Overview
In 2016, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) initiated the first competition to establish new Manufacturing USA Institutes. These institutes are part of the Manufacturing USA network, fostering private-public partnerships aimed at driving U.S. innovation and increasing competitiveness. Through collaboration among industry, academia, nonprofits, and government agencies, these institutes focus on accelerating advanced manufacturing projects, investing in cutting-edge products, and developing cross-cutting resources to bolster the U.S. manufacturing sector.
The institutes cover a broad range of advanced manufacturing sectors, including functional fabrics, robotics, biopharmaceuticals, and cybersecurity, among others.
The manufacturing institutes are:
- Advanced Functional Fabrics of America
- American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics
- America Makes
- Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing
- BioFab USA
- Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design Ecosystem
- CESMII – The Smart Manufacturing Institute
- The Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute
- Electrified Processes for Industry without Carbon
- The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation
- LIFT – Lightweight Materials Manufacturing
- Manufacturing Time Digital
- NextFlex – Sensors, Electronics
- The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals
- Power America – Electronics and Materials
- Rapid Advancement in Process Intensification Deployment Institute
- Reducing Embodied Energy and Decreasing Emissions