March 2019

Democratizing Smart Manufacturing: CESMII's Refreshed Vision as The Home of Smart Manufacturing. The Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII), established by the US Department of Energy, is part of a network of institutes under the Manufacturing USA Initiative with a goal to secure the future of manufacturing in the U.S. through innovation, collaboration and education. CESMII's mission is to radically democratize and accelerate the development and adoption of Smart Manufacturing (SM) technologies (sensing, control, data analytics, predictive modeling and platforms) to become the driving, sustainable engine that delivers energy efficiency and real-time business improvements in U.S. manufacturing. A critical enabler for this mission is the creation of a collaborative Smart Manufacturing Platform for industrial applications. The CESMII team will provide an overview of the institute, its refreshed vision, a glimpse into the Smart Manufacturing Platform, an overview of the R&D project portfolio and a preliminary look at near term focus areas and upcoming RFPs.

High Performance Computing for Energy Innovation: Manufacturing, Materials and Mobility is a program designed to bring the expertise of the DOE national laboratories in high performance computing modeling, simulation and data science to industrial partners to increase the competitiveness of US manufacturers and to reduce national energy consumption. We will describe this unique program and discuss the benefits of this program to industry participants and the benefits of high performance computing capabilities for industrial applications.

This year the 2019 Spring Meeting and 15th Global Congress on Process Safety at New Orleans will hold an inaugural “Meet the Industry Candidates” Poster Session and Reception. The program will occur on the evening of Monday, April 1, 2019.