The UW-Stout Manufacturing Outreach Center (MOC) is built on a solid tradition of providing positive impacts through services to help manufacturers succeed. MOC has helped more than 3,500 small and medium-sized manufacturers in 33 counties in northern and western Wisconsin become more competitive through services designed for today's industry: Process Improvement Business Growth Profitability Employee Development Technology and Research Sustainable Solutions These services are executed utilizing tools such as: Lean Transformation ISO Support Lean Culture Development Strategic Direction Enterprise Business Transformation (EBT) Opportunities Assessment Strategic Planning Top-Line Growth ExporTech - an actionable export plan in three steps Innovation Management Systems Marketing Diversification (TDMI) Technology Scouting Post-Training Survey Faculty and Student-Led Research and Development Profitable Sustainability Initiative (PSI) The UW-Stout Manufacturing Outreach Center (MOC) Was established in July 1994 as part of the Federal Technology Project with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)/Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (HMEP) as its statutory funding source Formed as a partnership between the University of Wisconsin-Stout (UW-Stout) and five technical collegesChippewa Valley, Nicolet Area, Northcentral, Western, and Wisconsin Indianhead Is headquartered at UW-Stout in Menomonie, Wisconsin and is one of numerous specialized outreach Centers within the Stout Technology Transfer Institute (STTI) housed under the UW-Stout Discovery Center Our Mission Engage manufacturers in executing strategies for greater profitability and long-term growth.