Increase VT manufacturing growth by helping Vermont suppliers better connect with each other and with large manufacturers who need your services.
Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center (VMEC) We've been communicating to you that our supply chain services will be growing by leaps and bounds very soon - TWO WEEKS from today!
To help manufacturers develop more reliable supply chains and find alternate suppliers, the CONNEX™ Vermont platform will help manufacturers identify potential suppliers within the state based on their capabilities, not just current production. Results can then be filtered using hundreds of unique criteria such as equipment, processes, materials and certifications to meet a manufacturer’s specific needs.
CONNEX™ Vermont will offer manufacturers the ability to post RFIs and RFQs for such items in the platform’s Business to Business Exchange Center to which qualified suppliers may directly respond to the posts with their capabilities and availability. These platform features will help Vermont manufacturers quickly find the materials and inputs they need to meet their productivity and profitability objectives, while improving supply chain robustness for downstream manufacturers as well.
Free registration for Vermont manufacturers and suppliers will begin August 22 when the platform officially launches. Also, thanks to VMEC's Supply Chain grant, the Green Mountain State’s manufacturers will receive a free year of full national access by registering no later than November 20, 2023 via a promotional code that will be posted on the CONNEX™ Vermont site once it goes live! To learn more about CONNEX™ Vermont, send a message to [email protected] or be sure to visit www.vmec.org on August 22 and look for the Connex tab on our home page. 
MFG Day and Month - October 6 and all of October in Vermont!
Webinars, Toolkits, Action Plans, Open Houses, Tours, Giveaways!
It's time to put your MFG Day event on the map, so students, teachers, parents and community leaders can learn about opportunities in your community to explore careers in modern manufacturing and see how creators are making the future in the U.S. The national registry of MFG Day events is the official resource for MFG Day activities across the country. Join and see what manufacturers are doing to open doors of opportunity to more students and more people.
Hosting an Event is Easy! Simply register your company account and then decide what you wish to host - tours, presentations, webinars or a combination. You can host a morning, afternoon, full day or multiple days at your company location. Being a host is what YOU wish it to be from capacity, timing, agenda, etc.
Resources Available to You! Check out the dozens of ways you and your teams can host an event; toolkits and so much more are at your fingertips to plan your best manufacturing event ever! Since MFG Day’s main focus is careers in manufacturing, we highly encourage you to reach out to your local Career & Technical Education Center (CTE). Be sure to view previously recorded webinars at MFG Day Webinars.
NIST Revises SP 800-171 Guidelines for Protecting Sensitive Information
Draft Revision 3 aligns the publication’s language with NIST’s
800-53 catalog of cybersecurity safeguards.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated its draft guidelines for protecting sensitive unclassified information, in an effort to help federal agencies and government contractors more consistently implement cybersecurity requirements.
The revised draft guidelines, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations (NIST Special Publication [SP] 800-171 Revision 3), will be of particular interest to the many thousands of businesses that contract with the federal government. Federal rules that govern the protection of controlled unclassified information (CUI), which includes such sensitive data as health information, critical energy infrastructure information and intellectual property, reference the SP 800-171 security requirements. Systems that store CUI often support government programs containing critical assets, such as design specifications for weapons systems, communications systems and space systems. To read the complete news blog, click SP 800-171 Revised Guidelines.
Part of the nationwide MEP National Network and hosted by Vermont Technical College since 1995, VMEC operates as a not-for-profit with a primary mission, “to strengthen and empower Vermont manufacturers.” A local resource and trusted adviser to manufacturing enterprises of all sizes, the VMEC team brings world-class expertise in consulting, coaching, hands-on implementation support, training and education for leaders and workers.
VMEC provides proven systems and solutions focused on strategies, processes, products, technologies and people. VMEC is the official representative of the MEP National Network in Vermont.
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