Manufacturing USA Institutes Summaries

1. Composites
IACMI (The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing
Innovation) - Knoxville, TN 37932
Areas: Materials Material Processing Lightweighting
IACMI is accelerating development and adoption of cutting-edge
manufacturing technologies for low-cost, energy-efficient
manufacturing of advanced polymer composites.
Chemicals (process industries)
RAPID (Rapid Advancement in Process Intensification Deployment
Institute) - New York, NY
Areas: Chemical Processing Material Processing
The RAPID Institute focuses on new technologies that maximize
processes that do more with less (energy, materials, space, cost, time)
with a goal of creating modular manufacturing plants that are
numbered (vs. scaled) up.
Fabrics
AFFOA (Advanced Functional Fabrics of America)
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.
Areas: Materials Material Processing Sensors Electronics
Flexible Circuits
NextFlex - San Jose, CA
Areas: Sensors Digital Electronics
NextFlex is accelerating development and adoption of the flexible
hybrid electronics.

2. Photonics*
AIM Photonics (American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated
Photonics) - Rochester, NY
AIM Photonics is working to accelerate the transition of integrated
photonic solutions from innovation to manufacturing-ready
deployment in systems spanning commercial and defense applications.
Areas: Sensors Optics and Photonics Electronics
Pharmaceutical*
NIIMBL (The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing
Biopharmaceuticals) - Newark, DE
Areas: Metrology Biotechnology Materials Material Processing
NIIMBL is working to enable more efficient and flexible
manufacturing capabilities for existing and emerging biopharmaceutical
products. Goal mass customized pharmaceuticals.
Robots
ARM (Advanced Robotics Manufacturing) - Pittsburgh, PA
Areas: Artificial Intelligence Robotics Sensors Modeling & Simulation
Automation Digital Electronics Materials
The ARM Institute’s mission is to create and then deploy robotic
technology by integrating many disciplines – sensor technologies, end-
effector development, software and artificial intelligence, materials
science, human and machine behavior modeling, and quality
assurance.
Regenerative Medicine*
BioFabUSA - Manchester, NH
Areas: Biofabrication Robotics Biotechnology Materials
ARMI|BioFabUSA makes practical the large-scale manufacturing of
engineered tissues and tissue-related technologies

3. Recycling
REMADE (Reducing EMbodied-energy And Decreasing Emissions) -
Rochester, NY
Areas: Recycling Reuse Sustainable Manufacturing
The REMADE Institute focuses on driving down the cost of technologies
to create greater material recycling, recovery, remanufacturing and
reuse
Sensors
CESMII (Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute) - Los
Angeles, CA
Areas: Sensors Modeling and Simulation Digital
Smart Manufacturing works to spur advances in smart sensors and
digital process controls that can radically improve the efficiency of U.S.
advanced manufacturing.
Semiconductors (Power electronics)*
Power America - Raleigh, NC 27606
Areas: Electronics Materials
Power America is accelerating the adoption of advanced semiconductor
components made with silicon carbide and gallium nitride into a wide
range of products and systems.
3D Printing
America Makes - Youngstown, OH 44503
Materials Material Processing Lightweighting
America Makes’ focus is research, discovery, creation, and innovation in
additive manufacturing and 3D printing.
Digital Design
DMDII (The Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute) -

4. Digital Design
DMDII (The Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute) -
Chicago, IL
Areas: Design Automation Digital
DMDII encourages factories across the United States to deploy digital
manufacturing and design technologies, so those factories can become
more efficient and cost-competitive.
Light weighting
LIFT (Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow) - Detroit, MI 48216
Areas: Modeling and Simulation Metrology Design Materials Material
Processing Lightweighting
LIFT is working to develop and deploy advanced lightweight materials
manufacturing technologies.