Manufacturing Innovation Blog

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Iron University

April 30, 2021

Alliant Castings, based in Winona, Minnesota, is a foundry manufacturing abrasion and impact resistant castings for a variety of heavy-duty industries including

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Edge Cycling Supplier Scouting

April 23, 2021

Ohio Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Edge Cycling Technologies, located in Dayton, Ohio, is the manufacturer of a bicycle saddle that reduces the pressure points that are created by conventional

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Whether You Build Them or Buy Them – IoT Device Security Concerns Us All

April 15, 2021

Barbara Cuthill

The Internet of Things (IoT) offers many attractions for small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) who may want to integrate IoT into their facilities and

Standing Portrait of Foundry Workers in Time of COVID-19

MEP Centers – On the Frontlines of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

April 6, 2021

Matt Fieldman

This blog is the second in a monthly series brought to you by the new America Works initiative. As a part of the MEP National Network’s goal of supporting the

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E.G.O. North America – New Ways to Grow 90-Year-Old Business

March 26, 2021

Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership

E.G.O., a global manufacturer of domestic appliance technology, components and products for manufacturing radiant heating elements, made a name for itself in

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America Works – An Innovative Approach to Workforce Development

March 9, 2021

Matt Fieldman

This blog is the first in a monthly series brought to you by the new America Works initiative. As a part of the MEP National Network’s goal of supporting the

Detecting Abnormal Cyber Behavior Before a Cyberattack

March 5, 2021

Dr. Michael Powell

The promise of advanced manufacturing technologies — also known as smart factories or Industry 4.0 — is that by networking our machines, computers, sensors and

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Sometimes It’s Not Easy Being a Small Manufacturer

February 23, 2021

Mark Schmit

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented big challenges for small manufacturers. That was the message of three leaders from manufacturing companies located in two

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U.S. Manufacturing to the MEP National Network: Don’t Let Up!

February 17, 2021

Mark Schmit

The COVID-19 pandemic has asked much of manufacturing executives. They’ve had to make decisions about staffing and operations in the face of tremendous health

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After a March (and More) of Madness, What’s Next for Manufacturers?

February 10, 2021

Mark Schmit

The six manufacturing executives participating in a Sept. 25, 2020, virtual conversation spent much of the time discussing what comes after the pandemic has

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Pandemic Makes Plain Need for Manufacturing Workforce

February 4, 2021

Mark Schmit

In the Sept. 18, 2020, session of the “National Conversation with Manufacturers,” our three West Coast manufacturing leaders on the panel kept coming back to