MfgTech Roadmap - Future Industries

In the future, how will things be made? The roadmaps listed below seek to identify challenges in creating innovative computing power, developing a sustainable food supply, and creating new parts in zero-gravity. They will also lay the groundwork for future manufacturing that can take full advantage of new positioning sensors, higher computing powers, larger data storage, ultra-secure communications, supplemental food sources, and our interest in exploring space.

Consortium for Advanced Space Manufacturing

	Leading Organization:	Partners:
	University of New Hampshire (NH)	SpaceX (CA) Redwire Space (FL) Astroport (TX) Dynetics (AL) Full List

Deliverables:

• Explore and map milestones for a new frontier in manufacturing, In-space Manufacturing, for the equitable commercialization, industrialization, and democratization of space for a new economy.
• Analyze the knowledge and other key barriers towards commercializing a space-based supply-and-demand manufacturing economy, to benefit earth and space economies.

Activities:

• Host in-person workshops across the U.S., as well as a virtual workshop in partnership with the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program. Invitees will be from industries, academia, and national labs. Topic will include:

1. Advanced in-space manufacturing technologies and processes
2. Advanced on-surface manufacturing technologies and processes
3. Technical barriers with respect to data-rich in-space manufacturing
4. Factories-in-space: commercialization and industrialization of space
5. Equity, safety and policies

• Integrate education and workforce development into each workshop.

Potential Impacts:

Development of in-space servicing, assembly and maintenance technologies will enable sustainable and safe space infrastructure for commerce and exploration missions. This will enable creation of new markets, thus promoting economic growth and strengthening the American leadership and security in space.

Period of Performance:

May 1, 2022 – October 31, 2023

Quantum Technology Manufacturing

	Leading Organization:	Partners:
	SRI International (CA)	Cisco Systems (CA) IBM Quantum (NY) Photodigm (TX) Cold Quanta (CO) Full List

Deliverables:

Report on:

1. Roadmap structure and guidelines for development,
2. Technology/ manufacturing needs and common challenges,
3. Supply chain assessment,
4. Gap analyses to identify investment, technical progress, or market size to close technology gaps.

Activities:

• Phase I: System integrators (PGs) work identify areas or projects ripe for coordination on pre-competitive work.
• Phase II: Supply chain (TWGs) works with system integrators (PGs) to map supply chain goals to quantum industry needs, as well as identify dual-use opportunities.
• Gap analyses to identify investment, research progress, or market size to close technology gaps.

Potential Impacts:

Provide forward guidance to quantum stakeholders and foster coordination between industry partners to tackle long-term challenges facing the quantum sector to benefit the U.S.’ overall competitiveness in this space.

Period of Performance:

May 1, 2022 – October 31, 2023

Roadmap for Cellular Agriculture: Initiative for Convergent-Manufacturing of Agriculture and Food Equity (I-CAFE)

Deliverables:​

Establish a 10-year roadmap to address critical technical barriers related to cell-cultured meat protocols, edible biomaterials, manufacturing texture, and societal awareness.

Activities:

• Convene three workshops to:

1. Develop the strategic landscape
2. Focus on specific prioritized topic areas
3. Synthesize the roadmap articulating the 10-year priorities for the emerging technology sector of cellular agriculture

• Disseminate the roadmap through different stakeholder communities.

Potential Impacts:

The project will demonstrate the pathway to and benefits of a commercial-scale cellular agriculture approach to mitigate the environmental impact of the livestock farming and support a sustainable food supply.

Period of Performance:

May 1, 2022 – October 31, 2023

Next Generation Electric Machines and Systems for Clean Emissions (Next Electric)

	Leading Organization:	Partners:
	University of Houston (TX)	Florida State University (FL) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (IL) Hyper Tech Research (OH) Full List

Deliverables:

Develop industry-driven roadmaps to identify and address the main technological barriers in platform technologies where early-stage innovations would enable net zero emissions for many economic sectors.

Activities:

• Assemble a Steering Committee of industry leaders to design a professionally facilitated virtual workshop.
• Use workshop input to inform technical roadmaps for innovative low-cost, high-throughput superconductor manufacturing methods to reduce cost by 10x and increase throughput by 10 – 100x.
• Develop a 5–10-year vision aiming to commercialize products, 7-year budget and action plan for an execution phase of the roadmap.

Potential Impacts:

Next Electric will rapidly advance the next generation of electric machines and systems in multiple sectors of the economy to meet the urgent need to greatly reduce emissions from carbon-based fuels.

Period of Performance:

May 1, 2022 – October 31, 2023