When America Makes, America Works: A Successful Public Private 3D Printing (Postprint)

Abstract

America Makes is the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, a public-private partnership led by the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM), a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization. The vision for America Makes is to accelerate additive manufacturing (AM) innovation to enable widespread adoption by bridging the gap between basic research and technology commercialization. America Makes fosters collaboration between its more than 170 member organizations, which include large and small businesses, universities, community colleges, economic development organizations, manufacturing extension partnerships (MEPs), federal laboratories and other federal partners. Membership has grown by about 40 percent annually, and more than 60 members are small businesses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1035965

Entities

People

  • D. K. Jones
  • Ed Morris
  • Emily F. Cory
  • Jennifer Fielding
  • Rob Gorham

Organizations

  • National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Commerce
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Development
  • Fabrication
  • Governments
  • Manufacturing
  • Organizational Structure
  • Printing
  • Small Business
  • Students
  • Supply Chain
  • United States
  • Universities

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Manufacturing Engineering.