The largest manufacturing subsector in the U.S. is chemical products followed by computer and electronic products, as seen in Figure 2.12 of NIST AMS 100-76 . Food, beverage, and tobacco products is third.
Manufacturing USA consists of linked manufacturing innovation institutes with common goals but unique concentrations. Here industry, academia and government partners are leveraging existing resources, collaborating and co-investing to nurture manufacturing innovation and accelerate commercialization. Find out more about Manufacturing USA.
Sessions Description Agentic AI for Manufacturing: As manufacturing shifts from traditional automation to autonomous intelligence, "Agentic AI" has emerged as a critical frontier for engineering and operations. Unlike static models, AI agents can reason, plan, and act independently to solve complex shop-floor disruptions. However, wide-scale adoption remains stalled by concerns over ...
The U.S. manufacturing industry is evolving at a rapid pace, driven by new technologies, smarter supply chains, and an increasingly dynamic workforce.
Since 1988, the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has committed to strengthening U.S. manufacturing. Our National Network works with manufacturers and contributes to the growth of well-paying jobs, dynamic manufacturing communities, and American innovation and global competitiveness
Numerous provisions in federal law are intended to support manufacturing in the United States. Almost without exception, these provisions define manufacturing as the process of physically transforming goods. Physical transformation involves what might be thought of as traditional manufacturing activities such as molding, cutting, and assembly. These laws establish a variety of potential ...
Metropolitan areas, especially large metropolitan areas and central metropolitan coun-ties, contain the great majority of manufacturing jobs and nearly all very high-technology manufacturing jobs, reflecting the advantages they provide to manufacturing in general and very high-technology manufacturing in particular. In 2010, metropolitan areas con-tained 79.5 percent of all manufacturing jobs ...