NEWS DESK WHAT’S NEW IN MANUFACTURING n T
he Obama administration said in late August that Silicon Valley will be the home base for one of its network of manufacturing institutes. FlexTech Alliance, a public-pri-
Next US Manufacturing Hub: Silicon Valley US MANUFACTURING HUBS
The National Network for Manufacturing Innovation may expand to as many as 16 institutes by the end of 2016. The Obama administration’s goal is for up to 45 institutes over a decade.
vate group in San Jose, CA, will work to develop the “next gen- eration bendable and wearable electronic devices,” according to a White House statement. The electronics alliance consists of 162 companies, non-profi t entities, laboratories and universities. The San Jose institute is the seventh of a net- work the administration says may eventually total 45. The institute will receive $75 million in federal money, with more than $96 million in other contributions. According to the White House, the group in- cludes technology companies such as Apple Inc. and manu- facturers such as Boeing Co. and General Motors Co. Other participants include Stanford University, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
CHICAGO, IL
Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (Digital Lab) Digital Manufacturing
DETROIT, MI
Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (LIFT) Materials Manufacturing
The San Jose institute is the seventh of a network the administration says may eventually total 45.
President Barack Obama said in December the admin- istration would begin seeking proposals to manage the electronics institute. The administration’s manufacturing hubs, known as the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation, or NNMI, are intended to be a way for companies and universities to collaborate on research to improve manufacturing and add jobs. The idea is to spread advancements to small businesses and entrepreneurs in addition to large corporations.
LOCATIONS TO BE SELECTED
Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute Sensors and Process Controls
The Revolutionary Fibers and Textiles Manufacturing Innovation Institute
RALEIGH, NC
PowerAmerica Semiconductor Technology
YOUNGSTOWN, OH
America Makes Additive Manufacturing
KNOXVILLE, TN
Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation
SAN JOSE, CA
Flexible Hybrid Electronics Institute
ROCHESTER, NY
Manufacturing Innovation Institute for Integrated Photonics
Each institute concentrates on a specifi c type of manufac-
turing process. The fi rst, America Makes in Youngstown, OH, deals with 3D printing, for example. The electronics institute, to be supervised by the US Defense Department, will seek to develop “wearable devices” that can be used to improve medical monitoring as well as “soft robotics” for the care of the elderly or “assist wounded soldiers,” according to the statement. —Senior Editor Bill Koenig
US Manufacturing Growth Slows to Two-Year Low
U
S manufacturing economic growth in August slowed to its lowest level in more than two years, the Institute for Supply Management said in a monthly report. The group’s PMI, which measures economic activity in US manufacturing, was 51.1% last month, down from 52.7% in July. August was the lowest level since May 2013, said Bradley J. Holcomb, chair of the Tempe, AZ-based institute’s Manufacturing Business Survey Committee.
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