Free NIST TIP-MEP Regional Meeting at SSTI Annual Conference on Oct. 21
"Tapping the Technology Innovation Program and the Manufacturing Extension Partnership"
TIP-MEP Host Regional Meeting on Dec 9 in Atlanta
On December 9, two NIST programs will be hosting a meeting to explain how businesses can better take advantage of them. Officials from the Technology Innovation Program (TIP) and the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) will provide an overview and discuss future directions for the programs. SSTI is co-hosting the meeting because we see it as an excellent opportunity for TBED organizations and their clients to learn more about and provide input on programs that could see dramatic increases in funding in an Obama administration.
Useful Stats: Value-added Manufacturing by State, 2002-2006
Every year, the U.S. Census Bureau compiles data at the national and state levels describing the performance of the manufacturing sector within the U.S. While the data are usually included in the Census’ Annual Survey of Manufacturers, every five years the data can instead be found in the U.S. Economic Census.
Federal Agencies Identify R&D Priorities for Critical U.S. Manufacturing Areas
Three of the major thrusts for the research investments of many states – hydrogen energy technologies, nanomanufacturing, and intelligent and integrated manufacturing – are the focus of a new report by a federal Interagency Working Group on Manufacturing R&D. Manufacturing the Future: Federal Priorities for Manufacturing R&D describes the significance of each of the three critical manufacturing R&D areas, details the challenges essential for progress, discusses existing interagency collaborations and provides recommendations for future research.
Innovative Manufacturers: Leaders Who Learn to Win
Two-thirds of Pennsylvania manufacturers are in a stronger competitive position than they were in 2003, according to a new study conducted by the Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Centers.
Globalizing Texas: Exports and High-Tech Jobs
This report primarily looks at exports and manufacturing production within Texas.
Outsourcing of Manufacturing R&D Functions - Motives and Results
This study analyzes the motives and results of outsourcing. In most cases, R&D outsourcing is driven by knowledge acquisition, but increasing R&D capacity and increasing flexibility are also important motives.
Outsourcing in Finnish Manufacturing - Does Industry Matter?
This study analyzes the extent of outsourcing in Finnish manufacturing. Differentiating between functions and regions, the offshore outsourcing concerns mainly production activities, and to a lesser extent R&D.
Persistence of Innovation in Dutch Manufacturing: Is it Spurious?
This paper studies the persistence of innovation and the dynamics of innovation output in Dutch manufacturing using firm data from three waves of the Community Innovation Surveys (CIS), pertaining to the periods 1994-1996, 1996-1998, and 1998-2000.
2005 Alabamas Automotive Manufacturing Industry
The survey includes 263 plants that reported employment of 44,834 jobs in 2005, up 44% from 2003. These jobs support another 79,356 jobs as a result of purchases by industry employees and companies. The 124,190 direct and indirect jobs generated a payroll of $4.8 billion in 2005.