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New York MEP Triumphs: Unveiling Success Stories

New York MEP Triumphs: Unveiling Success Stories

The New York State Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NY MEP) supports the enhancement of competitiveness for small and mid-sized manufacturers. Ten regional centers and one statewide center offer a wide variety of services: innovation, process and quality improvement, product development, scale-up, technology acceleration, sustainable manufacturing, and more. In 2022, NY MEP has helped NYS manufacturers increase …

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Bridging the gap between startups and manufacturers key to boosting Rochester’s innovation economy

Bridging the gap between startups and manufacturers key to boosting Rochester’s innovation economy

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a guest editorial by Mike Riedlinger. Riedlinger is the Managing Director, Technology Commercialization & Scale For ClimateTech for NextCorps. Originally published in the Rochester Business Journal | September 26, 2023   Rochester was built on innovation. We’ve always been home to people with big ideas – from entrepreneurs tinkering in their basement …

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Schumer Visits Ljungström’s Wellsville Plant After Delivering Key Fed $$$ to Power Company’s Transition from Coal to Clean Energy, Announces Company Adding 50+ New Good-Paying Jobs in Next Year; Following Anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, Senator Details How Fed Investments He Secured Can Revitalize Upstate NY Manufacturing and Strengthen America’s Clean-Energy Economy

Schumer Visits Ljungström’s Wellsville Plant After Delivering Key Fed $$$ to Power Company’s Transition from Coal to Clean Energy, Announces Company Adding 50+ New Good-Paying Jobs in Next Year; Following Anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, Senator Details How Fed Investments He Secured Can Revitalize Upstate NY Manufacturing and Strengthen America’s Clean-Energy Economy

Following the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer recently visited Ljungström’s Wellsville plant – after delivering a $1.5 million workforce development grant in 2021 to help power the company’s transition from coal to clean energy – to announce the company now projects to add over 50 new …

Schumer Visits Ljungström’s Wellsville Plant After Delivering Key Fed $$$ to Power Company’s Transition from Coal to Clean Energy, Announces Company Adding 50+ New Good-Paying Jobs in Next Year; Following Anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, Senator Details How Fed Investments He Secured Can Revitalize Upstate NY Manufacturing and Strengthen America’s Clean-Energy Economy Read More »

VIEWPOINT: Changing the Narrative on Manufacturing Jobs

VIEWPOINT: Changing the Narrative on Manufacturing Jobs

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a guest editorial by Cory Albrecht. Albrecht is the director of the Advanced Institute for Manufacturing (AIM) at Mohawk Valley Community College. Originally published in the Central New York Business Journal | August 3, 2023   I recently asked a roomful of eighth graders, “Close your eyes and picture yourself walking down a …

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[Op-ed] Preparing for Micron requires collaborative effort, starting now

[Op-ed] Preparing for Micron requires collaborative effort, starting now

Technicians look over a chip processing machine at the Micron Technology automotive chip manufacturing plant Tuesday Jan. 1, 2019, in Manassas, Virginia. Steve Helber | AP Photo Building a facility for a global corporation that will be employing 9,000 people isn’t something that happens overnight. An initiative of this scale and magnitude requires a deliberate …

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Editorial: Basics’ Training Can Help Bring Stability to North Country’s Workforce

Editorial: Basics’ Training Can Help Bring Stability to North Country’s Workforce

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a guest editorial by Steve Lockwood. Lockwood is the executive director of CITEC, the regional New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NY MEP) center serving the North Country. The North Country has a fundamental workforce problem, but there are solutions within our grasp. Amid statistics that show a double-digit decline in the region’s …

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NY MEP: XTO Inc. Achieves Success with NIST 800-171 Cyber Security Remediation Assistance

NY MEP: XTO Inc. Achieves Success with NIST 800-171 Cyber Security Remediation Assistance

ABOUT For over thirty years, XTO, Inc. has been a reliable partner for many manufacturers providing quality fabricating and die cutting of gaskets and gasket materials. They are a recognized leader in gasket production, delivering over fifty million parts per year! Their high-quality products ship to 40 states and seventeen countries from their 67,000 square …

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NY MEP: Raymond-Hadley Reduces Order Processing Time With Warehouse Improvements

NY MEP: Raymond-Hadley Reduces Order Processing Time With Warehouse Improvements

About Raymond Hadley Corp., located in Spencer, New York, and established in 1892, provides custom blending and private label packaging to the food industry under their own brands and customer brands. Service offerings include product development, co-manufacturing/co-packaging, and ingredient sales. The company specializes in manufacturing, packaging, and labeling baking and dry ingredient mixes. The Challenge …

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Robots performing repetitive welding in an automobile factory

MEP National Network Accelerates Technology Transfer

Technology transfer from research to real-world applications, particularly in the manufacturing sector, presents a number of challenges.  Small manufacturers present unique environments to test experimental or early stage technology.  However, identifying these companies and understanding their unique situations are a challenge for the inventor. Brian Weiss, a mechanical engineer at the National Institute of Standards …

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