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Jun 08, 2018
NIST Awards Emergency Funding to Help Manufacturers with Hurricane Relief Efforts
Written by Gary Thompson, regional manager at NIST MEP for the southwest region. Carroll Thomas, director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), knows something about the effect of disasters on small businesses. “When I […]
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Jun 04, 2018
A Look Back at Manufacturing Summit 2018
Annually, the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) of Louisiana partners with the Natchitoches Community Alliance (NCA) and Northwestern State University to host both the Northwest Louisiana and the Central Louisiana Manufacturing Manager’s Councils for a summit to focus on areas of […]
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Jun 01, 2018
Manufacturing Connection May Newsletter
A Letter from the Director MEP Director Transition and Thank You! Thank you to the Louisiana Community & Technical College System (LCTCS) and the State of Louisiana for your support for Louisiana manufacturers. I have enjoyed supporting this mission through […]
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May 30, 2018
All Around the Kitchen: Tales of a Kitchen Remodel Sourced in the U.S.
Written by Ken Voytek, Manager of the Manufacturing Research and Program Evaluation group and the Chief Economist with the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Without manufacturing, the room where you make dinner would […]
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Apr 04, 2018
Smart Manufacturing Through a Lean Transformation
Written by Tab Wilkins of NIST MEP As a small and medium-sized manufacturer (SMM), can you reasonably begin to adopt smart technologies through a lean transformation approach as part of your continuous improvement journey? Smart manufacturing, in simple terms, is […]
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Apr 02, 2018
Small Manufacturers Make a Big Difference
Written by Zara Brunner of NIST MEP How do we reach the next generation, change their perceptions about manufacturing, and let them know about available career opportunities? Manufacturing Day and other initiatives are critical. Equally so is the time those […]
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Mar 20, 2018
Manufacturing Connection March Newsletter
A Letter from the Director Manufacturing in a Cyber World Remember in your early manufacturing career when machine centers were operated with rows of relays and timers? Tweaking the process flow required hard wiring changes. Troubleshooting took the form of […]
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Feb 19, 2018
Southeast Region: How Do I Love Thee, Let Us Count the Ways
Written by Jose Colucci, Andrew Nobleman, and Gloria Solomon of NIST MEP The MEP National Network’s Southeast region comprises seven coastal states (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana), inland Tennessee, and the beautiful island of Puerto […]
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Feb 14, 2018
Manufacturing Connection February Newsletter
A Letter from the Director Rural Manufacturing in Louisiana Manufacturing investment and wages are one of the top tier components of the Louisiana economy, especially in our rural communities. Per data provided by the United States Department of Agriculture Economic […]
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Feb 09, 2018
Louisiana Advanced Manufacturing Technician & Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education
Written by Mike Wolff, MEP of Louisiana Director The Advanced Manufacturing Technician (AMT) and Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) activity within the State of Louisiana dates back to 2014 & 2015. Following strong efforts with an operator apprenticeship program […]