John Adams-PMRAP
The Regional Employment Board of Hampden County, Inc., in concert with the Western Massachusetts Chapter of the National Tooling and Machining Association and other industry leaders, has received funding from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, John Adams Innovation Institute for an 28 month project called Precision Manufacturing Regional Alliance Project (PMRAP) .
Project Length: September 1, 2008-
Project Partners:
Regional Employment Board of Hampden County, Inc.
Economic Development Council of
Six Vocational Technical High Schools
Project Synopsis:
The Precision Manufacturing Regional Alliance Project (PMRAP) will initiate cluster development and expand sector markets, transform industry capability, and build workforce infrastructure that will increase the transformative capacity of the precision manufacturing cluster in the Pioneer Valley Region to move up the supply chain in their present markets, position them to respond to specialized market demands in emerging domestic and international markets, and develop collaborative business formations that will accelerate job creation and economic growth.
1. Assess the feasibility for developing a sustainable Center for Advanced Precision Manufacturing Technology and implement and test major elements of the Center.
2. Increase new technology development and applications engineering support that will enhance the companies outsourcing capability in present and new markets.
3. Position companies to respond to specialized demands in new domestic/international markets.
4. Achieve 4% annual increase in new pipeline employees, and higher skills competencies for incumbent employees.
Key Project Deliverables:
1. Memorandum of Agreement among the Precision Manufacturing Companies and Educational Institutions
2. Feasibility Study on Establishment of Center for Advanced Precision Manufacturing Technology
3. Market Opportunities section on www.wmntma.org
4. Hiring Technology Innovation and Applications Engineer
5. Technology Innovation Forums
6. Technology Transfer Pilot with UMass -WMNTMA
7. Certificate Program in Mechanical Engineering Technology at STCC
8. Implementation Replication Manual
