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Manufacturing Cycle Time

The time of actual production from the moment a customer order arrives on the plant floor to the completion of all product manufacturing, assembly, and testing.

Federal Announcements

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $85 Million to Accelerate Domestic Heat Pump Manufacturing

| Department of Energy (DOE) | Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC) | Business Operations, Manufacturing Cycle Time, Product Development Cycle, Underserved Communities

The U.S. Department of Energy announced nearly $85 million across four heat pump manufacturers to accelerate the manufacturing of electric heat pumps, heat pump hot water heaters, and heat pump components at five factories in New York, Tennessee, Texas, and Rhode Island.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $22 Million to Support Smart Manufacturing at Small- and Medium-sized Facilities Across the Nation

| Department of Energy (DOE), Executive Office of the President, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) | Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) National Network, Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC), Manufacturing USA | Advanced Manufacturing, Manufacturing Cycle Time, Small and Medium-sized Manufacturers, Smart Manufacturing, Technology

The U.S. Department of Energy announced $22 million to 12 state-run programs to accelerate smart manufacturing at small- and medium-sized facilities. The State Manufacturing Leadership Program aims to make smart manufacturing technologies and high-performance computing more accessible across the domestic manufacturing sector. This funding will help states remove barriers that inhibit the ability of small- and medium-sized manufacturers to use innovative, data-driven tools and technologies.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $72 Million to Innovate Manufacturing and Accelerate Deployment of Wind and Water Energy Technologies

| Department of Energy (DOE), Executive Office of the President | Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Manufacturing, Clean Energy, Manufacturing Cycle Time, Technology, Wind Development

The U.S. Department of Energy announced $72 million for projects that will innovate manufacturing processes for wind and water technologies and accelerate the equitable and sustainable deployment of offshore and land-based wind energy. This funding includes $27 million to support research, development, and community engagement to accelerate the equitable and sustainable deployment of offshore and land-based wind energy; $45 million to make domestic manufacturing for these technologies quicker an

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