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Manufacturing Innovation Blog

Art Thomas

Art Thomas is the Director of Business Development for the Purdue MEP (Indiana MEP Center), which is part of the MEP National Network™. He has more than 30 years of experience in manufacturing operations leadership roles and helping deliver transformational solutions for product development teams, engineering teams, vendors, IT and more.

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Many manufacturers have had to make significant changes in suppliers in recent years because of various disruptions. Small and medium-sized manufacturers are

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Manufacturing Innovation, the blog of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), is a resource for manufacturers, industry experts and the public on key U.S. manufacturing topics. There are articles for those looking to dive into new strategies emerging in manufacturing as well as useful information on tools and opportunities for manufacturers.

The views presented here are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or policies of NIST.

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