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NIST in Your State

NIST in Wisconsin

NIST ensures that the U.S. economy runs on fair transactions, that our infrastructure is built with quality construction materials, that our manufacturers can innovate and compete internationally, and that we have access to reliable products at home. We provide critical measurements and standards, including nearly 600 calibration services and more than 1,100 standard reference materials, that make Americans safer and healthier and help our companies innovate.

Below you will see a small snippet of what NIST is doing in Wisconsin. More information about how NIST is supporting key sectors in Wisconsin will be added to this page in the future.

CHIPS Funding

Steam Instruments, Inc.

Award Amount
$289,529
CHIPS Organization
CHIPS SBIR
Develop a rapid and accurate high-resolution ion microscopy technology for materials characterization particularly focused on challenges for the semiconductor industry. This project will benefit the U.S. semiconductor industry and researchers.

MEP Success Stories

Lean Transforms the Operation

Reported Year
2024
TLT was initially focused on the mink fur business before transitioning to producing live traps for small animals. Greg Smith became the second-generation owner in 2012, and the business was stagnant, and the atmosphere was described as conflicting and demanding. TLT turned to MOC, part of the Wisconsin MEP and the MEP National Network™, for help.

ISO 9001:2015 Implementation

Reported Year
2024
TSI Power wanted to obtain an ISO 9001 registration. High-level decision makers were involved and needed assistance from UW-Stout Manufacturing Outreach Center (MOC), part of the Wisconsin MEP and the MEP National Network™. There was a previously unsuccessful effort to obtain ISO 9001 registration. This effort failed primarily due to failure to

Technology Scouting ERP Systems

Reported Year
2024
Saveguard was using an unsustainable ERP system. That system was a complex cascade of custom, manually-maintained spreadsheets, and it was not meeting the business' needs for growth or for customer support or for business costing. The General Manager requested the UW-Stout Manufacturing Outreach Center (MOC), part of the Wisconsin MEP and the MEP

News & Updates

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