The Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute will be led by the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition in partnership with the Department of Energy, bringing over $140 million in public-private investment. The Institute will focus on developing new technology solutions to dramatically reduce energy expenses and increase efficiency in advanced manufacturing. Savigent Software, as a member of the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition and provider of event-driven manufacturing software, will be a partner in the new Institute to help develop innovative solutions.

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Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition Will Lead the New Smart
Manufacturing Innovation Institute
June 21, 2016
The Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute brings over $140 million in public-private investment to
develop new technology solutions for use in advanced manufacturing.
Savigent Software (www.savigent.com) announced today that as a member of the Smart
Manufacturing Leadership Coalition (SMLC), the company has been named as an industry partner in
the new Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute. On Monday, June 20, 2016 President
Obama announced that SMLC will lead the new Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute, in
partnership with the Department of Energy. This coalition brings together a consortium of
organizations from across industry, academia, government and non-profits trade groups to spur
advances in Smart Manufacturing technology and digital process controls that can radically improve
the efficiency of U.S. advanced manufacturing.
The Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute will focus on innovations that can dramatically reduce
energy expenses in advanced manufacturing, strengthening the manufacturing sector and positioning
the United States to lead the manufacturing of tomorrow, helping sustain the resurgence of U.S.
manufacturing currently underway. The Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition will launch the
Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute with a focus on accelerating the development and adoption
of advanced sensors, data analytics and controls in manufacturing, and using Smart Manufacturing
software to reach new levels of efficiency and optimization of operations.
“We at Savigent Software are proud to be on the SMLC team as we embark on this new mission,”
said Mark Besser, vice-president of services for Savigent Software. “As a partner in the new Smart
Manufacturing Innovation Institute, we will provide our leading technology and expertise to tackle
industry problems and develop innovative solutions to fulfil the mission of the Institute.”
As a provider of event-driven Smart Manufacturing software, Savigent Software is a key partner for
SMLC and is part of the core technology offering the coalition will leverage to build these new
solutions.
For more information on the Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute, visitwww.manufacturing.gov.
About Savigent Software
Savigent Software is a leading provider of event-driven manufacturing operations management
software. The company has served manufacturers in a variety of industries including automotive,
semiconductor, contract manufacturing, industrial, specialty chemical, food and beverage, energy,
consumer packaged goods, plastics and glass manufacturing, and aerospace and defense.
Customers served by Savigent Software are seeking increased efficiencies, agile control of
manufacturing assets and improved process control and product quality. The company also serves
OEMs and independent software vendors by providing value-added software solutions for their
products. Its Savigent suite of products provides solutions for workflow automation, manufacturing
intelligence and systems integration. For more information, visit www.savigent.com.