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Manufacturing and Technology Small Business Development Center

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Ohio's Manufacturing and Technology Small Business Development Center (MTSBDC) at Kent State

The MTSBDC, hosted by the School of Technology at Kent State, provides business consultation to small manufacturers and technology-based businesses throughout Northeast Ohio.

The Center's mission is, "Helping small manufacturing and technology-based businesses define and achieve their vision of the future."

Areas of concentration include: lean business practice, small business innovation research, organizational development, and sales and marketing. In collaboration with the School and NEO Beam, the Center also provides access to rapid prototyping capabilities, process improvement, process simulation, polymer product improvement and innovation methods for new product development. Through collaborative efforts with the School, the Center has provided access to undergraduate and graduate student / faculty teams to conduct specific projects. Prior project areas include: quality assessment, six sigma, and product testing.

The TROICOM Rapid Prototyping Consortium

Promotion of student design and development projects in manufacturing utilizing Rapid Prototyping technologies to reduce the time required to develop a product for market. The projects may include student team projects or independent study projects. Any business is encouraged to contact us regarding the use of RP to reduce development time and cost as compared to traditional model making or prototyping. All projects will be supervised by one or more KSU faculty.