Advanced Manufacturing 

Across NIST

June 5, 2018

Phil Singerman

Associate Director for Innovation and Industrial Services
NIST and Advanced Manufacturing

Construction (CRF)

$319 Million

NIST works with the nation’s manufacturers 

to invent, innovate, and create by: 

•Precision measurements – manufacturers use NIST 

test methods, tools, and scientific data every day

•Advanced materials – NIST is building a materials 

infrastructure to accelerate the design and 

deployment of new materials

•Partnerships – collaborations with industry and 

academia help advance research and support US 

manufacturers

NIST labs develop measurements and 

tools for advanced manufacturing

Manufacturing USA is a nationwide 

network of public-private institutes to 

meet technical needs and create 

tomorrow’s workforce 

Hollings Manufacturing Extension 

Partnership centers in every US state 

provide services to small and medium 

manufacturers
Manufacturing across Laboratory Programs

NIST Center 

for Neutron 

Research

Center for 

Nanoscale 

Science and 

Technology

Communication

Technology

Laboratory

Information

Technology

Laboratory

Engineering 

Laboratory

Physical 

Measurement 

Laboratory

Material 

Measurement 

Laboratory

To promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing 

measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that 

enhance economic security and improve our quality of life
Advanced Manufacturing and Materials

Smart Manufacturing

$172.7 M in FY 2018

6% growth over FY 2017

NIST Laboratory Programs

• Partner with Advanced Materials 

Center of Excellence

• Leverage & support Manufacturing 

USA (NNMI)

• Lead interagency Materials Genome 

Initiative

Advanced Sensing/ 

NIST on a Chip

Advanced Materials

Nanomanufacturing Biomanufacturing
Smart Manufacturing

Synthesis of advanced 

manufacturing 

capabilities and digital 

technologies 

cc ICAPlants
Smart Manufacturing

Robotics Additive Manufacturing

© Earl Zubkoff
Advanced Materials and Biomanufacturing

Advanced Materials Biomanufacturing
Quantum and Nanomanufacturing

Advanced Sensing/ Quantum Nanomanufacturing

NIST on a Chip NanoFab
Research Feeding into Standards

Important Role

• 400+ NIST technical staff in 

100+ standard committees

• Leadership in international 

standards bodies 

NIST’s technical expertise results 

in improved standards and U.S. 

competitiveness
Manufacturing Extension Partnership

51 MEP Centers

In 2017:

Connected to 26,000+ 

manufacturers

$12.6 B in sales

$1.7 B in cost savings

$3.5 B in new client 

investments

100,000+ jobs created and 

retained
Manufacturing USA Network

Flexible Hybrid 

Electronics

San Jose, CA

Smart Sensors 

and Digital Process Control

Los Angeles, CA

Modular 

Chemical 

Process 

Intensification

New York, NY

Bio- pharmaceutical 

Manufacturing

Newark, DE

Digital Manufacturing & Design

Chicago, IL

Integrated 

Photonics

Albany, NY

Rochester, NY

Regenerative 

Manufacturing

Manchester, NH

Advanced 

Fibers and 

Textiles

Rochester, NY Cambridge, MA

Sustainable 

Manufacturing

Wide Bandgap 

Semiconductors

Raleigh, NC

Advanced 

Composites 

Knoxville, TN

Detroit MI

Lightweight Metals

Detroit, MI

Advanced 

Robotics

Pittsburgh, PA

Additive

Manufacturing

Youngstown, OH

El Paso, TX
Speakers Carroll Thomas

Director, Manufacturing Extension 

Partnership

Frank Gayle

Deputy Director, Office of Advanced 

Manufacturing

Elena Messina

Group Leader, Manipulation & Mobility 

Systems Group, Intelligent Systems 

Division, Engineering Laboratory