Materials technology is considered to be one of the important field in supporting industrial development, particularly inengineering and manufacturing sector. The ability and competitiveness of this engineering and manufacturing industry will bemuch relied on various innovation developed in the field of materials technology. In this paper, some effort and approach will beconsidered in improving technological innovation by establishing a well developed infrastructure in R&D and education whichis based on innovation and market oriented.Kata kunci: Teknologi material, Industri enjiniring daDmanufaktur, Daya saing, Inovasi teknologi, Infrastruktur, Litbang. D.N. Adnyana; UPT- Laboratorium Uji Konstruksi BPP-Teknologi PUSPIPTEK, Serpong.
