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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Glossary." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Revisiting the Manufacturing USA Institutes: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25420.

Appendix B

Glossary

AFFOA Advanced Functional Fabrics of America
AIM Photonics American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics
AMNPO Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office
ARM Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing
ATP Advanced Technology Program
CMOS Complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor
DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
IACMI Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation
IP Intellectual property
ITRI Industrial Technology Research Institute
LIFT Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow
MassTech Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
MEMS Micro-electro-mechanical systems
MEP Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Glossary." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Revisiting the Manufacturing USA Institutes: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25420.
MxD Manufacturing times Digital
NDIA National Defense Industrial Association
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
NNMI National Network for Manufacturing Innovation
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
OSTP Office of Science and Technology Policy
R&D Research and development
RAMI Act Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014
SBIR Small Business Innovation Research
SME Small and medium-sized enterprise
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Glossary." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Revisiting the Manufacturing USA Institutes: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25420.
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