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New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership

The New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NYMEP) program assists the State's small and mid-sized manufacturers in becoming more competitive. Services are provided through the most cost effective combination of center field engineers and third party consultants. Each field consultant has a minimum four-year degree (the majority have graduate training) and an average fifteen years of hands-on manufacturing experience.

CENTER SERVICES: Our ten regional centers offer a wide variety of services to help small and mid-size manufacturers. A sampling of these services includes:

  • Legal, Risk Management and Financial Consulting
  • Entrepreneurial Assistance Programs (including developing and launching commercial products, registering patents and securing capital)
  • Productivity Improvement
  • ISO 9000 Registration
  • E-Business Audits
  • Sales and Marketing Analyses
  • International Trade Outreach Assistance
  • Operational Improvements
  • Workforce Development
  • Plant Floor Layout
  • Business Development (including fiscal assessment, strategic planning, cost reduction and budgeting)
Lean manufacturing and quality systems SBIR and STTR assistance The NYMEP Program is operated through ten not-for-profit regional centers and is administered by the New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation NYSTAR), which is a public-benefit corporation that helps grow New York's innovation economy through support of high technology development and commercialization of new technologies and processes. For further information on any of the services offered, or to discuss your company's specific needs, contact the center nearest you or the statewide office. Our Ten Centers Include:

CAPITAL REGION:

Center for Economic Growth (CEG)

Offices located in: Albany

Serving the following counties: Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren and Washington

Center Director: Jeffrey Lawrence

Address: 63 State Street

Albany, New York 12207

Phone: (518)465-8975

Fax:(518)465-6681

E-mail address: jeffl@ceg.org

Website: http://www.ceg.org


CENTRAL NEW YORK:

Central New York Technology Development Organization (CNYTDO)

Offices located in: Syracuse

Serving the following counties: Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, Cayuga and Cortland

Center Director: Robert I. Trachtenberg

Address: 1201 East Fayette Street Syracuse, New York 13210

Phone: (315)425-5144

Fax:(315)233-1259

E-mail address: rtrachtenberg@cnytdo.org

Website: http://www.cnytdo.org


FINGER LAKES:

High Tech Rochester, Inc. (HTR)

Offices located in West Henrietta

Serving the following counties: Monroe, Wayne, Orleans, Genesee, Wyoming, Livingston, Ontario, Yates and Seneca

Center Director: Mike Haugh

Address: 150 Lucius Gordon Drive, Suite 100 West Henrietta, New York 14586

Phone:(585)214-2400

Fax:(585)272-0054

E-mail address: mike.haugh@htr.org

Website: http://www.htr.org


LONG ISLAND:

Long Island Forum for Technology, Inc. (LIFT)

Offices located in: Bay Shore

Serving the following counties: Nassau and Suffolk

Center Director of Operations: Bill Wahlig

Address: 111 West Main Street Bay Shore, New York 11706

Phone:(631)969-3700

Fax:(631)969-4489

E-mail address: bwahlig@lift.org

Website: http://www.lift.org


MID-HUDSON:

Hudson Valley Technology Development Center (HVTDC)

Offices located in: Fishkill

Serving the following counties: Ulster, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan, Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess

Center Director: Thomas G. Phillips Sr.

Address: 300 Westage Business Center, Suite 130

Fishkill, New York 12524

Phone: (845)896-6934

Fax:(845)896-7006

E-mail address: tphillips@hvtdc.org

Website: http://www.hvtdc.org


MOHAWK VALLEY:

Mohawk Valley Applied Technology Corporation (MVATC)

Offices located in: Utica and Amsterdam

Serving the following counties: Oneida, Herkimer, Fulton, Madison, Montgomery, Schoharie and Hamilton

Center Director: Paul MacEnroe

Address: State Office Building 207 Genesee Street, Suite 405 Utica, New York 13501

Phone: (315)793-8050

Fax:(315)793-8057

E-mail address: pmac@mvatc.com

Website: http://www.mvatc.net


NEW YORK CITY:

Industrial & Technology Assistance Corporation (ITAC)

Offices located in: Manhattan

Serving the five boroughs of New York City

President: Sara Garretson

Address: 253 Broadway, Rm. 302 New York, New York 10007

Phone: (212)442-2990

Fax:(212)442-4567

E-mail address: sgarretson@itac.org

Website: http://www.itac.org


NORTH COUNTRY:

Council for International Trade, Technology, Education and Communication (CITEC)

Offices located in: Potsdam, Plattsburgh and Watertown

Serving the following counties: St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Lewis, Franklin, Clinton and Essex

Center Director: Thomas Plastino

Address: Clarkson University, Box 8561, Potsdam, New York 13699-8561

Phone:(315)268-3778 x24

Fax:(315)268-4432

E-mail address: solutions@citec.org

Website: www.citec.org


SOUTHERN TIER:

Alliance for Manufacturing and Technology (AM&T)

Offices located in: Binghamton

Serving the following counties: Broome, Tioga, Chenango, Tompkins, Otsego, Chemung, Schuyler, Delaware and Steuben

Center Director: Edward Gaetano

Address: 59 Court Street, 6th Floor Binghamton, New York 13901

Phone:(607)774-0022

Fax:(607)774-0026

E-mail address: info@amt-mep.org

Website: http://www.amt-mep.org


WESTERN NEW YORK:

Insyte Consulting

Offices located in: Buffalo

Serving the following counties: Niagara, Erie, Chautauqua, Allegany and Cattaraugus.

Center Director: Benjamin Rand

Address: 726 Exchange Street, Suite 620 Buffalo, New York 14210

Phone:(716)636-3626

Fax:(716)845-6418

E-mail address: brand@insyte-consulting.com

Website: http://www.insyte-consulting.com


NYMEP STATEWIDE OFFICE

New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR)

Office located in: Albany

Contact: Matt Watson

Address: 30 South Pearl Street, 11th Floor Albany, NY 12207

Phone:(518)292-5700

Fax:(518)292-5798

E-mail address: jdoling@nystar.state.ny.us

Website: http://www.nystar.state.ny.us

Phone: 518-292-5700
Fax:  
Email: mwatson@nystar.state.ny.us
Web Site: http://www.nystar.state.ny.us

Testimonials

“The public sector also has a role to play in helping smaller companies improve their
innovation processes. One model is the Manufacturing Extension Partnership operated
by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which enables small and
medium-sized firms to tap the knowledge of business experts, including innovation
specialists.”

Booz/Allen/Hamilton,
December 2006
Smart Spenders:
The Global Innovation Tool

 
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