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F a l l 2 0 1 6 • S T U F F 65 Manufacturing support programs from higher education Source: College websites N/A = not available. 1 Announced retirement at the end of 2016-2017 academic year in Sept. 2016 - Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com Advanced Manufacturing, Initiative to enhance regional economic Entry-level Industrial Readiness N/A Daniel M. Asquino, Mechatronics and Quality Consortium development by providing employers with Training, Two-Week Intensive Quality president at Mount Wachusett Community College workers that have proven training, skills and Training, Manufacturing Career Path 444 Green St., Gardner 01440 knowledge for a sector that is integral Preparation Program, Certificate in 978-632-6600 to dynamic regional growth Quality & Control and Mechatronics mwcc.edu/advancedmanufacturing/ Certificate Center for Advanced Materials Multi-disciplinary research and resource Research, publication, patents and Optical Properties Michele Vercellin UMass Lowell, Olney Hall, Lowell 01854 center with state-of-the-art facilities partners: https://www.uml.edu/Research/ Measurements Lab, staff assistant, 978-934-3695 • www.uml.edu/Research/CAM and expert personnel; CAM/Governmental-Industrial-and- Microscopy Lab, Diffraction 978-934-1722, Institutional-Interactions.aspx Lab, Gamma Ray Light michele_vercellin@ Source and Renewable uml.edu Materials Lab Center for Innovative Manufacturing Funded by the MassDevelopment Expertise in industrial engineering, WPI Haas Technical Education Walter Towner Solutions Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Manufacturing Innovation Grants to provide operations management, financial Center, part of WPI's co-director, 100 Institute Road, Worcester 01609 consulting service and expertise to help modeling, equipment justification, Manufacturing Laboratories, 508-831-6013, 508-831-5000 small- and medium-size manufacturers; technology commercialization, and which houses state-of-the-art 508-831-5218 web.wpi.edu/academics/business open to Massachusetts manufacturers with Lean Six Sigma CNC machine tools, software fabman@wpi.edu centerforims.html 100 or fewer employees . and training Center for Manufacturing Productivity Collaboration between the UMASS College Consulting and cost-sharing to convert N/A Jennifer Suglia University of Massachusetts Amherst, of Engineering and the School of Management from defense to commercial manufacturing, assistant director, 206 Engineering Laboratory Building, to provide assistance to manufacturers develop CAD technologies and systems, 413-545-3559, Amherst 01003 modernize management structures, adapt suglia@ecs.umass.edu 413-545-5676 to meet overseas product standards and adequately address export requirements of foreign markets Quinsigamond Community College Community college offers over 50 associate The Manufacturing Technology program is Operation and maintenance Gail E. Carberry 1 670 W. Boylston St., Worcester 01606 degree programs and 40 certificate programs designed to prepare graduates to enter the of a variety of production president, 508-853-2300 • www.qcc.edu including engineering and technology, field of advanced manufacturing with a equipment including manufacturing CAD/CAM, IT/IS, advanced manufacturing, focus on materials and manufacturing electrical, pneumatic, and @qcc.mass.edu mechatronics and photonics processes, quality systems in modern hydraulic systems industry and safe working practices Technology Transfer Office Mission to move technologies from the lab to Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship Database of available Robert MacWright University of Massachusetts Amherst, corporate product development to become provides hands-on support and assistance technologies for licensing director, 101 University Drive, Suite B6, Amherst 01002 commercially viable products, processes and to start-up companies; Entrepreneurs- 413-545-1587 413-545-3606 • N/A services In-Residence provides faculty leadership; macwright@research. Berthiaume Venture Mentoring Service umass.edu provides mentors to students, faculty, staff and alumni of UMass-Amherst who seek support in launching and growing their business venture; UMass investment fund UMass Innovation Institute (UMII) Public research university for industry- Conte Nanotechnology James Capistran University of Massachusetts Amherst, sponsored basic and applied research, Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing Cleanroom Lab, Electron executive director, 217 Arnold House, Amherst 01003 collaborative partnerships and technology MassNanoTech Institute Paramagnetic Resonance 413-577-1518, 413-577-8644 • umii.umass.edu translation to industry; a central point-of- Materials Research Science and Facility, Environmental Analysis capistran@umass.edu contact to help industry navigate the university Engineering Center Lab, Flow Cytometry Facility, system and its resources Industry Research on Polymers GenomicsResource Lab, Keck Center for e-Design Electron Microscopy Facility, Keck Nanostructures Lab, Mass Spectrometry Center University of Massachusetts Lowell Division of online and continuing education offers Required courses include: Engineering N/A Continuing Education 1 University Ave., Lowell 01852 a certificate program in manufacturing technology; Graphics, Computer Aided Drafting, Office 978-934-4000 • www.uml.edu many credits can be applied toward a bachelor's Manufacturing Technology Laboratory, 978-934-2474, in mechanical engineering Manufacturing Processes, Manufacturing Continuing_Education@ Productivity, Engineering Economics and uml.edu Applied Computer Aided Manufacturing Worcester Polytechnic Institute Several collaborative alliances between WPI The Metals Processing Institute, HAAS Technical Education Center Research center links, 100 Institute Road, Worcester 01609 research centers and industry The Integrative Materials Design Center, high-tech showroom and facilities wp.wpi.edu/mpi/ 508-831-5000 • www.wpi.edu The Center for Advanced Research in Drying to conceive, design, and create CNC web.wpi.edu/academ -machined parts for projects ics/me/IMDC/ Lab(s) and Name Description Collaboration equipment Contact

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