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Manufacturing Innovation Blog

Let Us Now Give Thanks for the Munchifier!

November 21, 2016

Jeff Lucas

Three years ago I put together a post for this blog about how to use a Raspberry Pi controller to get your Thanksgiving turkey to provide you with status tweets

Ignoring Cybersecurity is Risky Business

November 17, 2016

Pat Toth

This article originally appeared on the NIST Taking Measure blog. Guest blog post by Pat Toth. They say opposites attract. While my husband and I have many

What Manufacturers Are Saying About MEP

November 8, 2016

Nicole Ausherman

The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) is a public-private partnership with a national network of thousands of trusted business advisors, manufacturing

Without Manufacturing...the World Series Would be Lame

November 2, 2016

Mark Schmit and Ken Voytek

On Manufacturing Day, with the World Series approaching, we started talking about what baseball would be like without manufacturing. And while the series is

Where were you on Manufacturing Day?

October 31, 2016

Mark Schmit

This guest blog post by Mark Schmit originally appeared on tradeology, the official blog of ITA. As we close out Manufacturing Month, SelectUSA is featuring

DOE Labs “Road Tour” Opens Doors to their Treasures

October 26, 2016

Clara Asmail

This autumn was hot for four states selected by the Department of Energy (DOE) to host bootcamps, associated with the MITEC pilot discussed in a previous blog

Celebrating National Manufacturing Day in the Garden State

October 19, 2016

Mary Ann Pacelli

As someone who currently lives in Maryland and is originally from Ohio, I can’t say I’ve had too many trips to New Jersey. My perception of the state has been

Manufacturing: It’s Unbelievably Exciting and Nothing Like the Past!

October 7, 2016

Carroll Thomas

The revolution will not be televised—but it will be digitized! Taken from a famous poem and song by Gil Scott-Heron first recorded in 1970, this was a

Recognizing the Manufacturing Heroes on Manufacturing Day

October 7, 2016

Zara Brunner

Happy Manufacturing Day, from part of our team (pictured above at NIST MEP in Gaithersburg, Maryland) to all of yours across the country! Countless

Commercial Space Exploration Opportunities for Manufacturers: Part 2

October 4, 2016

Tab Wilkins

Following an earlier blog forecasting strong space industry growth, including satellite communications, space exploration and travel, we talked with five

A Virtual Visit to the Birthplace of Ty Cobb

September 29, 2016

Ken Voytek

I am a baseball fan and just finished reading a new biography about Ty Cobb. I think he shares my bubbly and effervescent personality and anyone with the

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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.

If you have any questions about our blog, please contact us at mfg [at] nist.gov (mfg[at]nist[dot]gov).