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...
Research needs in Advanced Sensors, Controls, Platforms, and Modeling for Smart Manufacturing
Smart Manufacturing and Digital Manufacturing are the evolving descriptors for the business and operational application of advanced cyber technologies in manufacturing. The term ‘Manufacturing’ refers to anything that is ‘made’ - energy, chemicals...
On December 16, 2014, the President signed into law the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act (RAMI Act) , which gave Congressional authorization to the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office and authorized the Department of Commerce to hold “open-topic” competitions for manufacturing innovation institutes so that the...
On October 27, 2014, the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP) report, Accelerating U.S. Advanced Manufacturing , was released. The report reflects the significant actions taken by the AMP and its members to launch public-private initiatives, and offers recommendations to enable innovation in critical emerging manufacturing technologies...
An Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office task team was formed to develop and recommend intellectual property policy for the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI). The Guidance on Intellectual Property Rights for the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation was drafted as a set of recommended intellectual property...
On January 15, 2013, the amnpo [at] nist.gov (Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office ) released the report titled “ National Network for Manufacturing Innovation: A Preliminary Design Document .” This report describes the initial proposed design for Manufacturing USA (officially known as the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation), an initiative to...
In this 2012 report , the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Steering Committee made recommendations for improving the manufacturing competitiveness of the U.S. Key among these was the recommendation that the nation establish a “national network of manufacturing innovation institutes” as public-private partnerships to foster ecosystems in advanced...
This report, Ensuring American Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing , was prepared by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) and the President’s Innovation and Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC). This report provides a strategy and specific recommendations for revitalizing the nation’s leadership in advanced...
