Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Dave Cranmer, Deputy Director NYSTAR, 24 Oct 2017
MEP National NetworkTM The Go-to Experts for Advancing U. S MEP National NetworkTM The Go-to Experts for Advancing U.S. Manufacturing
Vision National program emphasis on MEP as the go-to Trusted Advisor Focused on infusing technology, interconnectedness, and disrupted perspectives into: Production Business Strategy Manufacturing Infrastructure Connections Industrial Revolutions
Delivering Impacts for Clients 25,445 Manufacturers reached in FY16 66,922 19,680 $3.5 Billion $1.4 Billion $7 Billion $2.3 Billion
Manufacturing USA: Partnerships through Embedding MEP Center Staff at Institutes Lightweight Metals Detroit, MI Advanced Robotics Pittsburgh, PA AIM Photonics Rochester, NY REMADE Rochester, NY Advanced Tissue Biofabrication, Manchester, NH AFFOA - Fibers and Textiles, Cambridge MA Flexible Hybrid Electronics San Jose, CA Modular Chemical Process Intensification New York, NY Smart Manufacturing Los Angeles, CA Bio-pharmaceutical Manufacturing Newark, DE This is an exciting time, as we not only are launching two bio-manufacturing institutes with this planning meeting, but our colleagues today are announcing the Robotics institute – the 14th institute in the growing network. Digital Mfg & Design Chicago, IL Advanced Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites Knoxville, TN Additive Manufacturing Youngstown, OH Wide Bandgap Semiconductors Raleigh, NC Shaded states have major participants in Manufacturing USA Institutes
MEP/Institute Embedding Pilot (1) California Manufacturing Technology Center Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center New York State Department of Economic Development North Carolina State University The University of Tennessee (Center for Industrial Services) Massachusetts MEP NextFlex, Flexible Hybrid Electronics Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII) American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics) Reducing Embodied-energy and Decreasing Emissions (REMADE) Institute Power America Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) BioFab USA 7
MEP/Institute Embedding Pilot (2) Pennsylvania MEP Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center Delaware MEP Oregon MEP America Makes Advanced Robotics Manufacturing (ARM) Institute Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (LIFT) National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) Rapid Advancement in Process Intensification Deployment (RAPID) Institute 8
Competitive Awards Program 2017 Georgia MEP – Growing the Capabilities of the Small Machine Shop GENEDGE (VA) – Growth through MedAccred NJ MEP – Pro-action Food Safety Modernization Act/Food Safety Training for MEP Centers Michigan MTC – Demonstration of the MEP National Network with Development & Adoption of Cybersecurity Services Nevada Industry Excellence – Improving the Sales & Market Share of MEP Centers and Manufacturers North Carolina MEP – NIST MEP Digital Supply Chain Project
Competitive Awards Program 2018 Expect a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) over the next 60 days Open all fiscal year (through 31 Oct 2018) Note: an earlier date in June will be included to guarantee funding award in 2018 Applications submitted after that date will be considered but may not be funded until 2019 Award sizes - $50,000 - $500,000 Period of Performance – Up to 3 years Multi-state proposals encouraged
Manufacturing Day 2017 October 6, 2017 Was a Huge Success! 6th Anniversary Nearly 3000 events hosted Audiences included students of all ages and the public POTUS, National Assoc of Manufacturers held Oval Office event where a proclamation was issued naming Oct 6,2017 as MFG Day. Multiple Cabinet members attended events across the country Congress introduced legislation to officially make the first Friday in October MFG Day. www.mfgday.com
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