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Manufacturing Innovation Blog

A Robot In Time Saves

February 20, 2014

Tab Wilkins

Has robotics as a technology reached maturity and affordability for smaller manufacturers – it seems yes and no. Years ago future trends in manufacturing

Technology Transfer and the XXII Olympic Winter Games

February 18, 2014

Mark Schmit

The last time the gold medal at the Olympic Games was made out of solid gold was 1912. The bronze medals at this year’s Winter Olympic Games are estimated to be

Limber “Old” Corporations Build New Bridges

February 14, 2014

Clara Asmail

The quintessential venture capital (VC) paradigm has been to grow a business from a technology that incubated for a couple of decades in federal, university and

The ‘Unfabricated’ Impacts of the Fabricated Metal Sector

February 11, 2014

James Kiawu

Caution: Although the following narrative is about the fabricated metal product manufacturing sector, the story and the statistics themselves have not been

Three Key Manufacturing Trends in a Pivotal Year

February 6, 2014

Karen Lellock

The champagne’s been corked. The ball dropped and 2013 is behind us. As we move into a new year, it’s a good time to take stock of last year and look on the

Smart Bolt

January 29, 2014

Mark Schmit

Waiting for me in my inbox this morning was an e-mail from a long-time friend who works in the financial industry (that fact is sort of important later). The

America’s got (Manufacturing) Talent

January 23, 2014

Jim Jones

Originally posted on EPA Connect Did you know that we help small-to-medium sized local businesses to be more sustainable? EPA works with five other federal

Painting by the Numbers

January 14, 2014

Ken Voytek

Plato suggested that a “good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.” To that end, I hope to impart some knowledge and not just numbers… although I

Predictions, Prognostications, and Preparedness

January 6, 2014

Stacey Wagner

I never make New Year’s Resolutions. Never, ever. I feel that the world changes so much from year to year that just keeping up is enough reform for me. Over the

Cobblers Elves are Hard at Work Shaping our Future

December 24, 2013

Clara Asmail

Long gone are the large R&D infrastructures vertically integrated within large companies: ah, the good ol’ days of Bell Labs, Kodak, and Xerox. Well we

Reflections – Part 1

December 19, 2013

Dave Cranmer

This is the story of how and why the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) was created. It’s the first in a series of tributes to celebrate the upcoming 25

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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.

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