Today, manufacturing accounts for 25 percent of U.S. energy consumption. With improvements in materials production and processing, the United States could significantly increase manufacturing energy efficiency, which could also yield substantial economic savings. To help realize these opportunities, the REMADE Institute—a $140 million Manufacturing...
This brief is the result of the Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The M3 provides early broad-based monthly statistical data on current economic conditions and indications of future production commitments in the manufacturing sector. Data have been collected monthly since 1957. The...
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...
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...
Cyberbiosecurity is an emerging discipline that addresses the unique vulnerabilities and threats that occur at the intersection of cyberspace and biotechnology. Advances in technology and manufacturing are increasing the relevance of cyberbiosecurity to the biopharmaceutical manufacturing community in the United States. Threats may be associated...
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...
The three articles in the supplement not only provide up-to-date examples of PI in action but also illustrate how PI is making a real difference. The three articles while diverse, capture the convergence of mindsets, tools and technologies that are making PI more attractive to manufacturers. The first article, looks at leveraging digitization in...
PowerAmerica’s 2018 annual report is now available. The report features an overview of the institutes as well as detailed write-ups of almost 40 member projects in the areas of foundry and device development, module development and manufacturing, commercialization applications and education and workforce development.
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...
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...
Accelerating energy innovation by manufacturers in America would boost economic growth and global competitiveness, while addressing key national security and environmental goals. But market failures lead to gaps in the private sector’s response to this imperative. That’s where the Department of Energy’s Manufacturing USA innovation institutes come...
The biopharmaceutical industry makes a substantial impact on the health, well-being, and economic prosperity of the nation. The industry develops and manufactures life-changing therapies for patients and contributes significantly to the U.S. economy. Currently, the industry accounts for nearly $800B of total economic activity per year and directly...
