Florida Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Growth Based Solutions for Manufacturers

We are an organization with a culture of innovation that leverages MEP resources in the application of new ideas to clients, products and processes in pursuit of profits.

Competing effectively in the global marketplace of the 21st century requires steady access to information and knowledge applied to innovative strategies. Lots of it. Every day. Whether your customers are across town or across the ocean. That means where you turn for help could be the most crucial business decision you make.

The Florida MEP is part of a nationwide network of technical, manufacturing and business specialists linked together by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); the Florida MEP is a unique resource for manufacturing in Florida.

Manufacturing Innovation 2012 Information

Practical Problem Solving
Jacksonville Lean Consortium Executive Forum Series
February 14, 2012
UNF University Center, 12000 Alumni Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224

Problem solving is the foundation of Lean. Although trained on the use of Lean tools and principles to identify problems, does your organization have standardization and the expertise at all levels to solve them? The extent that you train and engage your organization in problem solving will ultimately determine your success in the Lean journey.

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Innovation has been the key to moving the manufacturing industry forward. I t ’s only through innovation that we can create the forward-thinking technologies of tomorrow -- the machines that will make advanced aerospace equipment , l i fe-saving medical devices, and everyday products that simply improve the quality of life.

But how will you learn about these innovations? How can they advance your business? Explore innovation’s next f rontier and more at the AMT Manufacturing 2012 Technology Forum, March 7 - 8 , 2 0 1 2 , in Or lando, Fla.

AMT Manufacturing Technology Forum 212 Flyer (PDF)

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Florida Governor Rick Scott Visits M.O.S.T.® Mobile Training Unit

Florida Governor Rick Scott Visits M.O.S.T.® Mobile Training Unit

Above: May 16, 2011 -- Florida's Governor Rick Scott, following today's keynote at the NIST MEP annual conference in Orlando, visited the Mobile Outreach Skills Training mobile training unit. He was accompanied by Dick Peck, Chair of the Florida MEP Board of Directors, Rod Rodrigue, President/CEO of Time Wise, Larry Meadows, Florida MEP M.O.S.T. Project Manager, and Ted Astolfi, Florida MEP Senior Manager of Partnerships.

The Economic Impacts of the Florida MEP on the Florida Economy:*

* No client is surveyed more than once in a 12 month period. Data is from 20 Quarterly Surveys, which were conducted from January 2007 –November 2011. Clients are asked about impacts experienced over the past year.