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MEP is a public-private partnership with Centers in all 50 states and Puerto Rico dedicated to serving small and medium-sized manufacturers. Last year, MEP Centers interacted with 26,313 manufacturers, leading to $12.6 billion in sales, $1.7 billion in cost savings, $3.5 billion in new client investments, and helped create and retain more than 100,000 jobs.

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For the past 30 years, the MEP National Network^TM has equipped small and medium-sized manufacturers with the resources needed to grow and thrive. Our industry experts work side-by-side with manufacturers to reduce costs, improve efficiencies, develop the next generation workforce, create new products, find new markets and much more. Together, they strengthen communities and U.S. manufacturing. Watch More Videos

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Dealing with Cyber Attacks–Steps You Need to Know

August 15, 2018

Any business owner knows that information is a vital part of running a company. As manufacturing increasingly becomes more digitized, cybersecurity must become a standard component of doing business. If sensitive information—such as employee records, customer transactions or proprietary data—is comprised, it can have a devastating effect. That’s why more and more manufacturers are taking steps to protect their information via good information security practices.

When Manufacturing Forces Collide

August 08, 2018

In physics, a collision is defined as an encounter between particles resulting in exchange or transformation of energy. Within the MEP National Network TM , we don’t work with particles, but we do see collisions of this type all the time. Companies...

Century-Old Factory Gets an Upgrade with 6S

August 02, 2018

Penn-Troy Manufacturing, Inc., is a third-generation, family-owned business housed in a century-old complex in Troy, Pennsylvania. With 45 employees, the company is focused on supplying assemblies and machined components to the water supply and...

Regional Food Manufacturer Invests in their People for Business Improvement

July 31, 2018

Gilster-Mary Lee worked with the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) to bring in a workforce that was capable of meeting the government and customer requirements.

Should Manufacturers Use Video in Their Marketing Mixes?

July 20, 2018

As a consumer, it’s nearly impossible to get away from videos, advertising or otherwise. To give you a numeric sense of our collective obsession with online moving images: Since last year, YouTube has started registering over a billion hours of...

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