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Helping Small Manufacturers Do Business with Government

February 16, 2006

A new Memorandum of Understanding aimed at helping small manufacturers better understand how to do business with federal, state and local governments was signed

Helping Small Firms Run Large Supply Chains

January 17, 2006

Big manufacturing jobs, especially those in the defense industry that involve management of extensive supply chains, often require resources and expertise that

Experts To Examine Virtual Enterprise Uses of Info Tech

September 9, 2005

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Enterprise Integration Inc. (EII) are sponsoring a conference on how computer programs for

NIST Develops 'Toolbox' for Manufacturing Systems

August 26, 2005

Ask any handyman what's the most important thing he needs to get the job done and he'll probably say his toolbox. Thanks to the National Institute of Standards

NIST Workshop to Help Industry Meet New EU Regulations

August 10, 2005

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host a workshop this coming October to assist U.S. manufacturers and their supply chain partners

NIST's Manufacturing Lab Prints 2005 Program Guide

July 26, 2005

With a value-added contribution of $1.4 trillion, U.S. manufacturing directly accounts for approximately 13 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product. The

Software Advance Helps Computers Act Logically

June 16, 2005

Computers just respond to commands, never "thinking" about the consequences. A new software language, however, promises to enable computers to reason much more

Shadow Technique Improves Measurement of Micro Holes

June 2, 2005

Sometimes seeing a shadow can be as good or better than seeing the real thing. A new measurement method developed by researchers working at the National

Commerce, Big 3 U.S. Auto Makers Form New Partnership to Improve Manufacturing Competitiveness of U.S. Automotive Industry

December 9, 2004

Senior executives of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Technology Administration and the U.S. automotive industry today signed a memorandum of agreement

Evans Releases Report on Reducing Standards-Related Barriers to U.S. Exports Through Enhanced Department of Commerce Standards Activities

May 18, 2004

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Commerce Secretary Donald L. Evans released a report today to reduce standards-related trade barriers and called for broader collaboration

Commerce Secretary Don Evans Releases Recommendations to Improve the Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

February 4, 2002

Commerce Secretary Don Evans announced today the release of The Advanced Technology Program: Reform with a Purpose, a report that presents six recommendations

Nationwide Network of Manufacturing Experts Issue Top 10 New Year's Resolutions for Small Business Manufacturers

December 14, 2001

The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), a program of the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is

NIST and ITA Launch New Online Service to Give U.S. Companies 'Heads Up' on Export Regulations

October 11, 2001

Two U.S. Department of Commerce agencies, the National Institute of Standards and Technology and International Trade Administration, today launched Export Alert

Survey Finds Small Manufacturers Are More Competitive, Productive Thanks to NIST MEP

February 14, 2001

Small manufacturing clients of the nationwide Manufacturing Extension Partnership are saving money, creating new jobs, and increasing and retaining sales at a

NIST Advanced Technology Program Launches 54 New Technology R&D Projects

October 4, 2000

Commerce Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today announced the selection of 54 new industrial research projects chosen for cost-shared support under the Commerce

New National Standards Strategy Can Advance U.S. Technology Interests, NIST Director Tells Congress

September 13, 2000

Pointing to prospective benefits for U.S. industry and consumers, the director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology told a congressional

Proposed Agreement Aims to Simplify Lab Accreditation

May 23, 2000

The National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, and the National Cooperation for

United States and Republic of Korea Sign Standards Agreement to Enhance Trade and Commerce

May 9, 2000

Secretary William M. Daley and Republic of Korea Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy Kim Young-ho today signed an agreement that will establish a new

Help for Small Manufacturers in Making Plants

March 23, 2000

Smaller manufacturers now will have access to "lean manufacturing" training previously available only to large companies, thanks to a recently formed

President Clinton Praises Nation's Small Manufacturers

August 27, 1999

President Clinton yesterday declared the week of Sept. 19-25, 1999, as Small Manufacturing Week to recognize the contributions of America’s small manufacturing

U.S. Department of Commerce Backs Technology-Based Economic Development Project to Boost Growth of Small and Medium Sized Manufacturers

July 1, 1999

Washington, DC—The U.S. Commerce Department today announced the award of a $350,000 grant to the Michigan Industrial Technology Institute (MITI), Ann Arbor