About Purdue MEP

Your Partner for Manufacturing Growth

Purdue Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) provides high-value, affordable solutions to help businesses increase profitability. As advocates for Indiana's thousands of manufacturers, our staff leverages resources in both the public and private sectors to help identify areas of improvement, streamline processes, and ultimately increase competitiveness.

Smart Solutions for Smarter Manufacturing

What We Offer Manufacturers:

Purdue MEP provides the following services through hands-on consulting engagements, onsite training, assessments and public enrollment workshops:

  • AI Implementation

  • Business Growth Solutions

  • Cybersecurity

  • Digital Transformation

  • Employee Attraction & Retention

  • Innovation and Technology

  • Leadership Development

  • Lean Manufacturing / Lean Office

  • Quality Improvement

  • Quality Systems (ISO)

  • Six Sigma

  • Supply Chain Services

  • Training Within Industry (TWI)

  • Workforce Development

  • And more!

What Drives Us:

Our mission is to advance economic prosperity, health and quality of life in Indiana and beyond. Our mission is brought to life in the work we do for our clients every single day.

We accomplish this through the following:

  • Enhancing the competitiveness of Indiana manufacturers through an expanded focus to include small, rural, and emergent manufacturers and new services that lead to top-line growth as well as bottom-line savings.

  • Championing the manufacturing industry by communicating its positive impacts on industry and workforce to all interested parties, as well as continued participation in events that highlight the successes of Indiana manufacturing.

  • Supporting partnerships to leverage available resources, programs and leaders across the state to emphasize the manufacturing sector as an economic engine.

  • Developing capabilities in line with Indiana manufacturing priorities, including an increased capacity to deliver innovation and growth services to small and medium-sized manufacturers.

Our professionally trained staff includes experts from a variety of business and manufacturing sectors. We serve businesses throughout the state.

Purdue MEP's Quality Policy

Projects are carried out in a professional and confidential manner; we strive for accuracy and quality in all we do with a focus on continual improvement.

Ready to Solve Your Manufacturing Challenges?

Connect with Purdue MEP to start a conversation about your goals, challenges and opportunities. We'll help identify the right resources and expertise to support your next step.

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