NIST MEP E-Blast: Friday, October 2, 2015

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The very latest news and opportunities from the NIST MEP - Making an impact on U.S. Manufacturing
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It's Manufacturing Day!

Happy Manufacturing Day! We hope you enjoy the festivities and the culmination of all your hard work. Thank you for making this the most successful MFG Day ever. #MFGDay15

 

New NIST MEP Deputy Director

Dr. David Cranmer has been selected to be the new Deputy Director of NIST MEP, pending approval from the Department of Commerce and the Office of Personnel Management.

 

Dave has been with NIST since 1986 where he has held positions as a scientific researcher and supervisory engineer for mechanical properties in the Ceramics Division. Dave also served in the NIST Director’s program office as a senior program analyst. He has been with NIST MEP since 1993 and has served in various positions including Associate Director of Program Planning and Policy, Industrial Marketing Systems Manager, Strategic Partnerships Manager and Regional Account Manager. In Dave’s most recent capacity he has proven to be an effective leader on the B2B pilot projects and is our primary point of contact on our technology acceleration services.

 

Congratulations Dave!

Upcoming Regional Forums

Reminder: San Francisco Regional Forum is on October 16th

Over the next two months MEP is hosting two regional forums in San Francisco, Ca and Atlanta, Ga to provide entities more information about the MEP program and the upcoming announcement of funding availability for 12 MEP Centers. To learn more about the regional forums, including dates, locations and agenda please visit the MEP Federal Funding Opportunity website.

Launching a Technology Scouting Co-op Program for College Engineering Students

Don't miss the next MEP Perspectives: Tech Scouting and TDMI Community of Practice on Monday, October 5th at 2:00 p.m. EDT to hear Roger Gehring from the University of Wisconsin-Stout Manufacturing Outreach Center talk about his experiences launching a co-op program for college engineering students to assist with Technology Scouting projects.

 

Webinar Details: Link | Audio: 1-866-244-8528 | Participant Code: 646772

Also, mark your calendars for Wednesday, October 21 at 2:00 p.m. EDT, as Tony Maslowski from the Manufacturers Resource Center in Pennsylvania will be discussing an Open Innovation tool set that has been developed by the Pennsylvania MEP to support Technology Advisors during the pre-project information due diligence process. The tool set incorporates the RTI ‘Right & Ready’ and ‘Technology Needs Assessment’ along with other formats.

 

The recordings are also available for the past four Web Discussions and can be streamed from the below links:

September 16: Peter Miles from GENEDGE showcased how he worked with a team to apply TDMI for the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Secretary of Technology on unmanned systems.

August 19: Bob Oliver from the UW Stout Manufacturing Outreach Center described how he uses TDMI as part of his innovation projects for clients.

August 5: Cary Strickland from RTI International provided tips on using the Tech Scouting and TDMI tools to guide early client discussions.

July 22: Louise Aitcheson from the Center for Economic Growth (CEG) described how the TDMI service provided market insights in the compounding pharmacy market for a startup company.

 

For questions, please contact Dave Cranmer (301-975-5753) or Kirsten Rieth (919-541-6258).

MEP In the News

Small Manufacturers, Big Difference.

It can be easy to overlook small manufacturers, not because they are too small to see, but because they are everywhere.

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U.S. Commerce Department to Celebrate American Manufacturing.

On Manufacturing Day, Secretary Pritzker and Senior Department Officials Participate in Events at Manufacturing Facilities Nationwide

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Local students to explore STEM careers, visit area manufacturers.

Blackstone Valley Education Foundation member school districts will commemorate Manufacturing Day by sending students to 12 area manufacturers during October. Read More >>

National Manufacturing Day to be celebrated here.

Executives from Sidney, Ohio will be joining Mayor Mike Barhorst for the city’s first celebration of National Manufacturing Day. National Manufacturing Day is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 2. Read More >>

Plenty Of Good News In Manufacturing.

Ready for some good news? In a world dominated by gloomy economic projections, combative political storylines, and unsettling international developments, it is helpful to periodically focus on some good news. The hard-fought resurgence of American manufacturing is one of those stories Read More >>

MEP Events

NEW!!! October 14, 2015: Center for Economic Growth's Advanced Manufacturing Conference (Event Link)

The Conference will bring together leaders from industry, government and academia to explore emerging ways to leverage advances in manufacturing technologies and systems, along with business best practices, to speed innovation and commercialization, cost-effectively onshore manufacturing, and better compete in the global marketplace.

NEW!! October 20-21: mfgCON 2015 (Event Link)

Register now for the North Carolina premier conference for manufacturing; it is a two-day, educational event for anyone who is serious about manufacturing in NC.

Contact: Teresa Bradford

October 20-23, 2015: Advanced Manufacturing and Hawaii Biennial SBIR/STTR Conference

Event Details

Contact: Erin Furuichi

Nov.- Dec. 2015: Supply Chain Optimization Train the Trainer

Nov 17-19: Portland, Oregon

Dec 8-10: Providence, Rhode Island

Contact: Amy Fitzgerald for more information.

NEW!! November 12-13th: Alliance for water stewardship training at ASU (Event Link)

The AWS International Water Stewardship Standard training will be held in Tempe, Arizona on the campus of Arizona State University. Companies will learn about individual water use responsibility and watershed based collective actions to ensure Arizonans and other water users and managers in North America can continue to access quality water for business, personal and recreational needs.

 
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