We choose our partners wisely with an eye toward delivering the specific expertise we anticipate you will need.

We work with economic development organizations in the six-county Chicago metropolitan area to promote manufacturing in general and specifically help to improve your operations.

We have joined forces with training facilities to better provide your employees with the skills you need them to have.

We have developed strategic alliances with private sector consultants that have specialized expertise to help you with strategic concerns and day-to-day operational needs.

And, we work with organizations that help our advisors and you address larger policy-type issues of concern to manufacturers.

In addition, CMC is part of a nationwide network of centers-just like ours-that are dedicated to helping manufacturers. The Manufacturing Extension Partnership is a division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Through this well-developed network CMC is able to offer you economical solutions.