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Manufacturing Times Digital 

Fast Facts

Established
February 2014
Website www.mxdusa.org
Mission Strengthening U.S. manufacturing global competitiveness to advance economic prosperity and national security by accelerating digital adoption, securing supply chains, and empowering the workforce
Headquarters Chicago, IL
Consortium Organizer MxD
Institute Metrics
 as of September 2025
 
370   Member Organizations
Total Ongoing and Completed Projects
163    Technology Projects
26    Education and Workforce Development (EWD) Projects
Education and Workforce Development
337,256   Participants in EWD Projects or Institute-led EWD Activities from FY20-FY25
Additional Info
Institute Snapshot

MxD (Manufacturing x Digital) empowers U.S. economic prosperity and national security by driving digital adoption in manufacturing. In partnership with the Department of Defense, they work with the nation’s industrial base to solve critical manufacturing challenges and build a highly skilled workforce that can keep up with global competition.

 
Institute Capabilities
Success Story Examples
  • Partnering with Picatinny Arsenal, MxD deployed digital twin technology to ensure consistent processes, minimize waste, and allow the Army to quickly scale munitions production to other facilities. MxD achieved a 75% cost reduction by competitively sourcing a non-defense supplier.
     
  • MxD developed and piloted low-cost, closed-loop sensor kits that offer real-time machine health data for legacy equipment. Installed on 10 critical machines at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, this unprecedented visibility informs submarine maintenance planning and reduces machinery downtime. Plans are made to deploy the kits on 1,500 legacy machines.
     
  • In collaboration with industry, MxD provided enhanced digital capabilities to improve machine health monitoring, network connectivity, and part quality inspection at Rock Island Arsenal's Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center. This engagement informed a modernization framework that has been applied across 21 other organic industrial base facilities.
     
  • MxD's workforce readiness guides define over 400 digital manufacturing and cybersecurity roles, offering a standardized framework to help educators and companies cultivate a skilled workforce.
     
  • The DoD Voluntary Education program relies on MxD's cybersecurity for manufacturing curriculum to support 750 counseling centers in guiding 20,000 active-duty service members towards civilian careers that align with their skills and experience.