Manufacturing is the backbone of the U.S. economy. From the cars we drive to the electronics we use daily, almost everything we rely on is made in factories across the country. The connected nature of manufacturing creates jobs, supports local economies, and strengthens the nation’s security, helping the U.S. remain a leader in innovation and economic dominance. The Manufacturing Extension ...
Manufacturing.gov NIST helps American industries adopt innovative manufacturing methods and efficiently produce reliable, safe products. A strong domestic manufacturing enterprise means economic and national security for all Americans. American-made equipment and materials for public infrastructure and health care guarantee our quality of life.
The largest manufacturing subsector in the U.S. is chemical manufacturing followed by and food, beverage, and tobacco products with computer and electronic products being 3rd.
A high-power laser spot scans back and forth over a layer of cobalt-chrome powder on NIST's powder bed fusion additive manufacturing machine. Where it touches, the powder melts and fuses to underlying layers until a fully dense 3D metal part is formed. The laser travels back and forth so fast that, in this still image frame, it appears to form a white hot stripe about 10 millimeters wide.
The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program and the MEP National Network serve small and medium-sized manufacturers across the U.S. and in Puerto Rico through tailored services for every corner of business. Other federal government agencies have similar goals and interests to help manufacturers thrive and excel.
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Additive Manufacturing (AM) studies various materials to advance additive manufacturing, including advanced materials such as biomaterials, composites, and metamaterials.
Who We Are The Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) is based at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The national Program Office (NIST MEP) which provides the federal government funding for the MEP National Network™ is located in Gaithersburg, MD. The MEP National Network includes the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Manufacturing ...
Additive Manufacturing of Metals (AMOM) and its subprojects enable new pathways for innovative materials design of additively manufactured metal alloys through a foundation of materials science, measurement science, and data science that focuses on localized and in situ measurements of process-structure-property-performance relationships at ...
