Marlon Walker

Quality Digest

Marlon Walker is a physical scientist in the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program at NIST.  He is the manager for the MEP-Assisted Technology and Technical Resource (MATTR) Program, helping small and medium-sized manufacturers by connecting them, through the MEP Centers, with the technical expertise of staff, laboratory facilities, and other resources of NIST.

Wed, 03/13/2019 - 12:02
Building the Quantum Technology Supply Chain With MATTRGet ready for advancements in quantum computing
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 12:01
The subject matter was incredibly complex, but the “ask” itself was simple. David Boulay, the director of the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC), part of the MEP National Network, wanted to learn more about quantum technology. His two-…
Working and Growing With Collaborative Robots Collaborative robots are already working in close proximity with humans on the shop floor
Wed, 03/13/2019 - 12:02
Robots have been a part of industry longer than you might think. The patent for the first industrial robot, Unimate, was granted in 1961. While robots were sometimes utilized by larger manufacturers, such as automotive original equipment…