# 202: What is MxD? The Digital Manufacturing and Cybersecurity Institute That's Fortifying U.S. Manufacturing with CEO Berardino Baratta

- Show: [Manufacturing Happy Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour)
- Published: 2024-09-10
- Length: 41m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-09-10-202-what-is-mxd-the-digital-manufacturing-and-cybersecurity-institute-thats-fort
- Listen: http://manufacturinghappyhour.com

## Summary

Berardino Baratta, CEO of MxD (The Digital Manufacturing and Cybersecurity Institute), explains how the organization helps U.S. manufacturers adopt digital technologies and secure their supply chains. He details MxD's evolution from a 10-year-old digital manufacturing institute to a cybersecurity-focused entity, highlighting projects with partners like Boeing, Rolls-Royce, and D-Wave. Baratta emphasizes the critical need to uplift small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through workforce training and cybersecurity compliance, specifically addressing the 'valley of death' between research and commercialization.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-09-10-202-what-is-mxd-the-digital-manufacturing-and-cybersecurity-institute-thats-fort#t=0) Introduction: Berardino Baratta and MxD's Mission
- [6:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-09-10-202-what-is-mxd-the-digital-manufacturing-and-cybersecurity-institute-thats-fort#t=418) Baratta's Career: From Software to Sabbatical to MxD
- [12:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-09-10-202-what-is-mxd-the-digital-manufacturing-and-cybersecurity-institute-thats-fort#t=748) MxD's Origin: Manufacturing USA and Early Projects
- [15:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-09-10-202-what-is-mxd-the-digital-manufacturing-and-cybersecurity-institute-thats-fort#t=958) Project Evolution: From TRL 4-5 to Commercial Adoption
- [20:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-09-10-202-what-is-mxd-the-digital-manufacturing-and-cybersecurity-institute-thats-fort#t=1229) Collaboration vs. Competition in Supply Chains
- [25:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-09-10-202-what-is-mxd-the-digital-manufacturing-and-cybersecurity-institute-thats-fort#t=1523) Quantum Computing and Future Manufacturing Applications
- [30:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-09-10-202-what-is-mxd-the-digital-manufacturing-and-cybersecurity-institute-thats-fort#t=1825) Cybersecurity and CMMC Compliance for SMEs
- [35:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-09-10-202-what-is-mxd-the-digital-manufacturing-and-cybersecurity-institute-thats-fort#t=2144) Digital Infrastructure Gaps and MxD's Facility

## Topics

- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- MxD (company)
- Berardino Baratta (other)
- Boeing (company)
- Rolls-Royce (company)
- D-Wave (company)
- Siemens (company)
- AT&T (company)
- Cisco (company)
- Google (company)
- NIST MEP (other)
- CMMC (other)

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