Jan.29, 2014
In last night's State of the Union address, U.S. president Barak Obama announced plans to launch six more high-tech hubs this year which he hopes will generate domestic job growth and keep the country competitive in manufacturing.
"We also have the chance, right now, to beat other countries in the race for the next wave of high-tech manufacturing jobs," said the president – who envisions these tech hubs "help[ing] America lead the world in advanced technologies."
Last year, Obama described 3D printing in the State of the Union as having "the potential to revolutionize."
This year, although 3D printing was not mentioned specifically, the president highlighted the two high-tech manufacturing hubs which have already opened in Raleigh, North Carolina and Youngstown, Ohio. The National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute in Youngstown is focused on improving 3D printing technology.
The announcement that six more high-tech hubs will open this year is potentially good news for 3D printing development – but details about what these hubs will include and exactly when and where they will be opened were not specified:
"We also have the chance, right now, to beat other countries in the race for the next wave of high-tech manufacturing jobs. My administration has launched two hubs for high-tech manufacturing in Raleigh and Youngstown, where we've connected businesses to research universities that can help America lead the world in advanced technologies. Tonight, I'm announcing we'll launch six more this year. Bipartisan bills in both houses could double the number of these hubs and the jobs they create. So get those bills to my desk and put more Americans back to work."
Read the entire address here, or watch it here:
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