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Happy Halloween from MEP! This is an updated eblast to the one sent earlier. Please use this version.
Official Vacancy Announcement: MEP Director
On Tuesday, we officially announced the vacancy for the MEP Director position. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for this critical leadership position. Detailed information about the vacancy can be found on usajobs.gov under job announcement number: SES-2014-0053.
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MEP Manufacturing Newsletter
On Wednesday we sent our very first newsletter to the manufacturing community of over 3,100 subscribers interested in receiving MEP updates. Our goal with this newsletter to is to provide them with substantive news and information about manufacturing and the MEP program every quarter. The first newsletter included information about:
- New Website
- Manufacturing Day
- Director Vacancy
- Latest MEP Video and Infographic
- Client Success Story
Read all about it, here. If you are interested in receiving our newsletters, click here, to subscribe.
For questions or if you would like to offer general feedback, please contact Cindy Orellana at cindy.orellana@nist.gov or 301-975-4919.
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MEP System Webcast is Happening Next Week
Next Thursday at 2:00 P.M. EST we will be hosting a system webcast. The purpose of this webcast is to share important information with those that cannot attend the meeting, discuss any prep work in advance of the meeting and review final Nashville meeting logistics. If you are interested in joining us on November 6th please find log-in information below.
Webcast Details: Webcast Link | Call-in toll-free number: 1-866-218-2764 | Conference Code: 166 932 9007
If you have any questions, please contact Kari Reidy at kari.reidy@nist.gov or 301-975-4919.
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Registration Cut-Off for November MEP Update Meeting
The MEP System Update Meeting is being held next month in Nashville, TN November 18-19th. Please make sure to register and book hotels as soon as possible. Registration closes Friday November 7th. If you still need to register or for more information about the meeting, click here.
If you have any questions, please contact Kari Reidy at kari.reidy@nist.gov or 301-975-4919.
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What's Happening in Manufacturing?
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), is offering complimentary and confidential consultation services for MEP manufacturing companies to find out about potential hazards at their worksites, improve their occupational injury and illness prevention programs, and even qualify for a one-year exemption from routine OSHA inspections.
This safety and health consultation program is completely separate from the OSHA inspection effort. In addition, no citations are issued or penalties proposed.
For more information, click here. For questions, contact Heidi Sheppard (heidi.sheppard@nist.gov | 301-975-6975).
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MEP in the News
- CMTC launches a new completely redesigned website. A primary driver was to support mobile applications. Manufacturers don’t always have easy access on the plant floor, but most everyone today carries some kind of smart phone, iPad, tablet, etc. This new design will also assist their field staff in highlighting services that CMTC offers while at a customer site. View CMTC Website
- Maryland MEP Manufacturing boot camp prepares people for jobs in 6 weeks. Read More
- TMAC client success: Ebola crises puts E-Mist Innovations in expansion mode. Read More
- Purdue TAP (Indiana MEP) recently presented “Building a Lean Supply Chain” at the recent 2014 Indiana Logistics Summit. Read More
- Manufacturers Resource Center Hosts Reshoring Initiative. Read More
- NJMEP Hits $200,000 Milestone in Pledge to Support NJ’s Manufacturing Community. Read More
Send us your News Clips! Email us at mepeblast@nist.gov
November 5, 2014
Reshoring and the Total Cost of Ownership System
Learn why reshoring and the creation of regional supply chains are on the rise. See how businesses can make better sourcing decisions with a Total Cost of Ownership (or TCO) analysis. Hosted by NEPIRC, these sessions will also provide you with information about the supplier scouting assistance available when you reshore and about the new Reshore2PA website, a platform for connecting manufacturers that want to reshore with capable Pennsylvania suppliers. Click on the links below for more information about the sessions.
Wilkes-Barre, PA: November 5
Allentown, hosted by MRC: November 5
Towanda, PA: November 18
Pottsville, PA: December 5
Williamsport, PA: December 12
For more information,contact Colleen Reardon at colleen@nepirc.com.
November 12, 2014
Collaborative Robots in Manufacturing Innovation Web Conference
See how robots work in both food and non-food specific manufacturing environments, actively engage with industry experts and robotics suppliers, and learn about robotic tax incentives.
Areas of focus will include:
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Application ares – The latest advances and technology applications
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Business cases – Fast ROI, increased efficiencies, improved quality, lower operating costs
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Differentiation – High efficiency, low maintenance, long useful life, low total cost of ownership
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A full range of technologies – From new, emerging ideas to vetted and efficient existing systems
Web Conference details: 10:00AM to 12:00PM EST. Click here to register.
For more questions,contact Laura Cox at laura.cox@etaccelerator.com.
November 19, 2014
Food Manufacturing Industry Roundtable
The Hudson Valley Technology Development Center and the NYS Pollution Prevention Institute invite Hudson Valley food and beverage producers to participate in a roundtable on business growth through sustainability. Learn about programs supporting the food business, hear from top New York State food processors, network with your peers, and discuss industry opportunities. Topics of discussion will include: growth, waste reduction, business expansion, and much more. If you are a food processor, farmer, baker, distiller, or brewer, you are the perfect fit for this roundtable event that includes a complimentary breakfast featuring Crown Maple’s pure maple syrup. Click here to register.
For more information,contact Phyllis Levine at phyllis.levine@hvtdc.org.com.
November 20-21, 2014
Galliard Group Family Business Advisor Certification Training – Nashville, TN
Are you prepared to respond to the urgent need to work with the dramatic number of companies that will change ownership in the next 5-10 years? Family Business Advisors bring focus and helps owners realize successful transitions, business growth and innovation. This program can expand your market and easily move you to C-Level conversations about long-term growth.
The Family Business Advisor Certification Program will be offered in Nashville, directly following the MEP Update Meeting. The program will be delivered by Lisë Stewart of the Galliard Family Business Advisor Institute on November 20 and 21. Certification cost for the two-day training is $1,695. Questions or for further information contact lstewart@galliardgroup.com or go to the Galliard Group website to learn more and register.
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"Make it in America" Manufacturer of the Week!
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"Manex led the entire management team through an intensive “Introduction to Lean Manufacturing with Simulation program to learn the principles of Lean Manufacturing. The result was a 50% reduction in manufacturing costs on a highly complex medical device component.”
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IntegenX, a client of MANEX, designs, manufactures, and markets automation systems to enable microsample preparation and analysis for the life sciences. It offers human identification products, such as the RapidHIT System, a human identification system for Rapid DNA—the process of producing standardized DNA profiles from mouth swabs and other human samples. The system is the first fully automated sample-to-answer system for STR-based human identification.
Visit the NIST MEP public site to learn more about this company and how the center is helping them grow.
For more information about NIST MEP's "Make it in America" Manufacturer of the Week, please contact Cindy Orellana (cindy.orellana@nist.gov | 301-975-4269).
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