Manufacturing

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. Making products here in the U.S. that are critical to defense helps to ensure our safety.  

NIST partners with members of industry to identify challenges and provide solutions that benefit entire sectors. American manufacturers in every sector succeed in domestic and global markets because of NIST research, and products and services that: 

• Accelerate innovation by developers and inventors.
  • NIST’s laboratory programs conduct measurements and analyses to contribute to a full understanding of novel materials and processes so that developers can use them for new and improved products.  
  • A few key areas of NIST activity include biomanufacturing, smart manufacturing and emerging technologies.
• Speed the commercialization and adoption of beneficial technologies.
  • NIST’s measurement science and evaluations help develop trust in new materials and technologies, like additive manufacturing and artificial intelligence. When a new technology is trusted, it is adopted more broadly and rapidly, so more businesses benefit.
  • 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.
• Promote production efficiency and resilience, product quality, and consumer safety.
  • NIST’s measurement science, data, calibrations and reference materials help suppliers and manufacturers demonstrate the quality of their materials, equipment and products, building trust throughout a supply chain. NIST products and services also help manufacturers monitor their production lines.  
  • NIST’s tools for quality and production monitoring also help small and medium-sized manufacturers meet the requirements of the Department of Defense, contributing to resilient supply chains for national security.
  • NIST’s risk management frameworks for cybersecurity give manufacturers and suppliers tools for resilience and recovery from attacks and other disruptions.