REVISITING THE
MANUFACTURING USA
INSTITUTES
PROCEEDINGS OF A WORKSHOP
Gail Cohen, David Dierksheide, and Frederic Lestina, Rapporteurs
Innovation Policy Forum
Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy
Policy and Global Affairs
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PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR THE WORKSHOP ON REVISITING THE MANUFACTURING USA INSTITUTES
(Affiliations as of November 2018)
DAVID M. HART (Chair), George Mason University
LUIS M. PROENZA, University of Akron
WILLIAM B. BONVILLIAN, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
EMILY STOVER DEROCCO, E3
NANCY DIAZ-ELSAYED, University of South Florida
SUSAN HELPER, Case Western Reserve University
PROJECT STAFF
GAIL COHEN, Director
MEGHAN ANGE-STARK, Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellow
DAVID DIERKSHEIDE, Program Officer
FREDERIC LESTINA, Research Associate
CLARA SAVAGE, Financial Officer
ANDREA TUMBACO, Senior Program Assistant
INNOVATION POLICY FORUM
(As of March 2019)
DAVID M. HART (Chair), George Mason University
WILLIAM B. BONVILLIAN, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
E. WILLIAM COLGLAZIER, American Association for the Advancement of Science
FRANK DIGIAMMARINO, Accelerated Digital Ventures
MARYANN P. FELDMAN, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
THOMAS GUEVARA, Indiana University
KATHLEEN N. KINGSCOTT, IBM Research
GINGER LEW, Cube Hydro Partners
MICHAEL RUSSO, SEMI
NICHOLAS S. VONORTAS, George Washington University
REBECCA KEISER, Ex Officio Member, National Science Foundation
PHILIP A. SINGERMAN, Ex Officio Member, National Institute of Standards and Technology
BOARD ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND ECONOMIC POLICY
ADAM B. JAFFE, Chair, Brandeis University
NOËL BAKHTIAN, Idaho National Laboratory
JEFF BINGAMAN, Former U.S. Senator, New Mexico
BRENDA J. DIETRICH (NAE), Cornell University
BRIAN G. HUGHES, HBN Shoe, LLC, San Antonio, Texas
ADRIANA KUGLER, Georgetown University
ARATI PRABHAKAR (NAE), Former Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
KATHRYN L. SHAW, Stanford University
SCOTT STERN, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
JOHN C. WALL (NAE), Cummins, Inc. (Retired)
VICTOR J. DZAU (NAM), Ex Officio Member, National Academy of Medicine
MARCIA MCNUTT (NAS), Ex Officio Member, National Academy of Sciences
C. D. (DAN) MOTE, JR. (NAE), Ex Officio Member, National Academy of Engineering
STAFF
GAIL COHEN, Director
MEGHAN ANGE-STARK, Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellow
DAVID DIERKSHEIDE, Program Officer
FREDERIC LESTINA, Research Associate
CLARA SAVAGE, Financial Officer
ANDREA TUMBACO, Senior Program Assistant
Preface
The Manufacturing USA Initiative was originally established as the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation program, seeking to reinforce U.S.-based advanced manufacturing through industry, government, and academia partnerships. Begun in 2012 and established with bipartisan support in the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 (RAMI Act, 2014), the initiative created a network of research centers for different manufacturing technologies. The goal is to help facilitate the movement of early-stage research into proven capabilities ready for adoption by U.S. manufacturers. Fourteen manufacturing innovation institutes have been established since the program’s inception.
Two workshops focused on Manufacturing USA were convened under the auspices of the Innovation Policy Forum of the Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy. The first of these workshops, “Securing Advanced Manufacturing in the United States: The Role of Manufacturing USA,” was held in May 2017 (NASEM, 2017b). To revisit and monitor the progress of the Manufacturing USA initiative and build on the proceedings of the May 2017 workshop, the Innovation Policy Forum convened a second workshop, the subject of this volume, on November 14, 2018. The specific objective of the second workshop was to “explore how effective the Manufacturing USA institutes have been at creating partnerships among industry, academia, and government; facilitating collaboration and co-investment to nurture manufacturing innovation; accelerating commercialization; and fostering a skilled manufacturing workforce” (see Statement of Task, Box 1-2).
THE INNOVATION POLICY FORUM
The Innovation Policy Forum acts as a focal point for national and international dialogue on innovation policy. Operating under the guidance of the Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, the forum brings together
representatives of government, industry, national laboratories, research institutes, and universities—foreign and domestic—to exchange views on current challenges and opportunities for U.S. innovation policy. The forum provides a platform for learning about the goals, instruments, funding levels, and results of national and regional programs and for discussing their lessons for U.S. policy. The workshop described in this proceedings is one of a series of workshops and discussions convened by the Innovation Policy Forum since 2012.
RELATED WORK FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
In addition to the earlier Innovation Policy Forum event, the November 2018 workshop builds on other work from the National Academies. Among these are Making Things: 21st Century Manufacturing and Design: Summary of a Forum (NAE, 2012a) and Making Value: Integrating Manufacturing, Design, and Innovation to Thrive in the Changing Global Economy: Summary of a Workshop (NAE, 2012b), both of which were published in 2012 based on National Academy of Engineering events. Following the November 2018 workshop, a committee of the National Academies completed a study focused on Manufacturing USA, resulting in the 2019 publication of a report entitled Strategic Long-Term Participation by DoD in its Manufacturing USA Institutes (NASEM, 2019). Previous relevant work from the Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy includes Rising to the Challenge: U.S. Innovation Policy for the Global Economy (NRC, 2012), 21st Century Manufacturing: The Role of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (NRC, 2013), The Flexible Electronics Opportunity (NRC, 2014), Building America’s Skilled Technical Workforce (NASEM, 2017a), and the May 2017 workshop proceedings, Securing Advanced Manufacturing in the United States: The Role of Manufacturing USA: Proceedings of a Workshop (NASEM, 2017b).
ROLE OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE
This proceedings has been prepared by the workshop rapporteurs as a factual summary of what occurred at the workshop. The planning committee’s role was limited to planning and convening the workshop. The views contained in the proceedings are those of individual workshop participants and do not necessarily represent the views of all workshop participants, the planning committee, or the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
We wish to thank Meghan Ange-Stark, Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellow, for her contributions to the preparation of this proceedings volume.
Acknowledgment of Reviewers
This Proceedings of a Workshop was reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in making each published proceedings as sound as possible and to ensure that it meets the institutional standards for quality, objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the process.
We thank the following individuals for their review of this proceedings: Rodney Adkins, 3RAM Group, LLC; Keith Belton, Manufacturing Policy Initiative; Sheila Martin, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities; and Thomas Guevara, Indiana University.
Although the reviewers listed above provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the content of the proceedings nor did they see the final draft before its release. The review of this proceedings was overseen by Marilyn Baker, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. She was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this proceedings was carried out in accordance with standards of the National Academies and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content rests entirely with the rapporteurs and the National Academies.
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Contents
National Academies Workshops under the Auspices of the Innovation Policy Forum
An Introduction to the Themes of the Workshop
2 INCREASING U.S. COMPETITIVENESS BY IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE CREATION AND TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION
4 SUPPORTING SUPPLY CHAINS AND SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES
5 SUSTAINABILITY AND THE FUTURE OF THE INSTITUTES
