Manufacturing extension at Montana State awarded $840,000 to enable the center to continue assisting manufacturers across the state

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has awarded nearly $840,000 to the Montana Manufacturing Extension Center at Montana State University, enabling the MMEC to continue assisting manufacturers across the state adopt new technologies, upskill their technical workforce, strengthen their supply chains and attract new capital investment.

NIST could renew the award annually over the next four years for total funding of $4.2 million. NIST announced the award last month along with grants to 11 other centers that are a part of its Manufacturing Extension Partnership. The MEP is a national public-private network led by NIST that comprises centers in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, including the MMEC at MSU.

By Skip Anderson, MSU News Service