ASMC and MEP's The American Small Manufacturers Coalition (ASMC) is a trade association of manufacturing extension centers who work to improve the innovation and productivity of America’s manufacturing community. One ASMC program of primary focus is the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program. For more information on ASMC and how to join, visit their site. To visit the sites of the MEPs that actively promoted the NGM Study to manufacturers, either on a state basis or as part of a region of states, click here.
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