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Manufacturing Innovation Blog

Manufacturing – Creating Opportunity through Innovation

September 6, 2017

Beth Colbert

op·por·tu·ni·ty äpərˈt(y)o͞onədē, noun, a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something. When we think of champions of manufacturing

Success Story: Funding Underwater Technology in Hawaii

September 1, 2017

INNOVATE Hawaii

Makai Ocean Engineering was founded in 1973 as a diversified ocean engineering company focused on providing design engineering and development services. Today

Success Story: Launching Into the International Aerospace Market With ExporTech™

August 25, 2017

Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center (VMEC)

Liquid Measurement Systems (LMS) was founded in 1989 with one big idea: to replace the metal tubes used in fuel probes for aircrafts with graphite composite—a

A Guide to Hiring Veterans to Fill the Manufacturing Skills Gap

August 23, 2017

Mary Ann Pacelli

On the surface, the manufacturing industry’s “good news, bad news” scenario appears to lean toward the good. The 2016 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index

Success Story: Smart Talent Success for Growing Company

August 18, 2017

Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Founded in 1963, Miles Fiberglass and Composites (MFC) has over 50 years of experience in the fiberglass and composites industry. The family-owned corporation

Who is #1?: Measuring Manufacturing Value Added per Employee Across the Nation

August 16, 2017

Ken Voytek

I’ve been on a long-term quest to convince folks that productivity is important and not just something economists are concerned about. I’ve written about

Success Story: CoreValue Assessment Sets Arkansas Company Off On Transformational Journey

August 11, 2017

Arkansas Economic Development Commission Manufacturing Solutions

Successful entrepreneurs Robert and Becky Foster founded the Intimidator Group with the all-American, hardworking values that made their previous companies

Blogging for Manufacturers: 5 Reasons You Need a Company Blog

August 9, 2017

Nicole Ausherman

Blogging might be an important marketing strategy for other industries, but for manufacturers, it’s not that relevant… right? Wrong. Every industry

Success Story: Small Woman-Owned Business Ramps Up in a New Facility

July 28, 2017

Maryland MEP

Michele’s Granola is a small, woman-owned business located in Timonium, MD that was founded in 2006. Started in the kitchen of owner Michele Tsoucalas, the

Hoorah for Made in America Week!

July 18, 2017

Carroll Thomas

GE recently released a great TV commercial to jumpstart an effort to employ 20,000 women in STEM roles by 2020 that asks, “What if we treated female scientists

Success Story: Owners Prepare to Turn Over the Reins

June 30, 2017

Pennsylvania Manufacturing Extension Partnership

In business since 1902, Hermance Machine offers a wide selection of quality industrial woodworking equipment, quality machine parts, and wood crafting supplies

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Manufacturing Innovation, the blog of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), is a resource for manufacturers, industry experts and the public on key U.S. manufacturing topics. There are articles for those looking to dive into new strategies emerging in manufacturing as well as useful information on tools and opportunities for manufacturers.

The views presented here are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or policies of NIST.

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