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The Quiet Cut That's Loudly Threatening Small Manufacturing

Lights Out · 19 Apr 2025 · 35m

What this episode covers

Paul, Nick, Mike, Jim, and Megan discuss the imminent defunding of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) network by NIST, a public-private partnership that supports small manufacturers. The guests share specific success stories, such as Mike’s shop gaining $1 million in revenue through automation analysis and Nick’s company securing a grant for an AR-based digital configurator. They urge listeners to contact their congressional representatives and share their own MEP impact stories to prevent the loss of this critical resource for the U.S. manufacturing base.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies and companies scaling up

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Hill, Headache, Flex Line Automation
Tools
VideoAsk
Also
Manufacturing Extension Partnership, NIST, Impact Washington, Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance, IMAC, AS 9100, CMMC

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