Foundry School is yet another good idea coming to fruition as part of the Trump Administration’s mission to reindustrialize America in the wake of the COVID pandemic.  

This unique pilot, aided by eight major universities and manufacturing leaders from several nations, is the product of a collaborative effort to train a workforce capable of closing gaps in design and manufacturing capacity created after America’s leaders opted to rely on foreign factories.

On September 3, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg celebrated the opening of the school, a project of the State Department’s Pax Silica initiative, an international economic security partnership connecting governments, industry, and universities to strengthen the critical supply chains and industrial capabilities that underpin the AI economy.

In opening remarks, Helberg repeated Trump’s mantra that a shuttered factory is a betrayal and proclaimed that “America cannot afford not to bring manufacturing back.” Foundry School is employing today’s manufacturing CEOs to teach tomorrow’s manufacturers the tricks of the trade.

The first set of sessions implementing the advanced manufacturing curriculum (developed at Stanford University) will be taught by industry CEOs and others at Stanford and seven other American universities. The seven sessions will cover fundamentals of modern factory design, materials and supply chains, assembly-line engineering, plant economics, regulation and permitting, and workforce development at scale.

Stanford will host the final 10 sessions beginning in January. These will address advanced manufacturing capabilities, including precision........

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