NWMOC serves 3,584 manufacturing enterprises in 33 counties in northern and western Wisconsin with:

• 99% of manufacturers in these counties are small and medium-sized firms, employing fewer than 500 people
• More than 70% employ fewer than 10 people
  
  

The Northwest Wisconsin Manufacturing Outreach Center (NWMOC):

• Was established in July 1994 as part of the Federal Technology Project with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)/Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (HMEP) as its statutory funding source
• Formed as a partnership between the University of Wisconsin-Stout (UW-Stout) and five technical colleges—Chippewa Valley, Nicolet Area, Northcentral, Western, and Wisconsin Indianhead
• Is headquartered at UW-Stout in Menomonie, Wisconsin and is one of numerous specialized outreach Centers within the Stout Technology Transfer Institute (STTI) housed under the UW-Stout Discovery Center