Nebraska Manufacturing Extension Partnership

09/02/2026

NOTE UPDATED SCHEDULE!
Measure. Model. Deliver.
This is the subject of a brand-new season of the Remake Manufacturing Webcast! Whether you're considering automation, robotics, workforce optimization, or operational improvements, this series provides a practical roadmap for making better investment decisions and achieving measurable results.

Sept 16, 2026 | 12:00 noon CST
Great Technology Fails Without Great Ex*****on
with Angela Allen, MBA, PMP, CSCP of South Dakota Manufacturing & Technology Solutions

Sept 23, 2026 | 12:00 noon CST
The Next Competitive Advantage: Making Better Decisions on the Factory Flow with Virtual Twins
with Kris Helms of GoEngineer and Johann Ortiz-Franco of Dassault Systèmes

Sept 9, 2026 | 12 noon CST
OEE: Finding the Hidden Capacity in Your Operation
with Cory Hendrickson of Rensenhouse Industrial Solutions

This series is just a preview to an exciting new service offering from the Nebraska MEP so stay tuned!

The Remake Manufacturing Webcast is co-sponsored by Nebraska Manufacturing Advisory Council, Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Rensenhouse Industrial Solutions,

Register once for this series: https://go.unl.edu/remake

08/13/2026

Do you…work in ethanol production, food processing, or other chemical manufacturing plant?

Are you… involved with implementing, maintaining, and/or participating in site best practices and regulatory safety systems, such as managers, coordinators, specialists, EHS, engineering, operations, and maintenance roles?

This is for you…Our 3-day course, "Process Safety Management Builder: Achieving an Effective PSM Program," is a complete overview of all 14 OSHA PSM regulatory elements.

This training course is offered by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering, the Nebraska Ethanol Board, Advantage Risk Solutions Inc, and is hosted by Cargill.

For ethanol plants in Nebraska, please take advantage of the $900 tuition reimbursement offered by the Nebraska Ethanol Board!

And whatever location, product, or OSHA regulated process you may have on site, you are invited too!

October 20th -22nd, 2026

650 Industrial Park Dr

Blair, NE 68008

Cost Per Person: $1,950 with $900 tuition reimbursement made available by the Nebraska Ethanol Board for qualifying plants.

Registration Deadline: Thursday, September 3rd, 2026.

Class Size: Registration is limited to 25 attendees.

>>>For more information and to register

https://nemep.unl.edu/psm/

Oct 20-22, 2026 Process Safety Management Builder: Achieving an Effective PSM Program Register October 20-22, 2026On site atCargill650 Industrial Park Dr.Blair, NE 68008 DescriptionJoin us for this 3-day training course on the OSHA 29 CFR Part 1910.119 process safety requirements as we cover all 14...

08/05/2026

Our Process Control Essentials Short Course is in full swing, as participants learn best practices and gain a better understanding of PID control loops. Thanks to our instructors, Dr. Hunter Flodman and Scott Harmeier as well as our workshop sponsors at the Nebraska Ethanol Board, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering.

08/04/2026

Manufacturing is our state's economic engine. It's a major employer...it's critical to our nation's supply chain, and overall, it's just cool! Now is the time to nominate "The Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska"! Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Pinnacle Bank

Details: https://go.unl.edu/coolmfg

07/27/2026

This Wednesday: "Powering Smarter Maintenance with A.I." on the Remake Manufacturing Webcast. Discover how advanced AI is transforming maintenance by turning real-time equipment data and historical insights into intelligent, action-driven workflows-with Andrea McQuaid of FactoryXT. Details and registration at https://go.unl.edu/remakes2

07/23/2026

We kicked off the Nebraska MEP Quality Professionals Peer Group last week! This group meets monthly at various on-site locations to share best practices, address common issues, and build strong professional relationships. We had enthusiastic leaders from Aurora Boardworks, Dramco, EnerLux Windows and Doors, Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp., U.S.A., Rockwell Automation, Royal Engineered Composites, and Wilson Case, Inc.
Details: https://nemep.unl.edu/qpmpg/

07/21/2026

Our Remake Manufacturing Webcast continues July 22 with “Manufacturing use of A.I. in Work Instruction" with Shane Steinke from the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (OMEP). Learn how to leverage AI to help transform video into structured work instructions, support point-of-use access, enable voice-based Q&A, provide multilingual capability, and maintain version control and history.

Details and registration: https://go.unl.edu/remakes2

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07/13/2026

See you this week at The Combine's Connect Conference! Nick League, our supply chain project manager, will be presenting during the expert roundtable breakout. Register at https://go.unl.edu/agtech-mep

06/19/2026

Kevin Roesler, our Laboratory Engineer, isn’t just “screwing around”. He’s demonstrating how a robotic screw feeder can automate tedious tasks, freeing up employees for more complex work. Universal Robots, Robotiq

06/16/2026

"Achieving an Effective Process Safety Management Program" is a 3-day PSM interactive crash course of all 14 OSHA PSM regulatory elements.

Looking for an interactive crash course on the OSHA PSM regulatory standard and its implementation? What does a good PSM program look like and how do I use it? Want to share in the latest trends and best practices in PSM with subject matter experts and peer attending plants? Do you have colleagues you need to be oriented, trained up, and help you build out and implement your site's compliance?

If so, please join us for this unique learning event where we cover all 14 process elements. For qualifying Nebraska ethanol plants, the Nebraska Ethanol Board is offering a $900 reimbursement of the tuition cost up to 20 persons. As a preview of what you might experience at the course, please check out this short video from our Mechanical Integrity course that took place in 2023 at the Cargill Blair site.

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