The January Update Meeting is Here!
There are over 150 from across the MEP network registered for the January Update Meeting. It's another opportunity for us to gain important information and strategize on how to fulfill our mission of improving U.S. manufacturing and the competitiveness of manufacturers. Register here by Monday, otherwise you can register onsite.
Update: Clarification of Date
The January Update Meeting will be held in in St. Louis, Missouri, at the Union Station DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel starting at 1:00 p.m. this Tuesday, January 29,2013 in Regency Ballroom C. Registration will be open at noon.
Highlights of the Agenda include:
- MEP system year in review; preview of next 12 months
- Lessons learned from high performing centers in CORE
- Peer discussions about innovation practice success
- (New!) Learning Lab: presentation and discussion of new system capacity building effort
Any questions related to the January MEP Update Meeting, please contact Kari Reidy at kari.reidy@nist.gov or 301-975-4919.
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Edison Nation Live Product Search
More Searches Launched! Edison Nation®, an idea-to-shelf product developer and innovation platform has partnered once again with the NIST MEP on their Made in America Program. This program gives U.S.-based manufacturers the first chance to bid on producing new products for large, established retailers. Read Announcement.
In the first step of this program Edison Nation gathers new and innovative product ideas from its inventor network through “Live Product Searches.” The “Live Product Search” Landing Pages are available for the following companies participating in the program. To view the Landing Page, please, click on links below.
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New! Worx wants to see your handheld lawn care and power tool innovations
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New! Chicago Cutlery is looking for knife and cutting innovations
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New! ToyQuest is looking for new toys and games for boys and girls
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New! Corelle is looking for versatile product innovations perfect for entertaining and serving
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Belk is looking for innovative men’s gift products
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Bob Timberlake wants to see your outdoor lifestyle innovations
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Snapware is searching for kitchen products that meet the needs of the aging consumer
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Pyrex is searching for healthy cooking and storing innovations
Edison Nation is inviting MEP staff and client companies the opportunity to submit their product ideas without charge. Contact Caroline Ranghel Ashley at RFI for a coupon code. With the reach of the MEP network we can help U.S. companies create new opportunities to manufacture products for large retailers. In early 2013 the retailers will select their favorite new product ideas. We will then be posting the requests for quotes to make these new products so that you can send them to your manufacturer networks.
For questions, please contact Dave Cranmer (David.Cranmer@nist.gov | 301-975-5753) or Caroline Ranghel Ashley (Ranghel@rti.org | 919- 541-6822)
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What NIST MEP is Reading
The Geographic Concentration of Manufacturing Across the United States
Economics and Statistics Administration, DOC
The Department of Commerce Economics & Statistics Administration, has released a report, The Geographic Concentration of Manufacturing Across the United States, examining county-leveled data to assess the importance of manufacturing in local economies throughout the U.S. and find that, although almost all states include some counties where manufacturing accounts for a significant share of jobs and earnings, such counties are concentrated in the Midwest and the South, are more likely to be outside metropolitan areas, and are relatively small. Read Full Report
Cut to Invest: Support the Designation of 20 "U.S. Manufacturing Universities"
Brookings Institution
Cut to Invest: Support the Designation of 20 "U.S. Manufacturing Universities, proposes that Congress should establish an initiative to designate 20 institutions of higher education as “U.S. Manufacturing Universities” as part of a needed push to strengthen the position of the United States in the increasingly innovation-driven global economy. In 1862, Congress passed the Morrill Act, which established land-grant colleges to promote learning in “agriculture and the mechanic arts.” These colleges played a key role in enabling the United States to later take the lead in the mechanization of agriculture and the industrialization of the economy. Today, the challenge is even greater as America competes against a wide array of nations seeking to win the race for global innovation advantage, especially in advanced manufacturing. Read Full Report
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MEP in the NEWS
“Great Places to be a Manufacturer in Minnesota,” is the latest issue out by Enterprise Minnesota's Magazine The cities were honored for their support of manufacturers through partnerships with education, redeveloping land and offering lower-interest financing. Read Article
Read the Latest from the 
The 2012 Tax Bill has Some Benefits for U.S. Manufacturers
The “fiscal cliff” tax bill passed by Congress on New Year’s Day (The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012) received tremendous attention for its effect on individual tax rates, but it also contained some provisions that are friendly to small manufacturers. Read Blog
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 Send us your News Clips! Email us at mepeblast@nist.gov
Upcoming Events of Interest
Intellectual Property Webinar Series: Picking the Right Global Markets
January 30, 2013 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST
Intellectual Property webinar series –are complimentary, authoritative, monthly 90-min webinars covering all aspects of patenting, IP tactics and strategies. All past webinars have been recorded and archived on the MEP website. “Picking the Right Global Markets"(January 30, 2013) informs users of exporting and programs that are out there to help. To register for this free webinar, click here. Past IP webinar topics include: Patents 101; Securing a Patent and AIA Implementation; Researcher’s Life After Invention Disclosure; Working with a Patent Attorney/Agent and USPTO; Protecting IP in Global Markets. Information covered in this series is helpful for MEP Center staff and manufacturers pursuing growth projects that may develop or make use of technologies, designs, or other content. For additional information, contact Clara Asmail | 301-975-2339
LIFT Solutions Fair
January 30, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST
Solutions Fair is a half day event that brings together small and medium sized manufacturing companies with resource representatives that are willing and able to help these companies solve problems. The resources could include specialized researchers, process experts, prototyping advisors, technology matching specialists and other types of services. The main portion of a Solutions Fair uses short (~15 min) one-on-one meetings between a company representative and a resource representative with a focus on a specific problem they are in need of solving. The companies then rotate through and meet multiple resources during the event. Click here for more information and to register.
If any other MEP Centers would like to attend or have any questions about holding an event like this, please contact: Lucy Lawlor, Events and Membership Coordinator at Long Island Forum for Technology, 631-846-2731.
Manufacturing Matters! Conference
February 28, 2013
Manufacturers are faced with a variety of opportunities and challenges, many of which will be the focus of discussion in the information-packed Manufacturing Matters! Conference to be held Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Milwaukee. The event, presented by the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership, will feature keynotes, breakout sessions, including Talent Management for executives and operations staff; Innovation with author and thought-leader Adam Hartung; Continuous Improvement featuring a range of manufacturing leaders; and Focus on Food Processing to help food processors and packagers navigate the changing regulatory landscape. For more information and to register, visit the Manufacturing Matters website or contact Debra Oaks | 608-729-4012.
U.S. Commercial Service Trade Winds – Asia
May 9-17, 2013
Please feel free to share this opportunity with your clients that may be interested in Asian Markets. Seoul, Korea and the dynamic cities of Hong Kong, Taipei, Tokyo and Manila offer global sales potential for U.S. businesses in a range of industry sectors. Learn how to increase profits and overcome barriers in the growing Asia-Pacific region and network with the region's leading industry and government officials and experienced U.S. and global companies. Meet one-on-one with top Asia business experts from the U.S. Embassies and Consulates from the region for the latest trade leads and market entry strategies. Find a partner or customer through screened business-to-business meetings in Korea, Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan.
Register your interest to receive a complimentary market assessment at export.gov. For additional information, contact tradewindsasia@trade.gov, Leslie.drake@trade.gov or judy.kornfeld@trade.gov.
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"Make it in America" Manufacturer of the Week!
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Schramm, a client of DVIRC, is a Pennsylvania manufacturer and global supplier to the hydraulic drill industry, focusing on land based applications. Specializing in mobile, top-head hydraulic rotary drilling rigs in the mining, energy, geothermal and water sectors worldwide. Exports make up over 75% of revenue, with major markets in China, Chile, Brazil, Australia, Russia and South Africa.
Visit the NIST MEP 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 Karen Lellock (karen.lellock@nist.gov | 301-975-4269).
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