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About TMEP
The Tennessee Manufacturing Extension Partnership provides high-value solutions to help manufacturers increase performance and profitability.
Manufacturing in Tennessee has gotten more complicated. Supply chains, workforce, technology, compliance, competition. There's always something.
You shouldn't have to figure all of it out on your own, and you shouldn't have to hire a different firm for every problem.
Who We Are
That's what Tennessee MEP is here for. For thirty years we've served as the statewide resource Tennessee manufacturers call when they need an expert who understands their operation, not a consultant selling a single service.
Our Solutions Consultants live and work in your region. We serve roughly 200 Tennessee manufacturers each year, from the Tri-Cities to Memphis. We are part of the University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services and the federal Manufacturing Extension Partnership National Network, which means we can pull in expertise from across the state and across the country when your situation calls for it.
What Makes Us Different
You'll work with someone who's done the job.
Every consultant on our team comes from a manufacturing background. We've run the floor, sat in the meetings, and made the decisions you're making now.
Client Success
"TMEP provided excellent support that resulted in eSpin getting ISO certification. The team has also done an amazing job of helping us on numerous technology and business challenges."
Dr. Jayesh Doshi, Chief Engineer, eSpin Technologies
How Engagement Works
Here's how it works. No long sales process, no proposal deck. A conversation, a plan that fits, and a team that stays.
Step One
Talk to your regional Solutions Consultant
Start with a conversation. No cost, no commitment. Your consultant lives in your region and will come to your facility to understand what you're working on.
Step Two
Build a plan
We build a plan around what you actually need. Sometimes it's a focused project. Sometimes it's a long engagement. Sometimes it's a connection to someone else who can help.
Step Three
See real results
Our consultants stay engaged until the work lands and the improvements stick. No handoff, no disappearing act.
What Manufacturers Call Us For
Sound familiar?
These are some of the sentences we hear most often from Tennessee manufacturers. If any of them sound like your shop, start there.
"Everyone's talking about AI. What does it actually do on my floor?"
"We need an internal audit of our quality system."
"My customer asked if I'm CMMC compliant."
"We keep firefighting the same problems."
"We need to find a Tennessee supplier or bring sourcing home."
"We want to break into the nuclear supply chain."
Not seeing your problem? Talk to your regional Solutions Consultant. We work on everything from workforce skills to cellular manufacturing, and plenty in between.
The People You'll Work With
Meet your regional Solutions Consultants
Consultants are based in Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Jackson, and the Tri-Cities. Your Solutions Consultant is your point of contact from day one, and brings in the right experts from our team to do the work.
Solutions Consultant
(3) Southern Middle Tennessee
423-834-2082
Director, Tennessee Manufacturing Extension Partnership
423-741-4898
New to Tennessee MEP? Your first meeting is a no cost Gemba walk. We come to your facility, see the work, and help you figure out where to focus. Email any consultant above, or send a general note to tmep@tennessee.edu and we'll route you to the right person.