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...