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A term coined in Germany, popularly used in Europe, and equivalent to smart manufacturing. See Digital Manufacturing.

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NIST Awards $1,000,000 to the MEP Center in Virginia

| Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) | Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership | Artificial Intelligence, Industry 4.0, Medical and Pharmaceutical, Small and Medium-sized Manufacturers, Supply Chain, Workforce

The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has made one cooperative agreement award totaling $1,000,000 as part of its 2021-NIST-MEP-CAP-01 Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs). GENEDGE Alliance (GENEDGE), the MEP Center in Virginia, will lead a project, the Medical Manufacturer MedAccred Accreditation Pathway (MedMMAP Phase III).

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