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MEP Centers Get Boost In Addressing Smaller Manufacturers' Information Technology Needs

November 19, 1996

Small and medium-sized manufacturers soon will find it easier to resolve their information technology needs through a network of resources being established for...

NIST To Fund Oklahoma Alliance For Manufacturing Excellence

November 14, 1996

The Clinton Administration today announced that the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide $1.5 million in funding...

NIST To Fund Tennessee Manufacturing Extension Partnership

November 7, 1996

The Clinton Administration today announced that the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide $1.8 million in funding...

NIST To Fund North/East Pennsylvania Manufacturing Extension Partnership

November 7, 1996

The Clinton Administration today announced that the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide $1.6 million in funding...

NIST To Fund New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership

November 7, 1996

The Clinton Administration today announced that the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide $4.9 million in funding...

Smoky Mountains Go Solar with Joint Venture to Test NIST Water Heater in Tennessee

October 24, 1996

A novel solar water heating system developed by the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology is now hard at work in Great Smoky...

New Service to Better Protect Federal Government Computers from Attack

October 22, 1996

Civilian federal government agencies now have quicker access to expertise and support services they need to protect their electronic information from security...

MEP Centers to Develop Environmental Assistance Networks in 16 States

October 17, 1996

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology today announced that 16 affiliates of its Manufacturing Extension Partnership will...

President Clinton Announces Winners of the 1996 Baldrige Quality Awards

October 16, 1996

The President today announced the winners of the 1996 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Dana Commercial Credit Corporation of Toledo, Ohio; ADAC...

NIST Assumes Leadership Role in International Laboratory Accreditation

October 16, 1996

Representatives from accrediting bodies in 44 nations have elected a standards and conformity assessment official from the Commerce Department's National...

Four U.S. Companies Named Today as Winners of the 1996 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

October 16, 1996

President Clinton and Commerce Secretary Mickey Kantor today announced the winners of the 1996 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in recognition of their...

Two Awards to Help MEP Centers Better Manage Human Resources, Evaluate Benefits to Communities Served

October 7, 1996

Two awards announced today by the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will help affiliates of the nationwide Manufacturing...

Award Goes to NJ Center to Improve Competitiveness of Smaller Food Manufacturers

October 3, 1996

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology today announced a grant to the Center for Advanced Food Technology at Rutgers...

Medical Device Community Teams with NIST to Identify Best Wear-Resistant Materials for Implants

September 25, 1996

Six manufacturers of orthopedic medical devices are joining the National Institute of Standards and Technology in a cooperative effort to identify the best test...

NIST To Fund Delaware Manufacturing Alliance

September 20, 1996

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide $450,000 in funding for the Delaware Manufacturing Alliance, U.S. Under...

Manufacturing Extension Network Now Offering Services In All 50 States, Puerto Rico

September 5, 1996

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology today announced 18 awards for new or expanded manufacturing extension programs as part...

Nine Companies Selected For Baldrige Quality Award Site Visits

August 26, 1996

Teams of quality experts will visit nine companies starting Sept. 2, 1996, as part of the application process for the 1996 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality...

NIST To Fund Miami Valley Manufacturing Extension Center

August 22, 1996

The Clinton Administration today announced that the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide $850,000 in funding for...

NIST To Fund Mid-America Manufacturing Technology Center

August 1, 1996

The Clinton Administration today announced that the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide $2 million in funding for...

NIST To Fund Connecticut Manufacturing Extension Center

August 1, 1996

The Clinton Administration today announced that the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide $1.4 million in funding...

NIST To Fund Chicago Manufacturing Center

August 1, 1996

The Clinton Administration today announced that the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide $3.5 million in funding...

Quality Experts Needed For 1997 Baldrige Award

July 26, 1996

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking leading business, education, health care and quality experts to serve on the...

Accuracy of High-Altitude Sensing Instruments Gets Lift with New NIST Facility

July 23, 1996

A new calibration facility at the National Institute of Standards and Technology will boost the accuracy of remote sensing instruments used in global warming...

NIST, Industry Partners to Develop Specifications for Public Key Infrastructure

July 9, 1996

In an effort to support U.S. industry in a global information marketplace, the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology is joining...

Physicists Mark One Year Anniversary of New Matter in CU-Boulder Lab

July 3, 1996

In the year since physicists at the University of Colorado at Boulder and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced the creation of a...

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