NIST Opens the Doors to Manufacturing’s Future: A Gallery

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are pushing modern manufacturing to reach its full potential. These NIST snapshots provide a glimpse into manufacturing’s future: robotic arms controlled through virtual reality, cell-based medicine, 3D metal printing, wireless factory communications, a “digital thread” that electronically connects product design to fabrication, neutrons that look inside consumer products, and experts serving local manufacturers in one of its Manufacturing Extension Partnership centers.