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Thank you to the roughly 175 participants at last week’s MEP System Update meeting filled with updates from NIST MEP and center-led best practice exchanges. We enjoyed the discussions and will look forward to receiving feedback from attendees. A special thanks to Chuck Spangler for arranging the guest speakers from the South Carolina Department of Commerce and Department of Employment and Workforce. We also heard from General Nick Justice (Executive Director of PowerAmerica) and Dr. Craig Blue (Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation). Final slides will be available on MEP Connect (use your MEIS username and password) as will notes from the National Summit and MFG Day breakouts. The Advisory Board presentations are currently available on the Connect site. Save the date for the next Update meeting in Detroit, Michigan on September 14 followed by the Advisory Board meeting on September 15.
On May 11th, the Marketing Working Group hosted a webinar "Building and Leveraging Brands" that focused on the six principles of brand building and communication. The presentation is now available on MEP Connect. The recording is currently being edited into smaller sections and will be available tomorrow. The folder is located inside the Marketing Group. If you do not have access, please contact cindy.orellana@nist.gov and she will give you the designated permissions to access the recording and webinar.
MAGNET, the Northeast Ohio MEP Center, recently created a whitepaper for the system on how to better market your MEP through LinkedIn. MAGNET has been implementing innovative strategies to reach and engage local manufacturers, and documented them in this whitepaper. Check it out and let us know what you think. We hope you find it helpful. For questions contact Matthew Fieldman or Stephen Herron.
Meet Martin Pleye, he led the team in Coweta County to get the first German Apprenticeship Model approved in both Georgia and the United States
Martin Pleyer got his first taste of manufacturing as a teenager, when he chose to work in the industry as part of his apprenticeship program, in which every teen in Germany required to choose a path, and has continued to work in the industry since. Five years ago Martin and his family moved to the United States for an opportunity to work at Grenzebach Corp in Newnan. He quickly noticed that a quarter of the plant floor workforce would be retiring in the next five years.
Martin influenced the community to garner interest from partners and other manufacturers to help develop a similar apprenticeship program. Just last week, the Lt. Governor, officially launched the first apprenticeship model "Georgia Consortium of Advanced Technical Training (GA CATT) Program", allowing high school students to work in manufacturing 80% of the time, while attending school 20% of the time, but still graduating on time, while earning technical college credit, and gaining hands-on experience working in industry.
Read Martin's story and view his video as he takes you through his journey to launch the first German apprenticeship model program in the country and discusses how it can be replicated across the state of Georgia.
The Subcommittee for the Advanced Manufacturing of the Executive office of the President National Science and Technology Council released a report "Advanced Manufacturing: A Snapshot of Priority Technology Areas Across the Federal Government." This report captures technology areas in advanced manufacturing that are current priorities for the Federal Government and are strong candidates for focused Federal investment and public-private collaboration. Each technology area is defined, including its industry pull, cross-cutting impact, importance to national security and competitiveness, and utilization of current U.S. strengths and competencies. Major technical challenges and opportunities are outlined, and a sampling of current and planned Federal programs and initiatives is highlighted. View Report
- The city of Phoenix and Exos are this year’s Phoenix-area winners of the Presidential “E” Award for Export Service. The city is the first in 13 years to win the award, and one of only five in the last 54 years to be so honored. Read More
- Lakeland Public Television in Brainerd, Minnesota did a feature story on Enterprise Minnesota’s State of Manufacturing survey and interviewed Enterprise Minnesota president and CEO Bob Kill. Read More
- NJMEP was featured in New Jersey Business Magazine for their successful impact on their client, Zytron Control Products. Read More
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TED Talk: We are Makers: America was built by makers - curious, enthusiastic amateur inventors whose tinkering habit sparked whole new industries. At TED@MotorCity, MAKE magazine publisher Dale Dougherty says we're all makers at heart, and shows cool new tools to tinker with, like Arduinos, affordable 3D printers, even do-it-yourself satellites. Thank you MassMEP for sharing! View Video
- Infographic - American Manufacturing Innovations and Moments: To quote Winston Churchill, "The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see." With that in mind, the following is a timeline of key American Manufacturing Innovations & Moments up to present day. View Infographic
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MAY
May 24, 2016. Regional Forum in Denver, CO: Round 4 State Competition (Event Link)
NEW!!! May 25, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. Make it in America Interim Report Webinar (Event Link)
In honor of the Make it in America interim report (and two years of excellent grant work), Make it in America representatives from Maine MEP and NEPIRC will present on their activities as part of these awards.
Webinar Link | Password: Make!t!nAmerica5 | Contact Megean Blum at Megean.blum@nist.gov or 301-975-3160.
May 31- June 2, 2016. Conference in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (Event Link): Aerospace Corridor Expo. This event is expected to draw aerospace manufacturers, supply chain resource businesses, public service officials and educators fro across the Pacific Northwest.
JUNE
June 7, 2016. Regional Forum in Chicago, IL: Round 4 State Competition (Event Link)
NEW!!! June 8, 2016. Lean Bootcamp (Event Link)
NEW!!! June 9, 2016. Lean Enterprise Transformation - Toyota Kata (Event Link) Learn how the Toyota Kata approach can support your Lean transformation and help make your Continuous Improvement efforts sustainable by building Continuous Improvement Thinking into the daily habits of your people.
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NEW!!! June 12, 2016. Principles of Lean Manufacturing (Event Link) This hands-on workshop focuses on the basic principles of Lean. Attendees will have an opportunity to experience how Lean principles are applied in a simulated production environment. The workshop simulation guides attendees through the transition from a traditional manufacturing approach to that of a Lean environment.
June 21-23, 2016. Workshop in Irvine, CA: Additive Manufacturing Community of Practice Workshop (Event Link) There is interest within the MEP network to develop a community of practice around additive manufacturing. To develop such a AM CoP, we are piloting a training workshop. The AM CoP workshop is at the University of California at Irvine and the tuition will be $400, not including the cost of travel. The training will be intensive and include modules covering: business and finance case development; each of the technologies; and a hands-on print. To Register click here | Registration Fee: $410.00 | Authorization Code: UCIMEP2016 | Contact Clara Asmail for questions.
June 22, 2016. Save the Date: Buy America Transit Supply Chain Connectivity Forum (Event Link) : NIST MEP, along with the Arizona Commerce Authority, and the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration will be hosting an upcoming Buy America Transit Supply Chain Forum in Phoenix, AZ.
AUGUST
NEW!!! August 12, 2016. Management Development Certification (Event Link)
August 24, 2016. Training in Philadelphia, PA: Six Sigma Green Belt (Event Link)
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