Rep. Tom Reed (R-Corning)

WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning) has announced the creation of a third high-tech manufacturing hub that is opening thanks to a law he sponsored two years ago.

The newest Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute hub will open in Los Angeles and is made possible through Reed’s Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act (RAMI), approved by congress in 2014.

The new hub will bring together nearly 200 partners from across industry, universities and non-profits from over 30 states. The focus will be on the development of sensors and digital process controls that can improve efficiency and techniques in advanced manufacturing.

Last year, Western New York became the home of the first advanced manufacturing site following the enactment of Reed’s bill. The focus of the hub in Rochester is photonics, or the study of light, which can be used for medical technology, fiber optics for telecommunications systems and lasers.

According to Reed’s office, RAMI directs the Department of Commerce, and other agencies, to develop high tech manufacturing hubs throughout the nation, which are designed to encourage innovation and economic development. Reed says the ultimate aim of the law is to create the jobs of the 21st Century in the United States and revitalize America’s manufacturing industry.