This Golden LEAF grant will allow the Manufacturing Solutions Center (MSC), a component of Catawba Valley Community College, to purchase equipment to expand the testing, rapid prototyping, and other service capabilities that it provides to North Carolina businesses. The capabilities acquired through the equipment purchased with Golden LEAF funds is in demand by local companies. The services that MSC offers are necessary for manufacturers to move innovations from lab to production and into the marketplace. During 2008-2009, MSC clients increased sales by $2.8 million.
