About NCMS

National Center for Manufacturing Sciences

An Introduction to NCMS

The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) is the nation’s leading technology development consortium that accelerates the development and adoption of innovative manufacturing and technology capabilities to drive American competitiveness. Since our establishment in 1986, NCMS’s mission has remained the same: catalyze a globally competitive US manufacturing industry powered by collaboration, driven by innovation, and dedicated to success. As a member-based organization, we leverage our network of industry, government, and academic partners to develop, demonstrate, and transition innovative technologies efficiently, with less risk and lower cost.

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Mission

Accelerating the development and adoption of innovative manufacturing and technology capabilities to drive American competitiveness.

NCMS exists to support the growth and global leadership of US manufacturing by enabling collaborative R&D initiatives that accelerate the advancement of innovative technologies. We act as a neutral convener, fostering a growing, trusted network of technologists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and experts in industry, government, and academia.

Model

Our collaborative model helps organizations and technology innovations advance and thrive.

NCMS enables our public-private network of world-class organizations to work effectively on new opportunities, bringing together highly capable developers with end users who need their innovations and technology solutions. NCMS members benefit from an accelerated progression of idea creation through execution.

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Benefits

Benefits of NCMS membership include:

  • Federal funding opportunities
  • Eligibility to participate in an unlimited number of projects
  • Collaboration opportunities with government, industry, and academia 
  • Advance access to information about funding and events
  • A vetted, secure collaboration framework, with intellectual property protection
  • And many more
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Our Focus

Innovation Results from Collaboration

Through NCMS, organizations with innovative technologies can collaborate with end users and develop solutions to meet their requirements. NCMS has long-established relationships, a stellar reputation, and credibility among government end users. Coupled with our collaborative power to partner small R&D companies with top-tier OEMs, the results are innovations and opportunities to develop, refine, and deliver user-centric solutions.

See our Technology Focus Areas

Additive Manufacturing

Artificial Intelligence

Business Process Management

Coatings/Corrosion Prevention

Communications/Data Transmission

CBM+ and Predictive Maintenance

Digital Engineering

Energy

Environment, Health, and Safety

Enhanced Inspection/Metrology

Hardware

Materials Science

Robotics, Mobility, and Automation

Software and Data Analytics

Workforce Development and Training

Biotechnology

Energetics

Hypersonics

Quantum Technology

Space Technologies