{"id":1789,"date":"2023-10-24T18:26:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T18:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/?p=1789"},"modified":"2024-06-11T19:58:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T19:58:19","slug":"summit-to-forge-a-national-coalition-around-building-resiliency-in-u-s-manufacturing-and-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/Q4\/summit-to-forge-a-national-coalition-around-building-resiliency-in-u-s-manufacturing-and-operations","title":{"rendered":"Summit to forge a national coalition around building resiliency in U.S. manufacturing and operations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"purdue-initial-words-wrap\"><p class=\"purdue-initial-words\">WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. &mdash;<\/p> \n<p>Purdue University\u2019s recently launched eXcellence in Manufacturing and Operations Purdue Engineering Initiative, or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/XMO\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">XMO PEI<\/a>, will in November host its first&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/XMO\/news\/purdue-manufacturing-summit?_ga=2.82346206.91081572.1697418100-1990174176.1694705900\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">national summit<\/a>, bringing together a dynamic coalition of partners in academia, government and industry to discuss building resilient U.S. infrastructure for and with advanced manufacturing and operations (M&amp;O). The aim is to build a resilient U.S. infrastructure physically, digitally and sustainably for M&amp;O at scale.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The summit, which will be held at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 7, will focus on three key pillars of America\u2019s resilience in manufacturing and operations: reshoring, retooling and retraining manufacturing and operations. Registration information is available&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/XMO\/news\/purdue-manufacturing-summit?_ga=2.163650488.683669956.1697997780-1879882307.1697643098\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">online<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>XMO PEI leaders say bolstering industries, such as aerospace, defense, semiconductors, agriculture, transportation and biomanufacturing for health care, is critical to America\u2019s security, commerce, social durability and well-being in the era of globalization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n    <div  class=\"purdue-home-quick-links-static \">\n        <div class=\"tagged-header-container\">\n\n            <h2 class=\"tagged-header\"><span>Additional Information<\/span><\/h2>\n        \n        <\/div>\n\n       <ul class=\"quick-links-content\">\n                                        <li class=\"quick-link__item\">\n                                                                <a class=\"quick-link__link\"\n                                    href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/XMO\/news\/purdue-manufacturing-summit?_ga=2.70330323.270980516.1717617645-781823501.1717617645&amp;_gl=1*tqequ*_ga*NzgxODIzNTAxLjE3MTc2MTc2NDU.*_ga_PF1CYQ27F6*MTcxNzY5NjQyMC40LjEuMTcxNzY5ODQ2MC4wLjAuMA..\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                    Summit announced: Building Resilient U.S. Infrastructure Through Excellence in Manufacturing and Operations                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                <li class=\"quick-link__item\">\n                                                                <a class=\"quick-link__link\"\n                                    href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/releases\/2023\/Q4\/purdues-excellence-in-manufacturing-and-operations-initiative-focuses-on-resiliency-in-the-industry.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                    Purdue\u2019s eXcellence in Manufacturing and Operations initiative focuses on resiliency in the industry                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                <li class=\"quick-link__item\">\n                                                                <a class=\"quick-link__link\"\n                                    href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/releases\/2023\/Q2\/purdues-excellence-in-manufacturing-and-operations-initiative-meets-the-moment.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                    Purdue\u2019s eXcellence in Manufacturing and Operations initiative meets the moment                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Discussions will examine why U.S. companies are compelled to bring major elements of their manufacturing back to the U.S.; how new major investments in physical, digital and sustainable technologies and their rapid translations by engineering and business are necessary to build resiliency; and what role the educational spectrum will take to develop a diverse and integrative workforce in support of a second U.S. manufacturing and operations renaissance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the speakers scheduled to attend:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/About-Us\/Biographies\/Display\/Article\/2556343\/dr-victoria-coleman\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Victoria Coleman<\/a>, chief scientist, U.S. Air Force;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ge.com\/digital\/blog\/author\/colin-parris-phd?_ga=2.37136872.91081572.1697418100-1990174176.1694705900\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colin Parris<\/a>, senior vice president and chief technology officer, GE Digital;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/daniel-janka-090242188\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Janka<\/a>, president, Mazak Corp.;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rbarto\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rick Barto<\/a>, Corporate Engineering and Technology Fellow, Lockheed Martin Corp.;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nist.gov\/people\/mike-molnar?_ga=2.249987534.91081572.1697418100-1990174176.1694705900\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Molnar<\/a>, founding director, National Institute of Standards and Technology Office of Advanced Manufacturing;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/onewabash.com\/about-us\/leadership?_ga=2.14583039.91081572.1697418100-1990174176.1694705900#brent_yeagy\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brent Yeagy<\/a>, president and CEO, Wabash; and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.young.senate.gov\/?_ga=2.14583039.91081572.1697418100-1990174176.1694705900\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Sen. Todd Young<\/a>&nbsp;of Indiana, who co-authored the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Purdue University<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Purdue University is a public research institution with excellence at scale. Ranked among top 10 public universities and with two colleges in the top 4 in the United States, Purdue discovers and disseminates knowledge with a quality and at a scale second to none. More than 105,000 students study at Purdue across modalities and locations, with 50,000 in person on the West Lafayette campus. Committed to affordability and accessibility, Purdue\u2019s main campus has frozen tuition for 12 years in a row. See how Purdue never stops in the persistent pursuit of the next giant leap, including its first comprehensive urban campus in Indianapolis, the new Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, and Purdue Computes, at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/president\/strategic-initiatives\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/president\/strategic-initiatives<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. &mdash; Purdue University\u2019s recently launched eXcellence in Manufacturing and Operations Purdue Engineering Initiative, or&nbsp;XMO PEI, will in November host its first&nbsp;national summit, bringing together a dynamic coalition of partners in academia, government and industry to discuss building<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1790,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,19],"tags":[],"department":[31],"source":[29],"purdue_today_topic":[],"coauthors":[41],"class_list":["post-1789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-general","department-engineering","source-purdue-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1789"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1789\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2426,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1789\/revisions\/2426"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1789"},{"taxonomy":"department","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/department?post=1789"},{"taxonomy":"source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/source?post=1789"},{"taxonomy":"purdue_today_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/purdue_today_topic?post=1789"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=1789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}