BOWDOIN, Maine —  The Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership (Maine MEP) recently announced that FHC, Inc., a neuroscience equipment manufacturer, has been named the 2012 Manufacturer of the Year.   The award is being presented in celebration of Manufacturing Month.

Recognizing that innovation is the key to future growth, FHC has created a culture where innovation flourishes, leading to the design and manufacture of more than 7,000 unique metal microelectrodes and a broad range of state-of-the-art clinical and research instrumentation.  For its success in demonstrating how a continual focus on innovation can enable a mid-size Maine firm to become a global leader in the field of neuroscience, FHC has been selected as the MEP manufacturer of the year.

The award is given each year to a Maine company that has demonstrated outstanding vision, leadership and manufacturing excellence.