Bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL) smart manufacturing and recycling tactics for states (smart) - tennessee partnership for smart manufacturing (tpsm) the tennessee partnership for smart…

The Department of Energy is providing a $2,211,822 Cooperative Agreement award under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC). The funding will support the Tennessee Partnership for Smart Manufacturing (TPSM), a coalition of partners including Tennessee Tech University, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, and University of Memphis.

The goal of TPSM is to assist small- and medium-sized manufacturers across Tennessee with implementing smart manufacturing and high-performance computing technologies to optimize production, reduce costs, and lower energy consumption and emissions. The project will establish three regional training and education centers focused on smart manufacturing with an emphasis on additive manufacturing, digital modeling, sensor technologies, and HPC access. The award runs from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027.

Bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL) smart manufacturing and recycling tactics for states (smart) - tennessee partnership for smart manufacturing (tpsm) the tennessee partnership for smart manufacturing (tpsm) is a coalition of partners that will work together to extensively deliver smart manufacturing and high-performance computing awareness and outreach, education and training, assessments and roadmapping, assistance in implementation and operations, and continuous improvement tailored to the needs of small- and medium-sized manufacturers (smms) across tennessee. This coalition is led by the tennessee department of environment and conservation and partnered by tennessee tech university (TTU), university of tennessee - knoxville (UT), university of memphis (UM), and TN manufacturing extension program. Three regional training and educational centers for smms will be established in west (UM), middle (TTU), and east (UT) tennessee focused on smart manufacturing with a particular focus on additive manufacturing, digital modeling, optimization, sensor technologies, and HPC access. The goal of tpsm is to assist tennessee smms with implementing smart manufacturing and use of high-performance computing to optimize production, reduce costs, reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions; while training the existing SMM workforce and next genera¿¿on of SMM workers on these technologies.