Industrial Technology Institute

MICHIGAN MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CENTER PROVIDES RESEARCH-BASED TRAINING AND CONSULTING TO SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED MANUFACTURERS IN MICHIGAN, AND USES MODIFIED VERSIONS OF ITS TRAINING AND CONSULTING CONTENT TO WORK WITH MANUFACTURERS, SERVICE COMPANIES, AND HOSPITALS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA. SUBJECTS INCLUDE QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, LEAN MANUFACTURING, SALES, MARKETING, AND COST ESTIMATION.

MMTC HAS A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH NIST (NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY) TO OPERATE THE MICHIGAN MEP CENTER WITH SUPPORT FROM MANUFACTURERS, THE US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NIST MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP (MEP), AND THE MICHIGAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (MEDC). PROJECTS FOCUS PRIMARILY ON QUALITY, LEAN MANUFACTURING, SIX SIGMA, CYBER SECURITY SERVICES, INDUSTRY 4.0, RESEARCH SERVICES, INDUSTRY 4.0, LEADERSHIP, ENVIRONMENTAL, FOOD, DIVERSITY, AND GROWTH SERVICES. CLIENTS COMPLETING THIRD-PARTY POST-PROJECT SURVEYS IN 2020 CREDITED THEIR MMTC PROJECTS WITH NEW SALES OF $83.2 MILLION, RETAINED SALES OF $738.2 MILLION, JOBS CREATED AND RETAINED 6,764, NEW INVESTMENTS $173.7 MILLION, AND COST SAVINGS OF $54.9 MILLION.

MMTC WAS AWARDED A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FROM NIST FOCUSING ON THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) MANDATE FOR CYBERSECURITY OUTLINED IN THE DEFENSE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SUPPLEMENT (DFARS). THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE WORK CONDUCTED IS TO LEVERAGE THE EXPERTISE OF THE NATIONAL NETWORK TO ASSIST DEFENSE CONTRACTORS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SMALL TO MEDIUM-SIZED MANUFACTURERS (SMMS), IN IMPLEMENTING CYBERSECURITY PROTECTIONS NEEDED TO SAFEGUARD BOTH CONTROLLED DEFENSE INFORMATION (CDI) AND CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION (CUI) BEING HANDLED IN DEFENSE MANUFACTURING SUPPLY CHAINS.MMTC WAS AWARDED A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FROM NIST FOCUSING ON THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE NATIONAL NETWORK CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM PHASE II. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE A TIERED NETWORK STRUCTURE LEVERAGING THE EXPERTISE OF A CYBERSECURITY "GO-TO" COLLABORATIVE CENTER AND TWO "GO-TO" SATELLITE CENTERS.

MMTC WAS AWARDED A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FROM NIST FOCUSING ON ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY SERVICES RELATING TO INDUSTRY 4.0. PARTNERING WITH THE OHIO MEP AND ILLINOIS MEP THIS PROGRAM WILL LEVERAGE EXISTING NETWORKS, DATA, AND INSIGHTS FROM THE ONGOING AND NIST-FUNDED ITAP PROJECTS TO SUPPORT THE SPECIFIC AND MOST PRESSING NEEDS OF SMMS INTERESTED IN OR HAVE BEGUN IMPLEMENTING INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGIES.

MMTC HAS SECURED FUNDS WITH THE STATE OF MICHIGAN TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN THE AREAS REQUESTED BY THE MICHIGAN STRATEGIC FUND (MSF) AND SUPPORT OTHER MICHIGAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (MEDC) BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. THE SERVICES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: MATCHMAKING ASSISTANCE IN SUPPORT OF PURE MICHIGAN BUSINESS CONNECT (PMBC) REQUESTS INCLUDING SUPPORT FOR SUPPLIER SUMMITS; SERVICES TO HELP MANUFACTURERS IMPROVE PROCESS, INCREASE EFFICIENCY & GROW; AND SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE MEDC BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. MMTC WAS AWARDED A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FROM THE NIST CARES ACT EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SERVICES OFFERED UNDER THE BASE MEP CENTER AGREEMENT, INCLUDING BROAD-BASED MULTIPLE CONTRACTS TO REACH MANUFACTURERS IN MICHIGAN, BUSINESS ASSESSMENTS OF EXISTING AND NEW SMALL, MEDIUM-SIZED AND RURAL CLIENTS FOR THEIR IMMEDIATE AND LONG TERM NEEDS AROUND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, PARTICIPATING THE MEP NATIONAL NETWORK SUPPLIER SCOUTING VIA MEP CONNECT AND MEP UNIVERSITY, TO SUPPORT AND RE-BUILD SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN WITH NEW MATCHES, TRAINING IN THE FORM OF WEBINARS, VIRTUAL SETTINGS AS WELL AS DIRECTLY AT THE PLANT AS TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS WILL ALLOW, AND BEING A TECHNICAL RESOURCE TO HELP MANUFACTURERS RECOVER FROM WORKFORCE AND SUPPLY CHAIN INTERRUPTIONS. IN ADDITION, THE MMTC SUPPORTS THE MICHIGAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (MEDC) SUPPLIER MATCHMAKING PROGRAM. MMTC WILL ADAPT THE SERVICES TYPICALLY OFFERED UNDER THE BASE MEP CENTER AGREEMENTS AS NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE TO RESPOND TO THE CHALLENGE OF OPERATING IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS.