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Smart Bolt

Mark Schmit
Waiting for me in my inbox this morning was an e-mail from a long-time friend who works in the financial industry (that fact is sort of important later). The

Painting by the Numbers

Ken Voytek
Plato suggested that a “good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.” To that end, I hope to impart some knowledge and not just numbers… although I

Reflections – Part 1

Dave Cranmer
This is the story of how and why the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) was created. It’s the first in a series of tributes to celebrate the upcoming 25

Bringing It All Together

Dileep Thatte
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend a Manufacturers Roundtable organized by the Oregon MEP and held at Welch Allyn, a medical device manufacturer and MEP