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Manufacturing Innovation Blog

Can Women Fill the Skills Gap in Manufacturing?

April 19, 2013

Mellissa Ayala

I have a confession to make. I love the show “ Fast and Loud” on the Discovery Channel which features the Gas Monkey garage in Dallas, Texas. If you have never

Rising from the Ashes – The California Network for Manufacturing Innovation

April 17, 2013

Dave Cranmer

“The phoenix hope, can wing her way through the desert skies, and still defying fortune's spite; revive from ashes and rise.” – Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Re-shoring a New Perspective

April 15, 2013

Samm Bowman and Ben Vickery

Re-shoring sure has been in the news a lot lately. Perhaps you’ve been reading about the trend of re-shoring, as an increasing number of American firms are

5 Strategies for Manufacturers to Use the Industrial Internet

April 11, 2013

Cindy Waxer

Guest Post by Cindy Waxer of Software Advice Over the last few months, the manufacturing technology industry has seen the popularization of a new term: the

Wishing Upon a Star

April 9, 2013

Ken Voytek

I often wonder what the future may hold. Most of that is idle speculation and qualitative scenarios I play out in my head regarding where manufacturing is

When Does Failure = Success?

April 4, 2013

Aimee Dobrzeniecki

In the March 12 th edition of Industry Week (IW) online edition, an article, “Leadership and Strategy: Brainstorming Growth Strategies” caught my attention. It

Enterprise Minnesota Helps RedEye Put 3D Printing In The Sky

March 19, 2013

Ben Vickery

In December, I wrote about how TechSolve, part of Ohio MEP, has been helping small manufacturing firms like Morris Technologies and Rapid Quality Manufacturing

Through The Looking Glass

March 18, 2013

Stacey Wagner

In the 2012 movie, “The Avengers”, Tony Stark, aka Ironman, uses a 3-D hologram to manufacture weaponry. And although many movie-goers thought this was pure

Sustainability is Here for the Long Haul

March 15, 2013

Randy Bertram

This article was originally posted on the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership Blog on March 12, 2013. Guest blog post by Randy Bertram, WMEP Director

Can 10 Million People Be Wrong?

March 13, 2013

Mark Schmit

Last month Hasbro Inc. missed a golden opportunity to immortalize the importance of our country’s manufacturing sector… especially with the renaissance the

Horton Sees a Who

March 12, 2013

Clara Asmail

We all hear about the agile Maker Movement and its ever cheaper means of making ever more diverse objects using shareware to turn bits into atoms shaped into

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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.

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