Update on the Administration's Policy Framework 

for Advanced Manufacturing:

Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology

June 19, 2012

Phillip Singerman, PhD

Associate Director for Innovation and Industry Services 

National Institute of Standards and Technology
An Economy “Built to Last” 

depends on Manufacturing

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Emerging Policy Consensus on Advanced Manufacturing

• Manufacturing is important to US economic productivity and global 

competitiveness

– Quality jobs and large multiplier effects

– Advanced technology exports

– National security capability

– Sustained innovation ecosystem

• Federal government role is to create a supportive environment for 

manufacturing through comprehensive policy approach

– Technology

– Trade

– Training

– Taxes

• Robust R&D regime is key to technology development

– Amount of public/private R&D funding

– Composition of R&D funding

– Efficiency of R&D funding

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Emerging Policy Consensus on Advanced Manufacturing

• Public/private partnerships improve the efficiency of the technology 

development life cycle

• Regional innovation clusters – a specific type of public/private 

partnerships - provide competitive national advantage

• State and local economic development organizations play a key role in 

fostering regional clusters

• Small and medium sized enterprises must be incorporated into R&D 

strategies 

 

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Third party Studies and Reports on Advanced 

Manufacturing – Selected List

• The Case for a National Manufacturing Strategy 

Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (April 2011)

• International Benchmarking of Countries’ Policy and Programs Supporting SME Manufacturers 

Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (September 2011)

• MAKE – An American Manufacturing Moment 

Council on Competitiveness (December 2011)

• Why Does Manufacturing Matter? Which Manufacturing Matters? A Policy Framework 

Brookings Institution (February 2012)

• Emerging Global Trends in Advanced Manufacturing

Institute for Defense Analysis (March 2012)

• Locating American Manufacturing: Trends in the Geography of Production 

Brookings Institution (April 2012) 

• A U.S. Traded Sector Competitiveness Strategy 

Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (April 2012)

• Review of MEP Programs, Operations, Achievements and Challenges 

National Academy of Sciences (Fall 2012)

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Commerce and NIST’s Role in Manufacturing Has Strong 

Bipartisan Support

Relevant provisions in America COMPETES Act 

of 2010

• Increases funding for basic research in NSF, DoE, 

NIST

• Supports STEM education

• Directs DoC to study innovation capacity and 

economic competitiveness of US

• Directs creation of inter-agency committee on 

technology under the NSTC

• Directs MEP to improve training at community 

colleges to serve the needs of small and medium 

sized manufacturers

• Directs DoC to create a program of federal loan 

guarantees for small and medium sized 

manufacturers

• Directs DoC to study barriers to use of high end 

computing simulating and modeling for small and 

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Advanced Manufacturing Recommendations: PCAST

1) Launch a Federal Advanced Manufacturing Initiative

• Concerted, whole-of-government effort, led by DOC, DOD, DOE and 

NSF

• Report to President on priority needs for Federal investments, 

including:

• Coordinated Federal support to academia and industry for applied 

research on new technologies and design methodologies

• Development and dissemination of design methodologies 

• Shared facilities and infrastructure to help small and medium-sized firms 

compete globally

• Public/Private Partnerships (PPPs) to advance such technologies through 

pre-competitive consortia 

2) Improve Tax Policy

• Reform corporate income taxes, extend the R&D tax credit 

permanently and increase the rate to 17%, as advocated in the 

President’s Innovation Strategy. 

3) Support Research

• Strengthen research of three key science agencies: NSF, DOE O/S, 

NIST

4) Strengthen the Workforce

• Strengthen science, technology, engineering and mathematics 

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PCAST Definition of Advanced Manufacturing

“A family of activities that (2) depend on the use and 

coordination of information, automation, computation, 

software, sensing and networking, and/or (b) make use 

of cutting edge materials and emerging capabilities 

enabled by the physical and biological sciences, for 

example, nanotechnology, chemistry, and biology. This 

involves both new ways to manufacture existing 

products, and especially the manufacture of new 

products emerging from new advanced technologies.”

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Technologies Identified by PCAST

Critical to Advanced Manufacturing

• Nano-scale carbon materials

• Next generation optoelectronics

• Flexible electronics

• Nanotechnology enabled medical diagnostic devices and therapeutics

• Advanced robotics

• Nano-electronics

• Materials by design

• Bio-manufacturing 

PCAST recommends creation of disciplined and transparent process to 

evaluate technology opportunities, define problems, and make investments

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NSTC Interagency Working Group

on Advanced Manufacturing

NSTC Committee on Technology: 

Interagency Advanced Manufacturing working group

• chartered March 30, 2011

• Co-chaired by DOE, DOD, and NIST

IAM Charter: to develop a strategic plan to guide Federal programs and activities 

in support of advanced manufacturing research and development 

COMPETES REAUTHORIZATION 2010: Congress calls for strategic plan to address

• Foster transfer of R&D results into U.S. based manufacturing

• Strengthen education and training to ensure a well-trained workforce

• Assist SMEs in developing and implementing advanced manufacturing 

• Specify objectives, metrics, and roles

Report was released in February 2012

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NSTC Interagency Working Group

on Advanced Manufacturing

NSTC Committee on Technology: 

Interagency Advanced Manufacturing working group

• Co-chaired by DOE, DOD, and NIST

• Report released February 22, 2012

Five Objectives for Federal Policy: 

• Accelerating investment, especially by small- and mediumsized manufacturers;

• Making the education and training system more 

responsive to the demand for skills;

• Optimizing Federal advanced manufacturing R&D 

investments by taking a portfolio perspective;

• Increasing total public and private investments in 

advanced manufacturing R&D; and

• Fostering national and regional partnerships among all 

stakeholders in advanced manufacturing.

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NIST 3-Year Programmatic Plan: Priorities for NIST FY2013-2015

Strengthening US advanced manufacturing

• Develop and deliver measurement science tools

• Support small and medium manufacturing base through 

Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership

• Host Inter-agency Advanced Manufacturing National Program 

Office

• Launch Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia

Advancing the state of art in cyber-security solutions

• Cyber security Center of Excellence

• National Strategy for Trusted Identity in Cyberspace

Accelerating technology transfer and commercialization

• Establish/implement 5 year plan to commercialize technology

• Develop a comprehensive definition of technology transfer

• Lead the federal government Inter-agency Work Group on 

Tech Transfer

• Apply rigorous economic impact models and tools to impact 

analysis

• Establish new competitive Centers of Excellence

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Credit: NIST
NIST and Advanced Manufacturing in FY2013

• A total of $135M invested in Advanced 

Manufacturing R&D in the NIST Laboratories

o A $45M increase supporting programs in 

Advanced Materials, Smart Manufacturing 

Processes, Biomanufacturing, and 

Nanomanufacturing

• $128M to support the Manufacturing 

Extension Partnership programs to strengthen 

increase the competitiveness of U.S. small 

and medium manufacturers

• $21M to launch the Advanced Manufacturing 

Technology Consortia Program 

• $1B to establish the National Network for 

Manufacturing Innovation

© Robert Rathe
Innovation and Industry Service Programs – Aligned with 

Manufacturing Priorities

Technology Partnership Office

• SBIR Program focused on manufacturing

• Partnering with MEP to provide further 

support to SBIR applicants

Economic Analysis Office

• Provides ground-breaking economic 

research on advanced manufacturing and 

R&D

• Launching an economic analysis of 

infrastructural technology and standards 

needs in advanced manufacturing 

Advanced Manufacturing Office 

• Standing up interagency National Program 

Office

• Designing the National Network for 

Manufacturing Institutes

• Reviewing proposals for DoD led Additive 

Manufacturing Institute 

• Responding to recommendations from 

AMP Steering Committee

Technology Innovation Program

• As part of close-down plan – conducting 

an analysis of the impact of ATP/TIP 

manufacturing projects 

Baldrige Performance Excellence Program

• Successfully transitioned to non-federal 

appropriation funding model through 

multi-year commitment of Baldrige

Foundation

Hollings Manufacturing Extension 

Partnership

• Central to federal government’s efforts to 

strengthen manufacturing

• Participant in EDA-led Advanced 

Manufacturing Jobs and Innovation 

Accelerator Challenge 

• Sponsor 8 State “Policy Academies” with 

NGA to develop manufacturing strategies

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MEP Enabling Legislation – 15 U.S.C. 278k 

Creation and support of regional centers for the transfer of 

manufacturing technology – Hollings Manufacturing Extension Centers

Objective: to enhance productivity and technological performance in 

United States manufacturing through:

 the transfer of manufacturing technology and techniques;

 cooperative technology transfer activities with industry, 

universities, state governments, and other federal agencies;

 efforts to make new manufacturing technology and processes 

usable by US- based small- and medium-sized companies;

 the active dissemination of scientific, engineering, technical, and 

management information about manufacturing to industrial firms

 the utilization of the expertise and capability that exists in Federal 

laboratories other than the Institute.

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Manufacturing Extension Partnership:

Manufacturing Skills Certification Program

• Announced in June 2011 by President Obama as 

part of the Skills for America’s Future 

• Will give status to manufacturing credentials for 

acceptance by employers

• Designed by NAM affiliate Manufacturing 

Institute, the Gates Foundation, the Lumina 

Foundation, the Society of Manufacturing 

Engineers, the American Welding Society, the 

National Institute of Metalworking Skills, and the 

Manufacturing Skills Standards Council

• MEP will be the federal government’s agent to 

educate local manufacturers about the value of 

this NAM-endorsed skills certification system

• MEP will provide input to the Manufacturing 

Institute about aggregate skill needs of 

manufacturers by industry and region

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MEP Technology Acceleration Strategy:

Buy American Supplier Scouting

• MEP uses national network of 60 Centers with 1400 Staff to bring 

business opportunities to small US manufacturers

• Finds SMEs who have the capabilities and capacities to solve supply 

chain and procurement issues facing federal agencies and OEMs

• Programs with Department of Energy, Defense Logistics Agency, Naval 

Air Systems Command, Veterans Administration

• Significant new program with Department of Transportation to find 

suppliers – and eliminate the need for “Buy America” waivers- for 

high speed rail construction

• Four Next Gen Supply Chain Connectivity Forums in 2012 attracted 

hundreds of potential suppliers

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Partnership for a US Manufacturing Renaissance

President Obama, 

on establishing Advanced 

Manufacturing Partnership

June 24, 2011.

"Today, I'm calling for all of us to come together- private sector industry, 

universities, and the government- to spark a renaissance in American 

manufacturing and help our manufacturers develop the cutting-edge tools they 

need to compete with anyone in the world... 

With these key investments, we can ensure that the United States remains a 

nation that 'invents it here and manufactures it here' and creates high-quality, 

good paying jobs for American workers."

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Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP)

President Obama Launches AMP

June 24, 2011

Carnegie Mellon University

AMP Mission

Identify opportunities for investments in 

R&D, pre-competitive collaboration, and 

shared facilities and infrastructure that have 

the potential to transform advanced 

manufacturing in the United States, and 

recommend collaborative approaches that 

will realize these opportunities

AMP Goals

• Sustain US advanced manufacturing 

capability

• Increase private sector investment in 

manufacturing

• Create new or enhance existing public 

private partnerships

• Leverage advanced infrastructure (e.g., 

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AMP Steering Committee Members

University Presidents

Susan Hockfield, President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Jared L. Cohon, President, Carnegie Mellon University

George P. "Bud" Peterson, President, Georgia Institute of Technology

John Hennessy, President, Stanford University

Robert J. Birgenau, Chancellor, University of California, Berkeley

Mary Sue Coleman, President, University of Michigan

Chief Executive Officers

Andrew Liveris, CEO, Dow Chemical

Richard Harshman, CEO, Allegheny Technologies

Douglas Oberhelman, CEO, Caterpillar

Wendell Weeks, CEO, Corning

Alan Mulally, CEO, Ford

David Cote, CEO Honeywell

Paul Otellini, CEO, Intel

William, Weldon, CEO, Johnson & Johnson

Wes Bush, CEO, Northrop Grumman

Bob McDonald, CEO, Procter & Gamble

Stephen MacMillian, CEO, Stryker

Louis Chenevert, CEO, United Technologies 20
AMP Steering Committee

AMP Steering Committee: Leading experts from industry and academia, operating 

under PCAST providing recommendations on advanced manufacturing

1. Manufacturing Policy

2. Technology Development

3. Shared Infrastructure and Facilities,

4. Education and Workforce Development 

AMP Outreach workshops held October 14 (Georgia Tech), November 28 (MIT), 

December 5 (Berkeley), and December 12 (Michigan). 

Over 1200 stakeholders participated; a number of surveys; and numerous 

consultations with subject matter experts .

AMP Steering Committee 

Leadership

Andrew Liveris 

CEO, Dow Chemical

Susan Hockfield 

President, MIT

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AMP Steering Committee Report (to PCAST)

• April 16, 2012, PCAST meeting reviewed the AMP Steering Committee report

and unanimously approved transmittal to the President

o The Steering Committee reached consensus despite the complexity of issue on sixteen (16) 

total recommendations in three major themes: Enabling Innovation; Securing Talent Pipeline; 

Improving Business climate

o Enabling Innovation: 6 recommendations

– Recommend a permanent public-private mechanism to identify key technologies; prioritize them; 

define future needs; and drive implementation of future federal technology roadmaps

– Identifies a list of 11 critical technologies important for any nation to develop

– Recommends formation of Manufacturing Innovation Institutes that are co-led by industry and 

academia to accelerate development of these technologies and develop the talent

o Securing Talent Pipeline: 6 recommendations in 3 general areas

– Image of Manufacturing

– Education

– Veterans

o Improving Business Climate: 4 recommendations 

– Tax Reform

– Smarter Regulation

– Improve Trade policy

– Updated Energy policy

o PCAST recommends key role for NIST NPO in coordinating the “whole of government” 

response

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Questions?

Phillip Singerman

phillip.singerman@nist.gov

301-975-2340

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