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The Real Impact of Manufacturing Day

The Real Impact of Manufacturing Day

That time of year when area manufacturers open their doors to the young and old alike to expose them the great things that the industry is doing in our state is coming up soon. It’s Manufacturing Day, which officially occurs on the first Friday in October (Oct 7,...

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Manufacturing as a Vacation Destination

Manufacturing as a Vacation Destination

By Mark Schmit, NIST MEP National Accounts Manager Summer is a great time to catch up on reading. I suppose that’s why there’s such a thing as summer reading; it starts in grade school and extends a lifetime (or so goes the theory). My initial attempt at summer...

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Help make the 2016 RI Mini Maker Faire a reality!

Help make the 2016 RI Mini Maker Faire a reality!

We wanted to pass along a message from our friends putting on the 2016 RI Mini Maker Faire – please read: AS220 needs your help to ensure the RI Mini Maker Faire – a family-friendly festival of invention and creativity staged by AS220 – can return to downtown...

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From Makers to Manufacturers

From Makers to Manufacturers

By Dave Cranmer, Deputy Director of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Make (n) – to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc. Manufacture (n) – the...

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Polaris MEP Launches Manufacturing Innovation Challenge

Polaris MEP Launches Manufacturing Innovation Challenge

Over $1 Million Available to Rhode Island Manufacturers May 25, 2016 – SMITHFIELD, RI – Polaris MEP (Manufacturing Extension Partnership), a division of the University of Rhode Island Research Foundation, launches today at World Trade Day the Manufacturing Innovation...

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Composite of an Innovation Cluster

Composite of an Innovation Cluster

Polaris MEP & Composites Alliance of RI Awarded Industry Cluster Grant According to the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA), the composites industry is posed for steady growth: the U.S. industry grew by 6.3% in 2014 and is projected to grow an...

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