Enter Globalfoundries, the new kid on the block, which takes a more consultative approach called Collaborative Device Manufacturing (CDM).

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The Pilot Institute will focus on additive manufacturing and aims to demonstrate the value of collaborative problem-solving and asset-building that could occur on a broader scale if the Network were to be established.

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And, collaborative public-private partnerships have emerged as an important component in this new era of American manufacturing.

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