Driving U.S. leadership in
Smart Manufacturing
As the United States’ non-profit institute dedicated to Smart Manufacturing (SM) – we are working to reduce cost, complexity and time-to-value so all manufacturers can engage in Smart Manufacturing.
We enable frictionless movement of information – raw and contextualized data – between real-time operations and the people and systems that create value in and across Manufacturing organizations.
What is Smart Manufacturing?
Smart Manufacturing (SM) is the information-based, event-driven and collaborative orchestration of business, physical and digital processes that efficiently drive plants, factories and the entire value chain.
Smart Manufacturing Executive Council
The Smart Manufacturing Executive Council has been formed to engage business and technology executives, thought leaders and visionaries advocating for the strengthening of the U.S. manufacturing ecosystem.
Ready to Accelerate your SM Journey?
The first step starts with a self-evaluation of your business practices – take our online Smart Manufacturing Business Practices Assessment.
SM Architecture & Technologies Workshop
This 8-part, FREE & Virtual, Smart Manufacturing Systems Architecture ‘Primer’ is for all stakeholders involved in the development and/or implementation of software for manufacturing operations.
Smart Manufacturing Marketplace
Find validated SM Profiles and crowd-sourced applications giving manufacturers access to ready-to-use solutions.
Smart Manufacturing Certified Professionals
CESMII is helping grow and train the network of professionals ready to support manufacturers with their Smart Manufacturing journey.
OUR GOALS
Our mission is to enhance U.S. manufacturing productivity, global competitiveness, and reinvestment by increasing energy productivity, improving economic performance and raising workforce capacity.
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Reduction in cost and time to deploy SM into existing processes within 5 years
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Improvement in energy productivity within 10 years
Years to significant industry adoption of SM technology
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Improvement in energy efficiency in manufacturing plants or of major processes within 5 years
WHAT WE DO
Ecosystem
Our membership includes manufacturers, machine builders, tech providers, system integrators and academia all working together to advance SM.
Education
Our goal is to support national manufacturing learning with the development of education resources on Smart Manufacturing (SM) to enable national adoption.
Projects
With funds from the national government, we facilitate projects that develop emerging technologies, drive research and innovation, delivering on our mission to democratize SM.
Technology
Creating an infrastructure that moves information into context and enables reuse of technologies through a marketplace, in a secure, interoperable, scalable and cost effective manner.
Monthly Newsletters
March 2025 Newsletter
View in browser SEASON 2 PREMIERE Smart Manufacturing Mindset™ Role of Leadership: Vision, Execution and Sustaining Success Welcome to Season 2 of Smart Manufacturing Mindset™ from CESMII! We’re changing a few things up this season to take a deeper look at the...
February 2025 Newsletter
View in browser Reflections on ProveIt 2025 Written by Jonathan Wise, Chief Technology Architect, CESMII At CESMII, we value open, diverse dialogue that drives innovation in Smart Manufacturing. Jonathan Wise, Chief Technology Architect at CESMII shared...
January 2025 Newsletter
View in browser Joint forces for Digital Product Passport (DPP) Major standardization associations and initiatives partner to create the best of breed system architecture to support the upcoming Digital Product Passport (DPP) by combining the best aspects...
Our Ecosystem
“We are a small tier 3 and 4 supplier of synthetic and natural rubber raw materials. We have a small team wearing many hats. Our engagement with CESMII is delivering value on many fronts, exposing us to the right technologies and techniques, but most importantly, letting us engage with a community of forward-looking manufacturers and technology providers that we would never have found otherwise. We needed digital transformation expertise for our business, and CESMII put us in touch with Flexware Innovation, an excellent system integrator with whom we were able to engage. We never would have found them without CESMII.”
Manufacturer
“With CESMII’s mission to “democratize Smart Manufacturing”, clearly Systems Integrators can benefit from the success of that outcome. Since there is so much variation and customization in the way integrators solve problems for manufacturers, a standard approach would be valuable for OEMs, Systems Integrators and the ultimate end-user – the manufacturer. The momentum CESMII is gaining is clear evidence there is demand for this thought leadership.”
System Integrator
“We strongly believe in standards, as exhibited by our work with CESMII on key OPC Foundation initiatives, and we appreciate that CESMII is addressing some of the great challenges preventing the adoption of digital transformation at scale. The focus on interoperability, openness, and the crowd-sourcing of information models for manufacturing assets is an essential accelerator for our mutual vision to accelerate the democratization of Smart Manufacturing. We’re pleased to engage with CESMII and their ecosystem as an enabling force in this industry, working broadly to bring real transformation to this industry.”
Technology Provider
“Being a part of CESMII gives us access to a network of smart manufacturing technologies and users that can provide valuable insights and direction around technology development and education and training needs in the industry. “
Academia & Labs
