Volume 10, No. 6
June 2009

Manufacturers Going Green
By Leo Durham 

            An increasing number of manufacturing companies around the country are going green, which they hope will put more green into their cash registers.

            The Manufacturers Extension Partnership (MEP) works with a variety of state and regional industry associations and economic development groups to teach companies "lean" manufacturing techniques.

            This not-for-profit organization, administered by the Department of Commerce, demonstrates how to reduce waste, or "fat," in the manufacturing process. This includes things such as cutting energy use, incorporating more efficient production techniques, …