

Community College Presidents’ Initiative in STEM, aims to galvanize community college leadership to promulgate and support local, state, and regional STEM Education and Workforce Development. Seven CCPI regional networks encompassing 70% of the country, five webcasts/year, Community College Thought Dialogue in STEM, the Fellows program, and the curriculum development are accomplishing this goal.

Guided Particle Systems is an advanced technology research, development, and manufacturing company developing fabrication technologies, materials, and processes to achieve advances in system-level packaging, scaling, and integration for mobile/remote platforms in nation-critical industries such as microelectronics, quantum, and space systems. At HI-TEC 2026, we’ll be demonstrating our VECTOR desktop photolithography system for workforce development in the semiconductor and high-density interconnect (PCB) industries.

The Micro Nano Technology Education Center was founded on the idea that working together to accomplish a greater goal will enhance the quality of education for our students who then become higher quality technicians for our industry. The goal of The Micro Nano Technology Education Center (MNT-EC) is to grow the MNT technician workforce by fostering academic and industry mentorship between existing MNT partners and educators developing prospective community college MNT programs.

The National Cybersecurity Training and Education (NCyTE) Center at Whatcom Community College (WCC) is a grant-funded, Advanced Technological Education (ATE) National Center. NCyTE strives to expand the cybersecurity workforce to protect our nation from ever-evolving threats by building and diversifying education and career pathways, developing leading-edge curriculums, cultivating industry engagement and career opportunities, and supporting faculty and leadership development in cybersecurity education.

As the workforce development division of SME, Tooling U-SME is more than just a training provider. Manufacturing is evolving—from additive manufacturing to increased automation to smart manufacturing, the need for upskilling and reskilling has never been greater. We empower the manufacturing industry, one company, one school and one individual at a time. Working with more than half of all Fortune 500 manufacturers and over 1,000 education and workforce groups, our products and services are built on a century of experience and vetted by industry leaders and educators. We create a path to prosperity for industry, education, and the communities that support it. Wherever you are, we’re here to help you build a capable and inspired workforce to get you where you want to go.

ABET is a nonprofit quality assurance organization focused on college and university programs in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines. We would not exist without our ABET Experts—leaders from industry, academia and government—who evaluate program materials, visit campuses and participate in accreditation decisions. Through our work and our partnerships we help ensure that the next generation of STEM professionals is equipped to help build a world that is safer, more efficient, more inclusive and more sustainable.

Biotility at the University of Florida offers pathways for individuals seeking to jumpstart or advance their career in the bioscience industries. Our programs include industry short-courses and training, bioscience educator professional development, and a biotechnology industry-recognized credential, the Biotechnician Assistant Credentialing Exam (BACE).

Revolutionize how you train your skilled workforce with Interplay Learning. Interplay Learning offers award-winning VR and online training solutions proven to get employees job-ready faster, regardless of their location. Our immersive platform goes beyond traditional methods, offering both VR simulations for hands-on practice in a safe, virtual environment, and engaging online modules accessible from any computer, laptop, or iPad. This flexible approach allows you to tailor training to individual needs and learning styles. By applying the science behind how students learn best, Interplay Learning helps your students learn faster and easier than before.

The Journal of Advanced Technological Education (J ATE) is a peer-reviewed technical journal produced by the ATE community. J ATE is a platform for educators who are interested in teaching advanced technologies and technician education. This includes 2-year community college faculty, undergraduate researchers, STEM educators in grades K-12, university faculty, as well as industry personnel.

JCCC is a community college located in Overland Park, Kansas. Each year more than 29,000 students — from Johnson County, other counties in Kansas, other states, and other countries — enroll as full- or part- time credit students. They come to earn associate degrees, professional certifications, and college credits that can transfer to another college or university. With more than 100 different degree and certificate options in 48 programs of study, there is a course or subject for almost every interest.

In addition, JCCC offers a variety of non-credit continuing education and workforce development courses perfect for working professionals who want to sharpen their skills — or enjoy a new hobby. And JCCC brings cultural experiences to Johnson County through the Midwest Trust Center series of quality performing arts performances and through the first-in-class Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, which is home to many of the region’s most important exhibitions of contemporary art.

Nano Dimension (Nasdaq, NNDM) is a provider of intelligent machines that are changing the way the world manufactures. Our solutions are transforming design and production to match the efficiency demands of Industry 4.0. Our vision is to reinvent a tangle of analog and manual processes into a fast, integrated, all-digital system. We are the pioneer and provider of Additively Manufactured Electronics (AME) technology – an alternative in-house method of fabricating printed circuit boards (PCBs) and other electronic devices. We also offer 3D precision micro-AM printers that can craft details down to the micron level. Our technologies will provide R&D labs with new latitude to develop products that are radically innovative. Designers and engineers in medicine, aerospace, scientific research, and electronics are using our solutions to create today what was impossible yesterday.