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Business Outcome:
Cost and Efficiency
- May 30, 2019
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Author:
Guest Blog
May 29, 2019 More than a dozen chemical blends could serve as alternative refrigerants that won’t heat the atmosphere as much as today’s refrigerants do, or catch fire, according to a new computational study by the National Institute of Standards […]
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- May 28, 2019
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Author:
Benny Syverson
May 23, 2019 If you want to make your home as energy-efficient and green as possible, should you use gas or electric for your heating and cooling needs? Gas is the more eco-friendly option—for now—for an energy-efficient home in Maryland. […]
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- May 20, 2019
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Author:
Guest Blog
May 17, 2019 Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and partners have demonstrated an experimental, next-generation atomic clock—ticking at high “optical” frequencies—that is much smaller than usual, made of just three small chips plus supporting electronics […]
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Business Outcome:
Certification and Compliance
- April 12, 2019
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Author:
Guest Blog
February 26, 2018 A decade before an iceberg shattered the hull plates of the Titanic and half a century before a plague of brittle fractures started sinking Liberty ships during World War II, scientists in the United States and France had devised a novel, […]
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- May 18, 2017
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Author:
Tammy Schwarzbauer
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A recent study by the W.E. Upjohn Institute found the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program generates a substantial economic and financial return of nearly 9:1 for the $130 million annually […]
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Business Outcome:
Administration
- May 18, 2016
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Author:
WMEP
Tim Wiora, the new executive director and chief executive officer of the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership, is quickly making his mark on the organization. Wiora moved into the WMEP’s top leadership role following an organizational change that went into effect […]
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- May 18, 2016
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Author:
WMEP
For Immediate Release May 10, 2016 For more information, contact: John Stampen at (608) 729-4012 or stampen @wmep.org Madison, Wis. – The Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP) has named a new board of directors following a recent change in the […]
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- June 30, 2015
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Author:
Rich Rovito, Industry Reporter, WMEP
An effort is underway to create a manufacturing technology institute focused on smart manufacturing that would be based in Southeast Wisconsin. A subcommittee of the Milwaukee 7, an economic development group focused on the seven counties in Southeast Wisconsin, is weighing […]
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- May 27, 2015
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Author:
WMEP
The Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership has developed a portal that provides a web-based tool to track profitable sustainability initiatives by manufacturers. The portal allows diagnostics of a manufacturer’s operations to be conducted “in the cloud.” The information can be used […]
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Business Outcome:
Growth
- May 27, 2015
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Author:
Rich Rovito, Industry Reporter, WMEP
Three years ago, Gamber-Johnson’s president, Brian Wagner, attended an economic summit in Stevens Point and listened with interest to presentations highlighting key reasons companies should strongly consider exporting their products. Two points stood out most – 95 percent of the […]
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