Delivering Technology Solutions Growing Knowledge-based Businesses and Jobs Building and Managing R&D Facilities

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A Unique Combination

Growing Knowledge-based Businesses and Jobs

Delivering Technology Solutions

Building and Managing R&D Facilities

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Foundation in Manufacturing Technology

SCRA has managed

the Defense Logistics Agencys Castings

and Forgings Manufacturing Technology portfolio since 1998 - $6M/yr

The Navys Composites Manufacturing

Technology Center since 2000 - $8M/yr

The Navys Shipbuilding Manufacturing

Technology Center since 2003 - $8M/yr

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National Network for Manufacturing Innovation

February 2012: The White House announces a $1B National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) Notionally 15 Institutes across multiple sectors and technologies August 2012: DoD Awards first $30M NNMI Institute in Youngstown OH Additive Manufacturing
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NNMI Round 2

January 2013

Preliminary Design Review with Industry held at Marshall Space Flight Center $70M Government Investment per Institute Industry Collaboration Central Facility with a loading dock Regional Cluster with National connectivity State of the Union Three more Institutes - 2 Department of Defense and 1 Department of Energy
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Summer 2013

Department of Energy Funding Opportunity Announcement for Wide Band Gap Technologies announcement closed in August Army Request for Proposal for Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation from five entities downselected from Concept Papers closed in October Navy Request for Proposal for Lightweight Modern Metals Manufacturing from three entities downselected from Concept Papers closed in October

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South Carolina Opportunity for Lightweight Modern Metals Manufacturing Institute

South Carolina Team one of three competing
Government
Founding stakeholders, customers and partners: Industry

Academia

Office of Naval Research SCRA as the Prime

Boeing, ATW, Lockheed Martin, United Technologies Research Center, Alcoa, RTI, Nanosteel, Infinium, Scientific Forming Technologies Corp, Phinix, Forging Defense Manufacturing Consortium, + more!
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Clemson University, USC, North Carolina State University, Purdue University, University of Wisconsin -Milwaukee, Virginia Polytechnic, University of California Los Angeles + more!

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Final Thoughts

White House NNMIs could change the complexion of Manufacturing Technology investment

Institutes will require $200M per year Current Government investment in Manufacturing Technology is $300M Congress has allocated $0 of the $1B requested by the White House

Opportunity to leverage manufacturing strength in South Carolina and across The Region
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