Abstract
American HE (higher education) has long been involved in research about the technologies behind what is known as the 4IR (Fourth Industrial Revolution), but has also been divorced from the ‘industrial’ part of that revolution. Thus, while American HE has supported extensive technology research in such areas as IT (information technology), advanced materials, and AI (artificial intelligence), it has not been nearly as involved in research on the related manufacturing technologies and processes. However, stagnating industrial productivity rates and a sharp decline in manufacturing employment forced the US, starting in 2012 to consider what has been termed ‘advanced manufacturing.’ The solutions considered were oriented towards applying the nation’s capabilities in technology innovation to its manufacturing sector. Since research universities in the American innovation system play an important role in technology research, these schools are now starting to be brought into this effort to upgrade manufacturing. How did this disconnect between university research and manufacturing technologies and processes come about?
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