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MxD is the U.S. Digital Manufacturing and Cybersecurity Institute, a Chicago-based Manufacturing USA institute advising on industrial cybersecurity, supply chain modernization, and workforce training.
MxD, the nation's Digital Manufacturing and Cybersecurity Institute, holds the designation of National Center for Cybersecurity in Manufacturing, operated in partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense. Founded in 2014 and based in Chicago, Illinois, it is one of 18 institutes in the federally sponsored Manufacturing USA network, and ranks second among them by membership, with over 350 member organizations. The threat model it works on is specific: the U.S. industrial base, where digital manufacturing adoption has outpaced the security posture of the supply chains, shop floors, and control systems it depends on.
The institute operates as a solution-neutral advisor and convener rather than a vendor, bringing manufacturers, academic institutions, and government stakeholders together around digital manufacturing and design innovation, supply chain modernization, manufacturing cybersecurity, and workforce training. Its technical work spans industries including aerospace, defense, automotive, electronics, industrial equipment, and manufacturing broadly, with a stated focus on empowering workers with accessible learning tools.
One of its central assets is MxD Factory Floor, a state-of-the-art experiential manufacturing environment where visitors can experiment with and observe digital manufacturing technologies in action. The culture is mission-driven and federally affiliated: collaborative, cross-sector, and oriented around demonstrable adoption rather than product sales.
