Productivity Specialists Offer Free Analysis

The U.S. Department of Commerce's (Washington, D.C.) centers offer a free analysis of what manufacturing problems you may have - be it coping with a changing environment, trying to decrease manufacturing costs or discovering ways to use new technology. But keep in mind that there is a charge for follow-up work. The centers have been established to help small- and medium-sized manufacturers increase their potential for success.

To identify your local center, contact Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Nation-al Institute of Standards and Technology (Gaithersburg, MD) at (800) 637-4634 or via its website at www.mep.nist.gov. A partial listing of centers can be found below.

Alabama Technology Network
Birmingham, AL
(205) 968-3455
www.atn.org

Alaska Manufacturers Association
Anchorage, AK
(907) 565-5655
www.alaskamfg.com

Arizona Manufacturing Extension Network
Scottsdale, AZ
(480) 874-9100
www.arizonamep.org

Arkansas Manufacturing Extension Network
Little Rock, AR
(501) 324-9006
www.mfgsolutions.org

California Manufacturing Technology Center
Hawthorne, CA
(310) 263-3060
www.cmtc.com

Mid-America Manufacturing Technology Center
Overland Park, KS
(913) 649-4333 / (800) 653-4333
www.mamtc.com

Connecticut State Technology Extension Program
New Britian, CT
(860) 832-5120
www.connstep.org

Delaware Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Newark, DE
(302) 283-3131
www.demep.org

Florida Manufacturing Technology Center
Orlando, FL
(407) 599-4100
www.floridamep.org

Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Atlanta, GA
(407) 894-8989
www.edi-gatech.edu

Hawaii Manufacturing Extension Partnership
808-536-2278
director@hawaiimep.org
www.hawaiimep.org

Idaho TechHelp
Boise, ID
(208) 426-3689 / (888) IDTEXHLP
www.techhelp.org

Chicago Manufacturing Center
Chicago, IL
(773) 265-2020
www.cmcusa.org

Illinois Manufacturing Extension Center
Peoria, IL
(309) 677-4632 / (888) 806-IMEC
www.imec1.org

Indiana Business Modernization and Technology Corporation
Indianapolis, IN
(317) 635-3058 / (800) 877-5182
www.bmtadvantage.org

Iowa Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Ankeny, IA
(515) 965-7125
www.imep.org

Mid-America Manufacturing Technology Center
Overland Park, KS
(913) 649-4333
www.mamtc.com

Kentucky Manufacturing Assistance Center
Lexington, KY
(859) 252-7801
www.kmac-mep.org

Manufacturing Extension Partnership of Louisiana
Lafayette, LA
(318) 482-6767
www.mepol.org

Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Augusta, ME
(207) 623-0680
www.mainemep.org

Maryland Technology Extension Service
College Park, MD
(301) 405-3883
http://www.MTES.org

Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Worchester, MA
(508) 831-7020 / (800) MEP-4MFG
www.massmep.org

Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center
Plymouth, MI
(888) 414-6682
www.mmtc.org

Minnesota Technology, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
(612) 373-2900
www.minnesotatechnology.org

Mississippi Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Hattiesburg, MI
(601) 266-4607
www.psrc.usm.edu/MPI

Missouri Enterprise
Rolla, MO
573-364-8570
www.missourienterprise.org

Montana Manufacturing Extension Center
Bozeman, MT
(406) 994-3812
www.mtmanufacturingcenter.com

Nebraska Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Lincoln, NE
402-471-6513
http://nics.neded.org

Nevada Management Assistance Partnership
Reno, NV
(774) 784-1935
www.mapnv.com

New Hampshire Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Concord, NH
(603) 226-3200
www.nhmep.org

New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program
Newark, NJ
(973) 642-7099
www.njmep.org

New Mexico Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Albuquerque, NM
(505) 262-0921
www.newmexicomep.org

New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Albany, NY
(518) 465-8975
www.ceg.org

North Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Raleigh, NC
(919) 515-2358
http://www.ies.ncsu.edu

North Dakota Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Fargo, ND
(701) 328-5300
www.ndmep.org

Lake Erie Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Toledo, OH
(419) 534-3705
www.eisc.org

Oklahoma Alliance for Manufacturing Excellence
Tulsa, OK
(918) 592-0722
www.okalliance.com

Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Wilsonville, OR
(503) 650-7350
www.omep.org

Northwest Pennsylvania Manufacturing Resource Center
Wilkes Barre, PA
(717) 819-8966
www.nwirc.org

Rhode Island Manufacturing Extension Services
Providence, RI
(401) 621-5710
www.rimes.org

South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Columbia, SC
(803) 252-6976
www.scmep.org

Tennessee Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Nashville, TN
(615) 532-8657
www.cis.utk.edu

Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center
Austin, TX
(800) 625-4876
www.tmac.org

Utah Manufacturing Extension Program
Orem, UT
(801) 222-UMEP
www.mep.org

Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center
Randolph Center, VT
(802) 728-1432
www.vmec.org

Virginia's A.L. Philpott Manufacturing Extension
Martinsville, VA
(540) 666-8890
www.vpmep.org

Washington Manufacturing Services
Mukilteo, WA
(425) 438-1146
www.wamfg.org

West Virginia Manufacturing Extension
Morgantown, West Virginia
(304) 293-3800
http://wvmep.wvu.edu

Northwest Wisconsin Manufacturing Outreach Center
Menomonie, WI
(715) 232-2397
www.nwmoc.uwstout.edu

National Metal Finishing Resource Center
Ann Arbor, MI
(313) 995-4911
www.nmfrc.org