Advanced Manufacturing: National Strategic Plan, Manufacturing Innovation, Infrastructure and Facilities, Additive (3D) Manufacturing, National Bioeconomy Blueprint, Domestic Technology

This impressive collection of federal reports and plans provides a complete overview of the outlook for advanced manufacturing in America, including 3D printing and additive manufacturing. The National Strategic Plan reports:

Advanced manufacturing is a family of activities that (a) 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. It involves both new ways to manufacture existing products, and the manufacture of new products emerging from new advanced technologies. Advanced manufacturing is a matter of fundamental importance to the economic strength and national security of the United States. Advanced manufacturing provides high-quality jobs. It is an important source of exports. It is a key source of technological innovation. It provides essential goods and equipment for the military, the intelligence community, and homeland security agencies. These impacts justify Congressional and executive branch attention to Federal policies that affect advanced manufacturing.

Ebook Chapter Contents: 01: A National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing * 02: National Network for Manufacturing Innovation: A Preliminary Design * 03: Report to the President on Capturing Domestic Competitive Advantage in Advanced Manufacturing * 04: Annex 1: Technology Development Workstream Report * 05: Annex 2: Shared Infrastructure and Facilities Workstream Report * 06: Annex 3: Education and Workforce Development Workstream Report * 07: Annex 4: Policy Workstream Report * 08: Annex 5: Outreach Workstream Report * 09: Annex 6: Regional Meeting Summaries * 10: Report to the President on Ensuring American Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing * 11: National Bioeconomy Blueprint * 12: Designing for Impact I: Workshop on Building the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation * 13: Designing for Impact II: Workshop on Building the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation * 14: Designing for Impact III: Workshop on Building the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation * 15: Designing for Impact IV: Workshop on Building the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation * 16: Additive Manufacturing

NSP Contents: 1. Introduction * 2. Advanced Manufacturing: Patterns and Trends * Global Trends in Advanced Manufacturing . * 3. Principles and Objectives of the National Strategy * Innovation Policy for Advanced Manufacturing * Strengthening the Industrial Commons * Optimizing Federal Investments * Stakeholders and Objectives * 4. Accelerating Investment by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises * Private-Public Co-Investment * Early Procurement * Advanced Manufacturing for National Security * Metrics and Key Implementing Agencies for Objective 1 * 5. Strengthening Workforce Skills * The Changing Manufacturing Workforce * Better Training for Today's Advanced Manufacturing Workers * Education and Training for Tomorrow's Workers * Educating the Next Generation * Metrics and Key Implementing Agencies for Objective 2 * 6. Creating Partnerships * SME Engagement through Partnerships * Cluster-Based Partnerships * Metrics and Key Implementing Agencies for Objective 3 * 7. Coordinating Federal Investments * The Federal Advanced Manufacturing Investment Portfolio * Advanced Materials * Product Technology Platforms * Advanced Manufacturing Processes * Data and Design Infrastructure * Cross-Cutting Agency Investments * Metrics and Key Implementing Agencies for Objective 4 * 8. Raising National Investment in Advanced Manufacturing R&D * R&E Tax Credit. * Federal Investment * Metrics and Key Implementing Agencies for Objective 4