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Manufacturing Innovation Blog

Breaking Badly

September 4, 2013

Stacey Wagner

In March 2013, a Manufacturing Leadership Council survey was conducted by Frost & Sullivan with 226 manufacturers.[1] The survey’s intent was to understand

Why We Have No Reason to Gripe

August 27, 2013

Stacey Wagner

A recent survey by Harris Interactive © on behalf of CareerBuilder describes the hardest-to-fill American jobs, basing their findings on the inability of

Foods’ Future

August 21, 2013

Tab Wilkins

What do a McDonalds French fry supplier (J.R. Simplot Company), Starbucks Coffee, and Béquet Caramels have in common? Two things it turns out. First, they’re

The Big M

August 15, 2013

Stacey Wagner

When discussing employment in The Big M, parents, teachers and mentors often take great care to ensure that the child/student/mentee understands the rigors of a

A Visit to the Movies, American Made

August 9, 2013

Ben Vickery

I want to let you know about a movie that I decided to see the other day. I drove to nearby Baltimore’s historic Charles Theatre to see American Made Movie

Unlocking Manufacturing’s Potential

August 8, 2013

Dileep Thatte

Recently I had the opportunity to attend an interesting presentation and event, Today’s Manufacturing: Unlocking the Unlimited Potential, organized by the U.S

Modeling and Simulation Spurs a “New Age of U.S. Manufacturing”

August 5, 2013

Rich Markham

Guest post by Rich Markham, Polymer Ohio (part of Ohio MEP, a NIST MEP affiliate) American manufacturing is at a noteworthy and exciting convergence of three

Mid-Year Review

August 1, 2013

Ken Voytek

As I monitor the data on U.S. manufacturing, I feel it is important to step back and take stock of where things stand. As the economy emerged from the recession

Creating a Different Perspective on Hiring a Veteran

July 29, 2013

Tom Murray

I work with other federal and local partners in implementing an initiative called “E3: Economy, Energy and the Environment.” Sponsored by six federal agencies

Our Manufacturing Moment and the Continuing Manufacturing Renaissance

July 26, 2013

Gary Yakimov and Alex Folk

On July 25 th we attended the Brookings Institution event “ Manufacturing U.S. Prosperity: A Policy Discussion.” This event included a keynote speech on the

America’s Manufacturing Workforce: Make or Buy?

July 22, 2013

Stacey Wagner

Do you like to barbeque steak on your backyard grill, or do you like to buy it ready-to-eat? Do you mow your lawn yourself or hire someone to do it for you

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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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