Manufacturers Provide Added Value as Domestic Suppliers
The response to the COVID-19 pandemic has shown there is a clear ROI in manufacturing PPE in the U.S., economically and for society as a whole. The manufacturing community’s response to the pandemic also has provided a proof of concept that domestic suppliers can provide reliance and added value for items of critical importance to the health of the nation. It may prove to be a tipping point for reshoring.
Manufacturers prior to the pandemic already were dealing with risks of cost-driven outsourcing — such as poor quality, theft of IP, shipping delays and a lack of control. The onslaught of disruptions in the global supply chain has provided opportunities, and the Manufacturing USA network’s public-private investment model has shown how it can perform as a catalyst in spurring economic recovery.
Emerging technologies converged with this urgent demand for PPE to create new possibilities for domestic manufacturing, helping boost public health, strengthen our economy and ensure national security. The pandemic-related projects involved many of the institutes and included:
- Digitizing and streamlining production requirements and instructions for PPE, helping ensure public health and safety
- Compliance testing and quality control
- Product lifecycle management
- An online repository to connect suppliers with customers
The Manufacturing USA network institutions are providing pathways for manufacturers to add more value as domestic suppliers and lower their total cost of ownership. Ultimately this will empower manufacturers to align their supply chain management more closely with their business success.
News
Opportunities
America Makes is proud to announce a new directed project call focusing on Methods for AM Cross-Platform Consistency (AM-CPC) with a $250K funding opportunity provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). One award is anticipated.
Th...
NIST invites AFFOA, AIM Photonics, America Makes, ARM, BioFabUSA, BioMADE, CESMII, CyManII, IACMI, LIFT, MxD, NextFlex, PowerAmerica, RAPID, & REMADE Manufacturing USA institutes to propose high-impact projects designed to fund awards for research, development, and testbeds to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.
Please note that...
The High Performance Computing for Energy Innovation (HPC4EI) Program, managed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), has issued a special solicitation seeking industry partners to collaborate with the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) national laboratories on projects to improve manufacturing processes.
This special solicitation invites...
External News
Manufacturing keeps evolving—and the facilities that house manufacturing in the U.S. are also changing and innovating. Given that 54% of domestic R&D occurred in manufacturing in 2021, according to the National Science Foundation, it makes sense for industrial facilities to be the places that enable experimentation and encourage product development...
Let me start by saying I’m not much of a fan of predictions. Especially when it comes to technology. It’s too easy for prognosticators to throw out ideas of what may or may not come to pass only to plead mea culpa when those predictions prove to be wildly off base.
On the other hand, I do appreciate insights from experts working in the field who...
A decade ago, policymakers responded to the need to strengthen the U.S. manufacturing base with the launch of Manufacturing USA. Recently, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) hosted a Capitol Hill event dubbed...
What I learned over 40 years in manufacturing is that innovation and manufacturing are intertwined. Brilliant scientists and engineers invented some of the world’s most innovative and impactful products, and many of them need to be manufactured on innovative processes. But in many cases the knowledge that we gain by manufacturing those products...
The past several years have brought changes in how manufacturers recruit, train, and develop their workforces. We have witnessed how the onset of the pandemic prompted a widespread shift toward online learning as schools closed their doors and adopted remote education models.
This transition to digital platforms not only facilitated continuity...
The purpose of this Training and Employment Notice (TEN) is to encourage workforce system collaboration and strategic partnership with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership program and the Manufacturing USA network of institutes to provide assistance and support to manufacturing firms, particularly small and medium...
Susan Ipri-Brown has begun her term as the 143rd president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Society announced during its annual meeting June 4. Ipri-Brown is a Fellow of ASME, has served on the ASME Board of Governors, and has been an active member of the Society for 34 years, including her years as a student member.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to announce a competition for a new Manufacturing USA institute. The expected competition will seek to establish a Manufacturing USA institute focused on using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the resilience of U.S. manufacturers. The U.S. Government intends to enter into...
Today, leaders from the Departments of Commerce, Defense, and Energy; and the National Science Foundation; and the Chief Executive Officer of the National Center for the Advancement of Semiconductor Technology (Natcast) gathered at the White House to announce over $5 billion in expected investment in the CHIPS R&D program, including the National...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology released a notice of intent Thursday for an open competition on digital twins for semiconductor manufacturing, packaging and assembly.
According to the Federal Register posting , the CHIPS Research and Development Office seeks to establish “one (1) Manufacturing USA Institute focused on” digital...
Manufacturers Provide Added Value as Domestic Suppliers
The response to the COVID-19 pandemic has shown there is a clear ROI in manufacturing PPE in the U.S., economically and for society as a whole. The manufacturing community’s response to the pandemic also has provided a proof of concept that domestic suppliers can provide reliance and added value for items of critical importance to the health of the nation. It may prove to be a tipping point for reshoring.
Manufacturers prior to the pandemic already were dealing with risks of cost-driven outsourcing — such as poor quality, theft of IP, shipping delays and a lack of control. The onslaught of disruptions in the global supply chain has provided opportunities, and the Manufacturing USA network’s public-private investment model has shown how it can perform as a catalyst in spurring economic recovery.
Emerging technologies converged with this urgent demand for PPE to create new possibilities for domestic manufacturing, helping boost public health, strengthen our economy and ensure national security. The pandemic-related projects involved many of the institutes and included:
- Digitizing and streamlining production requirements and instructions for PPE, helping ensure public health and safety
- Compliance testing and quality control
- Product lifecycle management
- An online repository to connect suppliers with customers
The Manufacturing USA network institutions are providing pathways for manufacturers to add more value as domestic suppliers and lower their total cost of ownership. Ultimately this will empower manufacturers to align their supply chain management more closely with their business success.
News
Opportunities
America Makes is proud to announce a new directed project call focusing on Methods for AM Cross-Platform Consistency (AM-CPC) with a $250K funding opportunity provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). One award is anticipated.
Th...
NIST invites AFFOA, AIM Photonics, America Makes, ARM, BioFabUSA, BioMADE, CESMII, CyManII, IACMI, LIFT, MxD, NextFlex, PowerAmerica, RAPID, & REMADE Manufacturing USA institutes to propose high-impact projects designed to fund awards for research, development, and testbeds to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.
Please note that...
The High Performance Computing for Energy Innovation (HPC4EI) Program, managed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), has issued a special solicitation seeking industry partners to collaborate with the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) national laboratories on projects to improve manufacturing processes.
This special solicitation invites...
External News
Manufacturing keeps evolving—and the facilities that house manufacturing in the U.S. are also changing and innovating. Given that 54% of domestic R&D occurred in manufacturing in 2021, according to the National Science Foundation, it makes sense for industrial facilities to be the places that enable experimentation and encourage product development...
Let me start by saying I’m not much of a fan of predictions. Especially when it comes to technology. It’s too easy for prognosticators to throw out ideas of what may or may not come to pass only to plead mea culpa when those predictions prove to be wildly off base.
On the other hand, I do appreciate insights from experts working in the field who...
A decade ago, policymakers responded to the need to strengthen the U.S. manufacturing base with the launch of Manufacturing USA. Recently, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) hosted a Capitol Hill event dubbed...
What I learned over 40 years in manufacturing is that innovation and manufacturing are intertwined. Brilliant scientists and engineers invented some of the world’s most innovative and impactful products, and many of them need to be manufactured on innovative processes. But in many cases the knowledge that we gain by manufacturing those products...
The past several years have brought changes in how manufacturers recruit, train, and develop their workforces. We have witnessed how the onset of the pandemic prompted a widespread shift toward online learning as schools closed their doors and adopted remote education models.
This transition to digital platforms not only facilitated continuity...
The purpose of this Training and Employment Notice (TEN) is to encourage workforce system collaboration and strategic partnership with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership program and the Manufacturing USA network of institutes to provide assistance and support to manufacturing firms, particularly small and medium...
Susan Ipri-Brown has begun her term as the 143rd president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Society announced during its annual meeting June 4. Ipri-Brown is a Fellow of ASME, has served on the ASME Board of Governors, and has been an active member of the Society for 34 years, including her years as a student member.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to announce a competition for a new Manufacturing USA institute. The expected competition will seek to establish a Manufacturing USA institute focused on using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the resilience of U.S. manufacturers. The U.S. Government intends to enter into...
Today, leaders from the Departments of Commerce, Defense, and Energy; and the National Science Foundation; and the Chief Executive Officer of the National Center for the Advancement of Semiconductor Technology (Natcast) gathered at the White House to announce over $5 billion in expected investment in the CHIPS R&D program, including the National...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology released a notice of intent Thursday for an open competition on digital twins for semiconductor manufacturing, packaging and assembly.
According to the Federal Register posting , the CHIPS Research and Development Office seeks to establish “one (1) Manufacturing USA Institute focused on” digital...