Fostering innovation, coast to coast. 91¿´Æ¬ consists of a national network of linked manufacturing institutes. Each has a unique technological concentration, but is also designed to accelerate U.S. advanced manufacturing as a whole.
AFFOA is working to enable a manufacturing-based revolution by transforming traditional fibers, yarns, and fabrics into highly sophisticated, integrated and networked devices and systems.
AIM Photonics is enabling advanced manufacturing through the development of integrated photonics, such as multi-project wafer (MPW), process design kit (PDK), test, assembly, and packing with on-ramp capabilities to accelerate prototyping to commercialization.
America Makes is a national accelerator and the nation's leading collaborative partner for technology research, discovery, creation, and innovation in additive manufacturing and 3D printing. Take their virtual tour .
The ARM Institute’s mission is to create and then deploy robotic technology by integrating the diverse collection of industry practices and institutional knowledge across many disciplines – sensor technologies, end-effector development, software and artificial intelligence, materials science, human and machine behavior modeling, and quality assurance – to realize the promises of a robust manufacturing innovation ecosystem.
ARMI|BioFabUSA integrates innovative cell and tissue cultures with advances in biofabrication, automation, robotics, and analytical technologies to create disruptive research and development tools and FDA-compliant volume manufacturing processes.
BioMADE is working to build a sustainable, domestic end-to-end bioindustrial manufacturing ecosystem that will enable domestic bioindustrial manufacturing at all scales, develop technologies to enhance U.S. bioindustrial competitiveness, de-risk investment in relevant infrastructure, and expand the biomanufacturing workforce to realize the economic promise of industrial biotechnology.
Founded in 2016, in partnership with Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, CESMII is the third institute funded by Energy's Advanced Manufacturing Office . The Institute is accelerating Smart Manufacturing adoption through the integration of advanced sensors, data (ingestion – contextualization – modeling – analytics), platforms and controls to radically impact manufacturing performance, through measurable improvements in areas such as: quality, throughput
The Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManII, pronounced sī-man-ē) introduces a cybersecure energy-ROI for energy efficient manufacturing and supply chains that secures and sustains American leadership in global manufacturing competitiveness for decades.
EPIXC (Electrified Process for Industry without Carbon)’s mission is to develop and scale innovative electric heating concepts for advanced manufacturing to reduce emissions, improve flexibility, and enhance the energy efficiency of industrial process heating using cost-effective solutions. These solutions will benefit underserved communities, be scalable, accelerate the US transition to a zero-carbon future, and contribute to the goals set by DOE’s Industrial Heat Shot™.
IACMI is committed to accelerating development and adoption of cutting-edge manufacturing technologies for low-cost, energy-efficient manufacturing of advanced polymer composites for vehicles, wind turbines, and compressed gas storage.
MxD equips U.S. factories with the digital tools, cybersecurity, and workforce expertise needed to begin building every part better than the last, enabling its 300+ partners to increase productivity, win more business, and strengthen U.S. manufacturing. Take their Virtual Tour .
NextFlex takes key steps toward furthering U.S. development and adoption of the flexible hybrid electronics that will revolutionize the way we live, work and play.
NIIMBL is working to enable more efficient and flexible manufacturing capabilities for existing and emerging biopharmaceutical products, and develop a world-leading biopharmaceutical manufacturing workforce.
PowerAmerica is accelerating the adoption of advanced semiconductor components made with silicon carbide and gallium nitride into a wide range of products and systems.
The RAPID Institute serves as an American manufacturing leader convening companies, universities, industrial research organizations and national laboratories to focus on new technologies that maximize processes at the molecular level to save energy with every chemical reaction—adding up to big savings on the manufacturing floor.
The REMADE Institute focuses on driving down the cost of technologies essential to reuse, recycle, and remanufacture materials such as metals, fibers, polymers, and electronic waste. The goal: achieving a Circular Economy in U.S. manufacturing.
The SMART USA Institute focuses on efforts to more rapidly develop, validate, and use digital twins to improve domestic semiconductor design, manufacturing, advanced packaging, assembly, and test processes.
