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The University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services provides consulting solutions to help companies improve and grow. The UT CIS philosophy is to assess the company needs and provide only services that are value added. We utilize the most experienced consultants and most recent technologies. Resources with industry experience and University professors are available through the coordination of CIS Solutions Consultants as needed.
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Smart Talent Systems October Workshops
2020 certainly has taught us a great deal. We learned that working together we could solve problems and make progress even when things are tough. In the first quarter of this year, when COVID-19 interrupted life, we learned…
Read MoreSBIR/STTR Commercialization Event
Thu, October 1, 2020 | 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM EDT | Online Event | Cost: Free Federal agencies spend research and development (R&D) budgets that exceed $1 billion each year in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)…
Read MoreTMEP Receives NIST MEP Grant
The University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services (UT CIS) has been awarded a $1,000,000 grant funded by the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension…
Read MoreNational Safety Stand-Down
Falls remain the leading cause of death among construction workers, accounting for 1 out of 3 construction fatalities – with residential workers and roofers at an even higher than average risk. Thousands more construction…
Read MoreJutta Bangs Joins PTAC Staff
UT CIS welcomes Jutta Bangs to the team as the East Tennessee PTAC Counselor. Bangs is originally from Germany and lives in Oak Ridge with her family. Her husband is an Air Force Veteran, and her son is a Senior in High School…
Read MorePTAC's 2020 Progress
Since March 2020, the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) has innovated our programs to serve our customers with no delivery or quality gaps. We have moved all of services (one-on-one counseling and conferences)…
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