Manufacturing plays a major role in our economy, with 11.6 million employees producing goods that we consume domestically or export abroad. In recognition of the seventh annual Manufacturing Day on October 4, 2019, the U.S. Census Bureau joins a group of public and private organizations in celebrating the importance of the manufacturing sector to...
Reports
Manufacturing USA® today released its 2018 Annual Report, describing innovations underway at the 14 Manufacturing USA institutes, with member organizations across the country focused on technology and workforce development. The report highlights the institutes’ work in moving discoveries from the nation’s universities and research laboratories into...
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released Revisiting the Manufacturing USA Institutes: Proceedings of a Workshop, which summarizes presentations and discussions about the Manufacturing USA institutes.
The Manufacturing USA initiative seeks to reinforce U.S.-based advanced manufacturing through partnerships among...
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine issued a consensus study report, Strategic Long-Term Participation by DoD in its Manufacturing USA Institutes. Over the past 6 years, 14 Manufacturing USA institutes have been established—eight by the Department of Defense (DoD), five by the Department of Energy (DOE), and one by the...
Today, the White House released the quadrennial Strategy for American Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing, which is based on a vision for American leadership in advanced manufacturing across industrial sectors to ensure national security and economic prosperity.
To achieve this vision, the strategy defines three goals:
1) Develop and...
The Manufacturing USA Annual Report for 2017 describes the program’s work in moving discoveries from the Nation’s universities and research laboratories into production in the U.S. It also describes the program’s fourteen institutes successes in developing world-changing manufacturing technology and equipping the U.S. manufacturing workforce with...
I nvent here, manufacture there.
For decades, it’s been the strategy of many American manufacturing firms. But today, as many firms invest in overseas R&D, they’ve taken the trend a step further: “Invent there, manufacture there.” This strategy poses a serious challenge to national prosperity and security.
This year, MForesight: Alliance for...
2017 was a stellar first year for the RAPID Manufacturing Institute. Fifty-six members joined the RAPID community—coming from industry, academia, government labs and other nonprofits. RAPID’s 2017 Annual Report, “Working Together to Grow Stronger” reflects the Institute’s efforts to create effective collaborations that result in breakthrough...
The Manufacturing USA Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2016 describes the program’s work in helping to move discoveries in the nation’s universities and research laboratories to the shop floor here in America. It highlights the nine Manufacturing USA institutes that were active in Fiscal Year 2016, and documents the network's progress toward...
It’s never been a busier or more exciting time to be a part of PowerAmerica and the Manufacturing USA network. The institute, in its second full year of operation worked alongside 22 industry partners ranging from multinational organizations to start-ups, and 12 universities with an incredible depth of expertise in power electronics. Together, they...
On May 23, 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop to explore the role of the Manufacturing USA initiative and issued its summary of the proceedings.
The Manufacturing USA initiative seeks to reinforce U.S.-based advanced manufacturing through partnerships among industry, academia, and government...
Released in August 2015, this initial Guidance on Institute Performance Metrics provides a broad framework for performance metrics and a set of common principles to Institutes within the Manufacturing USA program (the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation) for developing and implementing performance metrics for a variety of needs, such as...