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NIST in Arkansas
$20M
in financial awards from NIST to organizations in the state of Arkansas in 2024
- In FY 2024, NIST supported the state’s aerospace and aviation sectors with a $10 million grant for Arkansas State University’s new Center for Advanced Materials and Steel Manufacturing. An additional $10 million in grants to the University of Arkansas in FY 2024 support a Center for Design and Materials Innovation and a Center for Large-Scale Testing of Seismic Systems.
- Arkansas metals manufacturers rely on NIST reference materials for iron and steel alloys to check for composition, hardness and toughness, ensuring the highest quality control for materials where failure would cause catastrophic losses.
- NIST’s library of reference materials helps to ensure that foods grown or eaten in the U.S. are safe from contaminants and allergens that could cause illness to consumers. Arkansas companies rely on NIST reference materials such as tomato, peach and apple leaves to check their food safety testing methods and help them comply with the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act.
- Since FY 2020, Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions, part of the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership, has received $6.2 million in federal funds from NIST, with $5.5 million matched in nonfederal funds, to build capacity for innovation, operational excellence, sustainability and leadership development among Arkansas manufacturers.
Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions helped custom furniture maker WWBeds in Little Rock adopt value stream mapping and lean and Toyota Kata methods to create production flows and eliminate barriers. WWBeds tripled its sales revenue to $1.6 million and saved $600,000 in overtime.
MEP Success Stories
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