WELCOME TO IMC: THE INNOVATIVE MANUFACTURERS' CENTER
IMC is a public-private partnership dedicated to increasing Central Pennsylvania manufacturers’ innovation, productivity and profitable growth to drive economic impact.
INNOVATION: THE KEY TO 21ST CENTURY MANUFACTURING
The world of manufacturing is constantly changing. That's why IMC offers a wide ranges of services designed to help Central Pennsylvania manufacturers innovate – and thrive.
BUSINESS GROWTH: SALES, MARKETING & MORE
No matter how high-quality your products are, growth only comes from smart business practices. Our experts can help you with marketing, sales training, continuity planning and more.
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT: LEAN MANUFACTURING & BEYOND
Streamlined workflows. Quality products. With IMC's continuous improvement services, including Lean manufacturing training, you can improve your processes – and your bottom line.
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Using Emerging Technologies to Transform Your Business
In today’s market, industries are changing and business models are evolving faster than anyone could have imagined. Data is driving a new revolution and we are in the midst ...
LEARN MORENorth Central PA Energy Efficiency Roundtable
The North Central PA Energy Efficiency Roundtable (NCEER) is providing a FREE program on energy-efficiency lighting and compressed air systems. This event will give you cutting edge information to help ...
LEARN MOREGrow Your Exports to ASEAN, Australia & New Zealand
Pennsylvania’s Authorized Trade Representatives in ASEAN and Australia will discuss current export opportunities for the region. • US$2.07 billion in Pennsylvania exports to the region • Combined economy of ...
LEARN MORESurviving a Cyberattack
Every 39 seconds! On average, there is a cyberattack every 39 seconds. That’s 2,244 attacks a day. The effects of which can either bring a company down or ...
LEARN MORELearn How PLM Solutions Can Boost Innovation and Strengthen Engineering and R&D Teams
To stay competitive, engineering and R&D teams need to find ways to bring exciting new products to market faster, with higher quality and less cost. To do so, ...
LEARN MOREOnline Manufacturing Training: How to Select the Right Solution for Your Company
How does training fit within the scope of your overall operational learning efforts? What is online manufacturing training? What courses do you require? Does the learning management system (LMS) meet ...
LEARN MORE10 Biggest Myths of OSHA Inspections & Litigation
You know safety and health requirements for your workplace. You know how to keep your employees safe. But do you know what happens when OSHA knocks and demands to investigate ...
LEARN MOREStrengthening Safety Culture: The Affective Approach
We know that rules and regulations along with policies and procedures are essential for running an efficient, productive, and safe organization. But, when was the last time a rule policy ...
LEARN MOREHow Industrial IoT Increases Overall Equipment Efficiency
Pactiv is the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of food packaging and foodservice products. About a year ago, they identified some capacity constrained processes that were negatively impacting throughput ...
LEARN MORESecuring the Future of Digital Manufacturing - Cybersecurity Considerations in an Era of Industry 4.0
In today’s connected world, manufacturers are embracing automation and the Internet of Things (IoT) or the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) for competitive advantage. The merging of the cyber ...
LEARN MORECalculating Your Cost of Goods Sold and Estimating Future Production Costs
Many start-up companies make the mistake of designing overly complex products that are expensive to manufacture and assemble at scale. This inflated cost can make your price point too high (...
LEARN MORECollaborative-Capable Robots: The Future is Now for Automated Welding
For years, traditional industrial welding automation has helped large companies address labor shortages, variable cost overruns, difficult production targets and quality issues. Without those large capital budgets, however, automation had ...
LEARN MOREWhy Traceability is Crucial for a Successful Supply Chain
Traceability is a crucial part of supply chain management. If traceability is neglected, you could damage your business reputation and lose millions in revenue. But it’s not just about ...
LEARN MORERecession-Proof Your Operations
Most manufacturers have experienced a decade of growth since the Great Recession ended in 2009. But there are signs — declines in new orders, a stagnating U.S. gross domestic product, ...
LEARN MORENAFTA & Changes Under the USMCA
The US is experiencing trade growth and regulatory changes with regards to NAFTA being replaced with the USMCA. Without a thorough knowledge of the current regulations and of the coming ...
LEARN MOREKeeping Supply & Demand in Perfect Harmony
How to improve sales and operations planning (S&OP) to create a collaborative environment of success The primary goal of any successful business is to keep sales and operations ...
LEARN MOREAccelerate Your Journey from "Concept to Delivery"
Increase Innovation and Speed Your Design Path with Additive Manufacturing & Function-Driven Generative Design Every business struggles with reducing the time from design concept to final product. A matter of ...
LEARN MOREFood Packaging & Design Development
This free webinar covers some of the basics that you will need for getting your food product packaging started and examples of scale up projects. If you’re asking yourself ...
LEARN MOREConnecting Health & Safety, Sustainability and Operational Excellence
Occupational safety and health (OHS) professionals working in organizations are integral to sustainability and operational excellence. In the past, corporate sustainability efforts focused on environmental issues, such as resource usage ...
LEARN MOREAccelerate and Sustain Lean with Today's Digital Plant
Learn how today’s digital plant and its connected workforce accelerate and sustain Lean initiatives to drive greater productivity and efficiency, lower cost of ownership, and increase profitability. Discover how ...
LEARN MOREIt's Time to Automate Your Quality Management System
Does your Quality Management System give you a complete picture of the compliance and quality landscape? Or is the view more like a broken mirror reflecting fragmented, disconnected images? Do ...
LEARN MOREOpportunities for PA Exporters in Australian Market - Taking Your Business Down Under
If you're a Pennsylvania firm and haven't considered the world's 14th largest economy as a potential export market for your goods or services - you should! Join us as our ...
LEARN MOREOptimizing Production in the Age of Digital Transformation
Today’s Markets are no longer satisfied with “standard” products and services. Manufacturers are increasingly driven to produce smaller quantities of a wider variety of products – and to do it ...
LEARN MOREFactory of the Future - Optimizing the Plant for Industrial Transformation
The Factory of the future (FoF) is a key part of every industrial transformation (IX) program. It delivers the systems needed in the factory to support IX technology, process and ...
LEARN MORECost Reduction for Manufacturing Companies
In this webinar, we will discuss why expense management is critical to the bottom line. The different processes for expense management will be reviewed, including discussion as to what the ...
LEARN MOREMachine Vision
Improve your manufacturing operations through application of machine vision. Do you have a significant amount of visual inspection, measurement, or tracking and tracing requirements in your operation? If so, you ...
LEARN MOREAdvanced Export Documentation & Procedures
This Export Documentation seminar provides a real life understanding of the more complex issues that may arise with export documentation & what is involved in transporting goods to foreign buyers. ...
LEARN MORETake Control of Your Manufacturing Operations
Running a production manufacturing facility brings multiple levels of complexity that need to be managed in order to remain profitable. Whether it’s responding to your customers’ changing demands or ...
LEARN MORETransforming Operator Productivity with Industrial IoT
The industrial IoT enables operators to upgrade their static, PDF-based work instructions to dynamic, 3D CAD data contextualized with work order, machine, and smart tool data. This unification of IT ...
LEARN MOREThe 5 Steps to Selecting & Implementing Manufacturing ERP Software
Has your business grown past what QuickBooks can handle? Are you tired of juggling multiple spreadsheets and rekeying data? Need a better way to manage inventory? Attend this 30-minute webinar ...
LEARN MORECyber Threats and Responses in the Defense Industry
CREC will host a webinar to discuss the National Defense Industry Association’s recent paper "Beyond Obfuscation: The Defense Industry’s Position within Federal Cybersecurity Policy” (https://www.ndia.org/...
LEARN MOREThe Future of Manufacturing: Transformational Technology & Your Workforce
Manufacturers are implementing new technologies such as artificial intelligence, advanced automation, and data analytics to transform their operations now and for the future. While these technologies drive increased operational efficiencies ...
LEARN MOREThe Laws and Regulations Surrounding PPE
Employers have a general duty to furnish workplaces free from recognized hazards. Part of that obligation is providing employees with personal protective equipment (PPE). This leads to a series of ...
LEARN MOREBig Data / Big Solutions
Being able to analyze trends, identify hazards and keep up with compliance and regulatory standards is the holy grail of SMS and QMS. An incredible amount of data is produced, ...
LEARN MOREAI and the Revolution of Logistics, Mobility and Manufacturing
It’s no secret that artificial intelligence and automation have been a hot topic within every sector of the supply ecosystem. In only a few years, rapidly advancing technologies have ...
LEARN MOREWhat's So Cool About Manufacturing? Awards Ceremony 2020
CENTRAL SUSQUEHANNA 2020 CONTEST The inaugural What’s So Cool About Manufacturing? student video contest for the Central Susquehanna region is produced by the Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit in Milton, ...
LEARN MORESafety Performance and Why It Matters
Improving safety performance is a team effort that is based on data that easily can be monitored and measured to prioritize where safety programs can have the most impact. When ...
LEARN MOREOpportunities for PA Exporters in Australian Market
If you're a Pennsylvania firm and haven't considered the world's 13th largest economy as a potential export market for your goods or services - you should! Join us as our ...
LEARN MOREImprove Operational Efficiency with a Digital Factory
A universal truth about manufacturing is that production is in a constant state of change. Whether changes are incremental improvements or launching new products, they often cause significant problems for ...
LEARN MORECan You Replace Machined Jigs with 3D Printed Parts?
Machining tooling in metal or plastic, either in-house or via a service bureau, can be a costly process. Depending on the forces experienced by the part, however, it may not ...
LEARN MOREUpdated Food Defense Plan Builder
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will hold a webinar to provide interested stakeholders with a brief demonstration of the updated Food Defense Plan Builder, which was released ...
LEARN MOREMental Illness in the Workplace and How it Impacts the Safety of Your Employees
One fifth of adults will report having a mental illness in any given year. Almost three quarters of adults each report systems of stress, including headaches, feeling overwhelmed, burnout or ...
LEARN MOREValidation of Machine Safety Functions
With modern safety standards, utilizing terms such as SIL and Performance Levels, there are efforts in understanding how to perform proper calculations. An aspect that often is missed is the ...
LEARN MOREModern ERP Trends Manufacturers Can't Afford to Ignore
According to a 2019 Mint Jutras Enterprise Solution Survey of Manufacturers, 29% are considering a new ERP system in the next 2 years, and 33% are undecided—meaning, they likely ...
LEARN MORETools to Navigate the Changing Workforce in Manufacturing
You probably know the saying “change is the only constant.” Well, that couldn’t be truer during this unique time in operations, where: 50% of facility managers are expected to ...
LEARN MOREKey Trends in Digital Manufacturing You Need to Know
Whatever industry you’re in, it’s impossible to avoid Industry 4.0 and the barrage of buzzwords that accompany it. Digital Twins, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, predictive maintenance, ...
LEARN MOREOSHA Inspections: Understanding Your Rights & Navigating the Process to Minimize Your Citation Risk
Every employer dreads a knock on the door from an OSHA inspector. But an inspection doesn't need to be your worst nightmare. If you take proactive steps to find and ...
LEARN MOREApplying Machine Learning to Improve Build Quality of Laser-based Additive Manufacturing
Join us for this webinar by the team led by Dr. Qian Wang, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University. This project is supported by a 2018 DCED Manufacturing ...
LEARN MOREChange Your Safety Culture by Making Employees a Part of Safety Strategy
For excellence in any operational category to be recognized, it is imperative employees make decisions and behave in alignment with the intended strategic direction. Strategy is a framework of choices ...
LEARN MOREManaging Common Hearing Conservation Concerns
Federal regulations require employers to operate an effective hearing conservation program (HCP) for people working in hazardous noise. However, even with specific rules and recommendations to guide them, employers may ...
LEARN MORECanada Entry
Entering Canada can be tricky. The Office of International Business Development is hosting a free webinar to help address this issue. The PA Trade Representative office in Canada along with ...
LEARN MOREAllowing Safety Reporting to Improve Your Safety Culture
Achieving and maintaining a culture of accurate injury reporting in the workplace can be challenging. A case study of success will be reviewed including a discussion of things you can ...
LEARN MOREUnlocking the Value of Ergonomics with Big Data
Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 Time: 2:00 p.m. EDT (GMT -4, New York) Duration: 1 Hour Event Type: Live Webinar Cost: Free Register Today! Description A prominent buzzword ...
LEARN MOREInsights from a 5-Year Journey in Global EHS Transformation
Employee Engagement * Safety Leadership * Synergy Across Data and Processes One of the cornerstones of successful and high-impact EHS programs is getting employees engaged as key stakeholders of health, safety, environmental ...
LEARN MOREOpportunities for PA Exporters in the Indian Market
Why India? 1 - India is the fastest growing economy in the world! Per the International Monetary Funds' World Economic Outlook July 2019 report: India's economy is set to grow ...
LEARN MOREE3 - Economy, Energy and Environment for Food-Related Industries
PennTAP will review the common pollution prevention measures available in the food processing industry. Using a mix of traditional pollution prevention tools and continuous improvement techniques, PennTAP will show you ...
LEARN MOREManufacturing PA Innovation Program
With nearly $3 million available, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s (PA DCED) Manufacturing PA Innovation Program will be accepting applications this fall. This new initiative supports ...
LEARN MOREData Visualization: How You Can Take Analytics to the Next Level
With the right tools and strategies in analytics, you can leverage the data you are collecting to deliver better cost and productivity efficiencies in your business. All manufacturers collect and ...
LEARN MOREOvercoming Challenges of Keeping up With Electrical Safety Compliance
Nearly seven out of 10 companies have reported electrical incident near misses in the past five years, according to a new study conducted by EHS Today and Panduit. What’s ...
LEARN MORESafety Incentives, Motivation and Discipline: Balancing Legal and Practical Considerations to Boost Engagement and Drive Safety Culture
Employee engagement in safety is a frequent pain point among employers, and many employers turn to safety incentive programs in an effort to gain buy-in and motivate employees to prioritize ...
LEARN MORETake Your Corporate Safety Culture to the Next Level with Data Analytics
According to a recent survey conducted by EHS Today, EHS Embraces the Technology Revolution, 84% of respondents said their companies have initiated safety culture programs. But what do we mean ...
LEARN MOREDrive More Power From Your Inventory
Managing inventory manually is a difficult, time consuming, and costly process. Your ERP is an important source of data that can be leveraged to create a more profitable inventory, but ...
LEARN MOREWhat Really Happens During an OSHA Inspection
During this lively webinar presentation, you’ll hear about some of the biggest mistakes made by an employer, managers, supervisors and other company representatives during an OSHA inspection. For instance, ...
LEARN MOREKick-Starting Your Modern Maintenance Program
Do any of these sound like you? I’ve got no real maintenance management system. I never have and am intimidated about where to get started. I’ve got a ...
LEARN MOREUpcoming DFARS Cybersecurity Audits and 3rd Party Certifications: DCMA CPSR/NIST 800-171B/CMMC
The 10th webinar in the popular DFARS 7012 series from the Cyber Collaboration Center will provide updates on three critical new policies resulting from the DoD’s increasing emphasis on ...
LEARN MOREThe Used Textiles Recovery and Reuse Industry
This webinar will provide an update of the used textiles industry and will address its many and sometimes complicated aspects, including collection, processing, packaging, exportation and reuse. Industry representatives present ...
LEARN MOREWhat Keeps a Safety Leader Up at Night?
Challenges in the safety profession are abundant, constant and ever changing, requiring safety leaders to be jacks-and-jills of all trades to stay on top of everything. Each year, EHS Today ...
LEARN MORE4IR from Buzzword to Reality: Smart Factory Adoption Rates - Best Practices and Leading Technologies
Companies are making progress in implementing new technologies, but scaling and linking investment to value remains a work in progress. The Fourth Industrial Revolution - 4IR - has been met ...
LEARN MORECybersecurity Lunch and Learn
We hear a lot about cybersecurity risk these days. And many companies have an IT company (outsourced) or an IT Department that handles virus protection, malware protection, etc. However, not ...
LEARN MOREAcumatic Manufacturing Demo
Learn how Acumatica's Manufacturing ERP software integrates manufacturing, inventory management, and accounting to help businesses ensure raw materials are available to production, manage the manufacturing process, maintain revisions, and track ...
LEARN MOREFunding and Incentives to Implement Energy Efficient Projects
Opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce energy-related costs often can require investment in new equipment, technology, or controls. Identifying funding available to your business and providing estimates of project payback ...
LEARN MOREBusiness Continuity During Natural Disasters
Supporting Your Employees and Protecting Your Business As natural disasters continue to impact businesses both large and small at a seemingly increasing frequency, what are the proactive steps that business ...
LEARN MOREManaging the Digital Thread for Product and Factory Transformation
The EHT industry has its own unique set of challenges including new product introduction cycles, shorter product lifecycles and increasing product complexities and regulatory compliances. As a result, achieving the ...
LEARN MOREThe Economic and Strategic Benefits of Cloud ERP
Based on research from Computer Economics, organizations that have fully or largely migrated their ERP and other solutions to the cloud spend less on IT as a percentage of revenue ...
LEARN MOREMachine Risk Assessment Essentials
Industrial machinery can expose personnel to multiple hazards resulting in a range of risks. If not properly recognized and mitigated, these risks can lead to injuries, lost production or loss ...
LEARN MOREEmbargoes & Sanctions
Embargoed Countries, Arms Embargoed Countries, Sanctioned Countries & Presidential Sanctions What Do These Terms Mean and How Do They Relate To Your Export Transactions and Compliance?Export controls and compliance ...
LEARN MOREAre You Considering Entering the EU Market?
If the answer is Yes, then this webinar is a must for you. Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR), in collaboration with Littus and the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, ...
LEARN MOREDon't Let Your Supply Chain Put You at Risk
The headlines are full of companies whose reputations have been threatened and damaged—sometimes irreversibly—by supply chain mismanagement. It’s not enough any more to have your own house ...
LEARN MOREHow to Take a Proactive Approach to Marketing Your Machine Shop
Does most of your business stem from less than 10 customers? If so does it keep you up at night wondering what would happen to your business if one or ...
LEARN MOREMachine Shop Sales and Growth Strategies
Most machine shops share a common thread: wanting to grow, but not quite sure how to go about growing and how to manage that growth. Does this sound familiar to ...
LEARN MOREJob Shop Quoting: How to Streamline Your Process
As a small manufacturing company, the ramifications are high if you are losing quotes due to timeliness and errors. But as you know, it's hard to manage the day-to-day current ...
LEARN MOREOrganizing Your Shop Floor to Increase the Productivity of Your Most Valuable Assets: You and Your Employees
As a small machine shop or fabricator, you have a limited number of people and resources. So why waste your time searching for tools and material. Instead learn to recognize ...
LEARN MOREPerfecting Inspection - How to Revolutionize Design & Manufacturing Processes with GD&T
If implemented as part of a lean, accurate and efficient process, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) can be a powerful tool to save time and eliminate costly errors ...
LEARN MOREManaging Exposure Risks with Innovative Technology: Answering Questions You Were Too Afraid To Ask
Organizations like yours employ EHS professionals to help keep front-line employees safe from harmful workplace exposure. But to do this successfully, you need to accurately identify hazards that put your ...
LEARN MOREUsing APIs to Break the Barriers of Smart Manufacturing
The #1 barrier to Smart Manufacturing is the lack of connectivity between your systems and processes. The smartest manufacturers are jumping ahead of competitors by using APIs to break through ...
LEARN MOREData Security - How Manufacturers Can Reduce Risk and Optimize Growth
In today’s hyper-digital environment, the potential for security breaches and threats are increasing exponentially. When successful, those breaches can be devastating to small and medium-sized businesses’ (SMBs) reputation and ...
LEARN MOREExamining Global Talent Trends and Modern Workforce Technologies in Manufacturing
What does the future hold, and are we ready for it? According to Mercer’s 2019 Global Talent Trends Study, nearly three-quarters (73%) of executives predict significant disruption in the ...
LEARN MORETurning Excess Stock into Working Capital
Do you know how much excess stock you have in your warehouse right now? How much of that is helpful safety stock and how much is just wasted cash? If ...
LEARN MOREThe Pulse of Performance Management 2019: The Evolution of Performance Management
Which vendors received the highest ratings from their customers for budgeting, consolidation, reporting, dashboards and analytics? How is AI reshaping performance management solutions? What is the impact of all the ...
LEARN MOREReducing Complexity in the Age of Manufacturing Industrial 4.0
As a manufacturing organization grows and changes it becomes increasingly difficult to implement business process standards, support quality and consistency, and provide visibility to business leaders who have become removed ...
LEARN MOREThe Critical Thinking Process and Tools that Support Root Cause Analysis
“If you can't describe what you are doing as a process, you don't know what you're doing.” ― W. Edwards Deming In this webinar we will review the primary tools used ...
LEARN MORENext Gen Technologies Engaging Connected Manufacturing
In Industry 4.0 companies are embarking on the transformative journey. The desire to gain new business insights from data, the availability of affordable IoT infrastructure, move to the edge, ...
LEARN MOREThe Top 6 Employee Training Topics: Requirements and Best Practices to Protect Employee Safety
Employee training is often required by regulation but providing training in non-mandatory topics can help better protect your employees and your company's bottom line. Your overall goal should be ensuring ...
LEARN MOREDriving Operational Excellence Through Your Front Line
“The manufacturers who will succeed are not the ones who work harder, but the ones whose frontlines can learn faster and work smarter.” In the smart, connected and digital world ...
LEARN MOREMulti-Plant Benchmarking: The Future of Improved Performance with IIoT
Manufacturers today are under intense pressure to accelerate innovation to maintain an edge in competitive global markets. But with limited visibility into operations and inconsistent data from disparate IT and ...
LEARN MOREDeveloping a Best in Class Environmental Compliance Program
Developing a smarter more agile program that not only helps reduce risks and costs but also embeds excellence is what organizations should strive for. Establishing a program that provides enhanced ...
LEARN MOREMoving Manufacturing Beyond Lean with Digitalization and IIoT
Many manufacturers have leaned out their processes so that the product physically flows efficiently down the line. But what about digitally? Can they look at all their data and glean ...
LEARN MORECommon Indoor Air Quality Issues for Manufacturing or Processing Facilities
Many manufacturing and processing facilities face air quality issues. Wet or dry particles can become airborne when food, metal, chemicals or pharmaceutical products are produced or when paper or wood ...
LEARN MOREMarketing for Manufacturers: Planning for Success and Sales
Effective marketing for your manufacturing business begins with a plan. Tune in to this webinar to get a handle on key strategies that your team needs to differentiate your brand ...
LEARN MORECybersecurity & Real-Time Regulation Compliance for Today's Manufacturer
We will be discussing complete NIST/DFARS compliance in one package. Grow your business, keep your contracts, secure your business. The NIST/DFARS Compliance presentation includes everything your business needs ...
LEARN MOREMaking Safety Visual: 10 Proven Strategies for Building a Safety Culture
Safety professionals everywhere are looking for more effective ways to engage their employees and get them focused on safety. Attention spans are shorter than ever. Employees are stressed, distracted and ...
LEARN MOREUpdate on DoD Enforcement of DFARS 7012 Cybersecurity Compliance
In this webinar, DFARS/NIST cybersecurity compliance experts from eResilience will be joined by Robert Metzger, co-author of the MITRE "Deliver Uncompromised" report that establishes cybersecurity as a 4th Pillar ...
LEARN MOREInternational Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) Compliance
Bob Imbriani from Team Worldwide will present a full day International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) Compliance program on April 24th in Bellefonte. This course will provide participants with a ...
LEARN MOREBuild a Proactive Culture of Safety with Microlearning
In today’s complex and fast-paced world, workplace safety training programs are vital for the protection and wellbeing of employees. But, creating a culture where employees are motivated to proactively ...
LEARN MOREAdopting Principles of World-Class Manufacturing to Drive EHS Excellence
In today's evolving and highly-competitive environment, some of the key parameters that differentiate world-class manufacturers from others are quality, cost effective, flexibility and innovation. In fact, there are three main ...
LEARN MOREThe State of EHS Technology and How Organizations are Leveraging Technology to Improve and Sustain a Safety Culture
EHS departments aren’t usually considered hotbeds of technology adoption, but recent research indicates that they have made substantial investments to date and are poised to increase implementation in the ...
LEARN MORETurbo Charge Industry 4.0 Via API Integration
In spite of the vast number of technologies involved, an Industry 4.0 transformation is about a single, fundamental strategy: connecting manufacturing business processes via application integration. Featuring details about ...
LEARN MOREDigital Manufacturing: Driving Product Innovation and Personalization
Today’s manufacturers are faced with a competitive environment that demands more innovative, unique, highly-configured products and services designed to fit customers’ specific needs. Of course, this has a significant ...
LEARN MOREA New Approach to Optimize the Performance of Linepipe Steels Using Novel High Temp Processing
Please join us for “A new approach to optimize the performance of linepipe steels using novel high temperature processing” by the team led by Dr. C. Isaac Garcia, Professor, Mechanical ...
LEARN MOREMaximizing Value from Your Asset Management Strategy
It’s critical to get the most value possible from your asset management tools to boost reliability and performance and reduce downtime. Intelligent Assets Practice Lead Paul Casto of GrayMatter ...
LEARN MOREOptimizing Service Delivery for Manufacturers and Asset Operators
All manufacturer operations – from pharmaceutical manufacturers to power plant operations to energy producers and everyone in between -- need timely maintenance to ensure consistent uptime. Asset failures can cost companies ...
LEARN MOREData Security Issues: Why it Matters for Recycling of Old, Outdated IT Equipment and e-Waste
A data security professional in cybersecurity will provide insight on how to minimize the risk of data breaches and provide proper end of lifecycle management of old IT and computer ...
LEARN MOREValue Acceleration and Transition Planning
A business owner’s relationship with their business has a life cycle. Whether they started the business or bought it, they are on a path leading them and their business ...
LEARN MORESupercharging Your Safety Program with Hazards & Observations Mobile Technology
This webinar will teach listeners how to turn frontline employees into safety superheroes through mobile applications. The potential of technology will be linked to the reality of EHS managers and ...
LEARN MOREIndustry 4.0 - Believe the Hype
In 2018, OSHA reported 5,147 work-related deaths in the United States. In 2017, a study by Zappix, Inc., indicated slow customer service as the contributing factor in a $75B ...
LEARN MOREHow Manufacturers Can Win in a Digital World
Doing digital right doesn’t mean you need to become the next Amazon, Netflix or Google -- or even the next Pitney-Bowes, whose shift to digital has reinvented the company. ...
LEARN MOREISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditor Training
ISO 9001 requires certified companies or companies seeking certification to conduct internal audits of their own management system. The registrar expects that the internal auditors are qualified to conduct internal ...
LEARN MOREImpact of Digital Transformation on the Employee Experience
Expectations, culture, engagement, & training The manufacturing industry is undergoing a transformation. Digitization of plant floors – from the internet of things, to artificial intelligence, mobility, and machine connectivity, brings technology ...
LEARN MOREIndustry Pulse - Current State of the Manufacturing Skills Gap
Growth in Manufacturing is Coming - Are You Prepared? INDUSTRY PULSE: 2018 Manufacturing Workforce Report Join Denise Ball, Workforce Specialist at Tooling U-SME, February 6, 2019 to learn more about ...
LEARN MOREIntellectual Property Basics
Intellectual Property (or sometimes just referred to as IP) is often one of the more misunderstood aspects of the law by business owners. Shawn Leppo, Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property ...
LEARN MOREIntroducing ISO 45001 & What it Means for You
There’s a lot of buzz around ISO 45001, the first global standard for occupational health and safety. With that buzz comes a lot of questions. And we have answers. ...
LEARN MORECyberSecurity for Manufacturers
Experts from the field of cybersecurity will provide an overview of topics including: Phishing / Social Networking Threats / Ransomware / Cyber Insurance Presenters: Gary Manns has over 20 years experience in IT. ...
LEARN MORETrends and Strategies Driving Manufacturing Success in 2019
Though the manufacturing sector has seen strong growth over the last few years, recent data indicates some slowing. The inability to attract talent in a tight labor market, rising prices, ...
LEARN MORESupply Chain Visibility: A New Look
Are you keeping up with the evolution of supply chain visibility? Many of the world’s top supply chain organizations are gaining an understanding of how their supply chain flows ...
LEARN MORECybersecurity Trends for 2019 and Their Impact on DoD Contracting
This webinar will focus on the Government’s tightening and increasing cybersecurity requirements for defense contractors that can greatly impact future business. It is important for companies to stay on ...
LEARN MOREThe Differences Between Cloud and Hosted ERP and Why They Matter
Cloud ERP systems have gained rapid market acceptance, and many traditional ERP vendors are responding with hosted versions of their on-premises systems. While hosted ERP delivers some benefits, potential buyers ...
LEARN MOREMake Protecting Your Small Business Assets Against Cyber Threats a Goal This New Year
As you set your goals for the new year, make sure one of them is to better protect your small business from a potential cyber incident. Join NCSA and partners ...
LEARN MOREPOLCA: The Production Control System for High-Mix, Low-Volume and Custom Products
CLASS IS FULL - REGISTRATION IS CLOSED This half-day workshop will explain POLCA (Paired-cell Overlapping Loops of Cards with Authorization), an alternative to Kanban for material control on the shop ...
LEARN MOREQuick Response Manufacturing (QRM)
EVENT IS FULL - NO LONGER TAKING REGISTRATIONS A Competitive Strategy for Low-Volume and Custom-Engineered Products Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM) is a companywide strategy for lead time reduction throughout the ...
LEARN MOREBasics of Building Re-Tuning (BRT)
Over time, wear and tear, improper operation, lack of maintenance, and changing use can lead to energy efficiencies and increased operating costs in institutional, commercial, or industrial buildings. Building Re-Tuning (...
LEARN MOREStep-by-Step Guide to DOE 50001 Ready
Are you a facility, operations or plant maintenance manager or staff person? Let PennTAP show you how implementing an Energy Management System (EnMS) can reduce your organization’s energy costs. ...
LEARN MOREVisual Intellectual Property (IP) - The Value of Design Patents, Trade Dress & Copyrights
Most companies are leaving more than half their IP money on the table! When most companies think of intellectual property, they think only of Utility patents. These protect how something ...
LEARN MORECritical Steps to Achieving ROI in Your IIoT Implementation
With any IIoT undertaking, one burning question is always top of mind – “How soon until we see some ROI?” Each IIoT implementation is as unique as your company is. Costs ...
LEARN MOREManufacturing and Artificial Intelligence: How Computer Vision Drives ROI
Manufacturing enterprises are quickly deploying AI solutions to stay ahead, but how to scale these advances -- and where to begin -- remain elusive. This talk, moderated by Levatas’ head ...
LEARN MOREThe Future of Work
There’s been a lot of recent media hype about robots and artificial intelligence replacing humans in the workplace. Does that mean you should be bracing yourself for widespread job ...
LEARN MORELeveraging ERP to Enhance Your Customers' Experience
Technology disrupters such as Uber, Amazon and Netflix have set new standards and irrevocably changed the meaning of customer service. Customers have now been conditioned to expect exceptional customer experience---every ...
LEARN MORESafeguarding on Robots and Robot Cells
From the traditional robot to modern technology with collaborative robots, do you know what some of the basic criteria is for safeguarding designs? More and more robots are being introduced ...
LEARN MORELean Behavior Based Safety
Training and behavior-based safety (BBS) programs haven’t changed much over the past few decades, but the world—and workforce—has. Manufacturers are now operating in a new reality, with ...
LEARN MOREHow ISO 45001 Can Help You Lead with Safety
Are you looking to gain executive support to implement ISO 45001 standards? Understanding how ISO 45001 will impact your business, let alone building a business case or convincing executive teams ...
LEARN MORESafety Performance Leads Business Performance
Everyone knows that safety is a business imperative. It helps to keep your people safe and your operations productive and profitable. Not everyone realizes that safety can be a significant ...
LEARN MOREStrategies for Building a Stronger Workforce
Manufacturers are navigating a period of intense change as digitization and advanced technologies transform the sector. Prudential commissioned a survey, performed by The Economist Intelligence Unit, to assess manufacturers’ preparedness ...
LEARN MOREIndustry 4.0 One Step at a Time
Industry 4.0 has the opportunity to dramatically transform the way manufacturers compete. Some of the benefits that companies are looking to achieve via Industry 4.0 include improved quality, ...
LEARN MORELean Digital Transformation
A free one-hour webinar and Q&A with Bruno Guicardi, co-founder and president of Ci&T, providing digital technology services to some of the world's largest companies while ...
LEARN MORECreating an Effective and Sustainable Safety Culture
Manufacturers want their employees to be safe. Yet despite their best intentions, many manufacturers still lack effective practices and policies to keep workers safe. Safe employees are more likely to ...
LEARN MORESupply Chain Digitalization and Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) for Inventory Excellence
This session will focus on product digitization within supply chain processes and how these elements can be used to improve customer satisfaction. Discussions will help participants learn how digitization of ...
LEARN MOREThe Human Factor in OSHA Enforcement and Compliance
Your company has a great occupational safety and health program. It trains its employees and has a safety incentive program that employees love. Then an employee ignores his training and ...
LEARN MORETop 5 OSHA Violations in the Food & Beverage Industry
By end of this webinar, you will walk away with: Awareness of common hazards Understanding of key OSHA requirements Recommendations for control strategies Tips for engaging employees in ongoing hazard ...
LEARN MOREDoD Supplier Cybersecurity Requirements
It is imperative that all DOD suppliers meet the DOD requirement (standard 800-171) in order to supply the Department of Defense. By attending this 90-minute webinar you will be able ...
LEARN MORECalculating Safe Distances - An Application of Presence Sensing Devices
The effectiveness of particular types of safeguards depends in part on the correct positioning of the relevant parts in relation to the danger zone. ISO 13855 primarily defines human approach ...
LEARN MOREBusiness Continuity Management: Managing Risk and Improving Recovery
Business Continuity Management (BCM) enables organizations to manage risk and enable better, faster recovery following a disruption. BCM involves proactive risk identification to limit potential damage to an organization’s ...
LEARN MOREWhat Matters in ERP Software Today
Your business, competition, and industry are changing materially and frequently, but, sadly, not all of your technology partners got the memo. In fact, some ERP vendors have been dragging their ...
LEARN MORETop 10 Strategies to Grow Top Line Revenue in Existing Markets
This webinar includes ten strategies that every company can employ to increase market share with existing customers and help you identify new customers in that same market. This tactic is ...
LEARN MOREBuilding a Culture of Cybersecurity Awareness for Employees in Manufacturing
Even the best information technology infrastructure won’t stop a well-meaning employee from clicking a malicious link or providing their password over the phone to someone impersonating your IT department. ...
LEARN MOREThe Top 10 Strategies to Build Effective Teams
This webinar includes strategies that every company can employ to bring together teams with each member contributing a talent or skill to the overall success of the group. Good teams ...
LEARN MOREEffect of Low Unemployment on OSHA Complaints & Investigations
he stock market is at historic levels, the economy is booming, and employees are feeling more secure in their positions. With increased job security and the availability of other employment, ...
LEARN MORECyber Incident Response Liabilities and Strategies
The DFARS 252.204-7012 clause "Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting" has caused many defense contractors to focus on compliance with the 110 security requirements defined in NIST ...
LEARN MORETransforming Manufacturing for Growth
Gaining a Competitive Advantage with IoT Industrial IoT is ushering in a new era of vastly improved performance in the world of supply chain management, production process and ‘smart factories’. ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Future-proof Your Workforce
The National Association of Manufacturers estimates that manufacturers have 365,000 unfilled jobs now and will need to fill 3.5 million jobs in the next 7 years. In addition ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: The Unapologetic Saleswoman
How to break barriers and beat the odds as a woman in sales. This webinar is for women striving to succeed in a professional sales role. Based on decades of ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: How to Identify Combustible Dust Hazards
Combustible Dust poses one of the highest safety risks to a surprising variety of industries; some of whom do not realize that their processes and materials generate combustible dust – dust ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Leverage Your 3D CAD Models to Produce Better, Faster Quotes
Accelerate Custom Product Sales with Design Automation The first to respond to an RFP is often the company that ultimately wins the business. The challenge is not just in turning ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: OSHA in the Supply Chain - How Far Does Your Liability Extend?
Perhaps you are the general contractor on a construction project in which an employee of one of your electrical subcontractor is electrocuted after failing to lock out a circuit he ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Product Lifecycle Trends - Design to Manufacturing Delivery
The time it takes for a product to go from the design phase to the delivery phase is shorter than ever. Based on our research findings, engineers are feeling the ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Powerful Industrial Applications that Accelerate Digital Transformation
Competitive pressures and demands for better financial performance are requiring manufacturers around the world to accelerate digital transformation across all levels of their businesses. Rockwell Automation and PTC have a ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: 5S Your Safety Data
As safety leaders, we collect countless amounts of data: risk assessments, behavior-based activities, training records, hazard identifications, and incident investigation reports, just to name a few. Using the 5S methodology ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Industry 4.0 Wireless Technologies-What's New and Where to Begin
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is helping companies improve productivity and safety while increasing engagement, differentiating their offering, and generating new revenue streams. From predictive maintenance to equipment as-a-service, ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Robot Ready-Adopting a New Generation of Industrial Robots
In industrial manufacturing, robots are shedding their cages, where they have toiled for decades, and now collaborate shoulder-to-shoulder with their human co-workers. They’re working on dangerous and onerous industrial ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: The Servitization Revolution in Industrial Manufacturing
Engineering & Manufacturing (E&M) companies are advancing their business models to focus more on providing services and capability to their customers, a practice known as “servitization.” As core ...
LEARN MOREDeveloping a Company Culture to Attract, Develop, Retain Employees
It's in the news everyday - one of the top issues among manufacturers nationally is the difficulty of finding people. A recent New York Times headline read "Manufacturers Increase Efforts ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Facilitating Lean with Synchronized Planning and Scheduling
Discover the value of a Lean synchronized approach to production scheduling with an integrated approach to maximizing production scheduling effectiveness. DELMIA Ortems Agile Manufacturing range of advanced planning software successfully ...
LEARN MOREOSHA 10-Hour Training
Safety in the workplace is a must if you want your employees to be productive and your company profitable. Injuries and illnesses caused by unsafe acts and unsafe conditions are ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: 5 Steps to Reduce Your Company's Risk of Cyber Attacks
The internet has changed the way we do business. As manufacturing become increasingly digitized, cybersecurity must become a standard part of doing business. If sensitive information - such as employee ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: How Changes in DFARS Cybersecurity Enforcement Can Impact Your DoD Business
DoD contractors have been required by the 7012 DFARS contract clause to have "adequate security" in place by 1/1/18 relying upon the 110 NIST SP 800-171 safeguards. Initially, ...
LEARN MOREWhat is ISO 45001 & What Impact Will it Have on Your Business?
It's been just over a year since the international occupational health and safety (OH&S) standard, ISO 45001, was published. However, for many businesses, the effect this standard will ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Navigating the Manufacturing Workforce Challenge
A dramatic increase in demand for precision manufactured products, unprecedented shifts in demographics, and changing attitudes about education, work and fulfillment, have created conditions where attracting and retaining talent is ...
LEARN MORESandler Enterprise Selling
An interactive workshop for companies and sales teams facing unique challenges when selling into large enterprise accounts. This workshop is ideal for sales professionals that run into these roadblocks: Diversified ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: How to Stretch the Life of Your Machines
Assets are the lifeblood of a manufacturer’s organization, which is why making them last and making smart data-driven decisions on when to replace them can make the difference between ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: 5 Steps Manufacturers Must Take to Engage the Gen Z Workforce
The manufacturing industry is facing a talent crisis with the impending “silver tsunami” of baby-boomer retirements. This is compounded by the harsh reality that younger generations aren’t considering manufacturing ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Regulatory Landscape Changes Demand Digitalization in Medtech
Big changes in the regulatory landscape are challenging Medtech companies: Overhauled EU regulations: MDR & IVDR New 2018-2020 Strategic Priorities from the FDA in the US Implementing and maintaining regulatory ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Why Current Production Scheduling Tools Aren't Helping You Deliver On-Time and How to Fix It
Tremendous strides have been made over the last 50 years in Production Scheduling. Once an extremely manual and time-consuming process, most of today’s ERP software packages have automated scheduling ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Energy Management Systems (EnMS) for Small to Mid-Sized Companies
Attend this webinar to learn how an EnMS creates a framework for industrial facilities, commercial facilities, or entire organizations to integrate energy efficiency into existing management systems for continuous energy ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: SBIR & STTR - What Are They and How Can You Partner and Benefit?
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is tasked with assisting small businesses through partnerships that can lead to research commercialization and job creation. Through a competitive process, the SBA ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Definition of a Solid Waste (DSW) Rule Exclusion - What Does it Mean to Your Company?
The revisions of the rule are designed to encourage the reclamation of higher-value waste solvents. PennTAP will explain the rule and the definition of the solid waste for certain solvents ...
LEARN MORELean Champion Level Two Certification
This certification is a powerful second step for individuals looking to fortify and lead their organization’s Lean Journey. Continuing the theme of a team-based approach to organizational opportunities, participants ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Microlearning and Behavior-based Safety (BBS)
Training for BBS and safety have not advanced significantly over the past several decades, but the world we live in and our workforce have. Up until recently, training options have ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: E-Learning Trends and Tools - How to Make Safety Training More Engaging
E-learning is transforming the way organizations are providing safety and compliance training to employees. New tools that leverage mobile devices are making training opportunities more convenient with the ability for ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Internet of Things for Smarter Manufacturing
The modern manufacturing industry is investing in new technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), big data analytics, cloud computing and cyber security to cope with system complexity, increase ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Metal Casting with 3D Printing - Finding Value from Design to Production
While direct printing of metal is widely discussed and promoted, the high costs and technical difficulty involved means that many products and applications are better addressed through a mature manufacturing ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Mitigating Safety Risk Throughout Your Supply Chain
Every company’s supply chain is critical to maintain production and ultimately the success of the company. Companies that fail to work with their vendors, suppliers and contractors (supply chain) ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: 2018 Factory Workforce Training Survey Results
Effective training is widely acknowledged as the key to mitigating the impact of a widening skills gap in manufacturing. Despite this recognition, the results of a recent Industry Week survey ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: The ERP Playbook - A Step by Step Guide to Modernizing Operations
It’s hard to find a manufacturer that doesn’t want to modernize their ERP, create a factory of the future or create a new business model. But what exactly ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Cybersecurity Insurance
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) remain a prime target for cyber criminals. Because of that, cyber insurance has become a popular topic recently among the SMB community. When should a ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: CyberSecure My Business - How to Assess Vendor Security
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) regularly use outside vendors t help them manage daily business operations. When SMBs use a vendor, how do they assess the cyber risks that come ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: The Connected Worker - Modernize Safety Risk Management
Digital Transformation has had a profound impact on how businesses operate, the way people work, and the trend continues to accelerate. The potential for digital innovation to improve safety and ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: An Employee-Centric Approach to Improving Safety
Employee safety must come first – for the health of both workers and the bottom line. Safe employees are more likely to trust management and be engaged in their work and ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: How to Minimize Hazards in the Workplace
Injuries and illnesses in the workplace are costing businesses billions of dollars and at the same time loss of productivity and profits. This program will examine the most frequent causes ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Hire, Manage and Motivate Millennials
Most leaders can relate to these statements: Are looking to dramatically improve their processes for hiring and recruiting younger sales talent. Have had enough of lackluster, under-motivated teams and too ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Energy Funding for Equipment Upgrades and Building Expansion
Opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce energy-related costs can often require investment in new equipment, technology, or controls. Identifying funding available to your business and providing estimates of project payback ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Transitioning into 3D Printing & Metal Additive Manufacturing
Join us for this webinar focused on the advantages of additive manufacturing for small and mid-sized businesses. Additive manufacturing, the 3D printing of functional components in metals and polymers, has ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: The Elements of an Effective Dust Hazards Analysis (DHA)
When performed correctly, a Dust Hazards Analysis (DHA) identifies complex combustible dust hazards and provides techniques to mitigate these hazards. Unfortunately, all DHAs are not created equal and serious hazards ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: The Best Kept Secret for Boosting Workforce Engagement and Performance
Microlearning is quickly emerging as a key way to increase workforce engagement, boost knowledge growth and ultimately change behavior. Proven to drive results, leading organizations are leveraging microlearning as a ...
LEARN MOREGearing Up for Business Abroad
Most international business activities revolve around one of the five basic transactions: (1) the direct sales contract for goods and/or services; (2) contracts involving agents and distributors overseas; (3) ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Managing Demographic Change - Risks & Opportunities for Industry
As a generation of workers retire, companies are struggling to capture and transfer their knowledge and experience. Additionally, many have had challenges integrating the new generation of workers, both from ...
LEARN MORERobotics & AI Summit
The Robotics & AI Summit at LiveWorx is a two-day conference for company executives, engineers and investors from around the world seeking expert advice and new partners for developing, selling, ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: The Facts on CE Marking
Industrial machines shipped into the EU are subject to the CE marking process. This marking process is also true for industrial machines produced or substantially modified within the EU. The ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: How Chevron Fuels Its Integrated Risk Management Strategy
Organizations face multiple risks, each with different degrees of significance. The complexity of managing these risks compounded by the number, type, scale and multinational aspects of business operations can be ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: What to Do Before & After OSHA Knocks - An Interactive Look at the Legal Aspects of OSHA & Citation Defense
This webinar will cover the new rules adopted by OSHA during the last 3 years, including penalty increases, anti-retaliation (drug testing), beryllium, and electronic recordkeeping, with a discussion on how ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Managing Your Safety Program - Beyond Compliance
According to OSHA, a little more than a third of workplaces that were required to file their reports online this year did not file. As a safety professional, your responsibility ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Becoming a Digital Champion - 2018 Global Digital Operations Study
Is your company a Digital Novice or a Digital Champion? PwC recently interviewed 1,155 manufacturing executives in 26 countries and then sorted the companies by digital maturity -- from ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: How the IoT in Manufacturing Can Boost Asset Performance - and Returns
In manufacturing, four factors — speed, agility, quality, and reliability — typically decide winners from losers. But most of today’s plants are missing the secret to improving these areas: data. In ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Taking Safety to the Next Level with Lockout Leadership
Lockout tagout is perennially one of OSHA’s top 10 violations and a leading cause of serious injuries in the workplace. What makes the difference in influencing workplace safety culture ...
LEARN MOREProspect the Sandler Way
Are you getting enough appointments? Are you in front of enough new opportunities to reach your goals? Attend this session and learn the Classic Sandler prospecting tactics and strategies, updated ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: The Latest in Field Service Management Tech
Field service management technologies of the past have often disappointed, resulting in high service costs, excessive warranty expenses, and dissatisfied customers. A new wave of emerging technologies, ranging from the ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: The Power of Context - Making IoT Relevant and Practical
You’ve likely heard the basic premise behind the Internet of Things (IoT) and may even have your own projects in the works. But, do you know what separates data ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Next Generation Design for the Automotive & Transportation Industries
The pace of innovation in the automotive and transportation industries has never been greater. Electrification, connectivity, autonomous driving and lightweight construction are changing vehicles and the way that people interact ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Interested in Additive Manufacturing? Appropriate Next Steps
In this session, we will dig into practical next steps if you would like to pursue additive manufacturing within your organization. We will present key considerations in identifying parts that ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Interested in Additive Manufacturing? Appropriate Next Steps
In this session, we will dig into practical next steps if you would like to pursue additive manufacturing within your organization. We will present key considerations in identifying parts that ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Additive Manufacturing Processes and Applications
In this session, we will dive more deeply into the seven primary AM process families: Vat Photopolymerization Binder Jetting Material Jetting Material Extrusion Sheet Lamination Powder Bed Fusion Directed Energy ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Introduction to Additive Manufacturing
Introduction to Additive Manufacturing will introduce various concepts related to 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing. In it, we will walk through the AM process from design to finished part, discuss AM ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: ISO 50001:2018 Update
The ISO 50001 standard specifies the requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving an energy management system. The purpose is to enable an organization to follow a systematic approach in ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: What's New (and Old) with OSHA: What Rules are Being Enforced, Which Ones are Not
This webinar will cover the new rules adopted by OSHA during the last three years, including penalty increases, anti-retaliation (drug testing), beryllium, and electronic recordkeeping, with a discussion on how ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Microlearning - The Key to Building a Safety Culture, One Employee at a Time
Companies with the best safety records inherently understand the business benefits of valuing safety, both directly (reduced costs) and indirectly (improved morale and productivity). They get that safety needs to ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Mobility for EHS Management Systems
Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) professionals work in dynamic environments. One day they are in a factory recording chemical inventories, the next they could be in a classroom providing safety ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: The State of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
From industry to industry the industrial internet of things is creating tremendous value. This webinar, based on insights from The State of the Industrial IoT, will provide a data driven ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: ISO 45001:2018 Key Highlights
This webinar will cover some of the key changes as the new standard for Occupational Health and Safety is launched. Customers who currently have an OHS Management System, such as ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Are You Ready for Digital Transformation?
Nearly every manufacturer either has or is developing a Digital Transformation strategy. And yet, recent research shows that progress toward the strategy is at varying stages. Learn what other manufacturing ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Learn How To Protect Your "Smart" Equipment
The growing need for connected, “smart” equipment can be a disruptive force for many manufacturers. Investments in smart equipment can supercharge your production. It is critical to your company’s ...
LEARN MORELean Manufacturing Level One Certification - State College
Lean Manufacturing Level One Certification is a comprehensive series of workshops that introduces Lean principles. Participants learn to distinguish value-added from non-value added activities to eliminate costly waste. A great ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Accelerate Manufacturing Performance with Industrie 4.0
Smart manufacturing technologies are evolving faster than ever - including innovation platforms, digital-twins, augmented reality, sensors, cloud-edge, big-data analytics, 3D printing, new robots, etc. Adoption of these essential Industrie 4....
LEARN MOREWebinar: Improve Compliance & Job-Site Safety by Replacing Paper with Smart Mobile Forms
Safety standards differ slightly between organizations and industries, but the goals of safety professionals are ultimately the same: reducing the number of injuries, incidents, and environmental spills that occur on ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Leading the Way with Manufacturing USA Institutes
Connect with people, ideas, and technology that will advance your manufacturing business through the Manufacturing USA institutes. In this webinar, you will hear from representatives of 5 of the Manufacturing ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: The 5 Building Blocks of Digital Transformation Strategy
Industrial manufacturing companies are innovating and changing the way they work. In addition to improving manufacturing and asset management within the four walls of the digital factory, savvy industrial manufacturers ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Improve Root Cause Analysis Effectiveness through On-the-Job Micro-Learning
A workforce of skilled root-cause analysis (RCA) practitioners is every manager’s dream. A possibility which is often stifled by the reality of the many hours of training required for ...
LEARN MOREElectrical Safety Training for General Industry
Did you know Electrical Safety is a top ten leading cause of death and injury to Pennsylvania workers? Because of a generous OSHA Susan Harwood Federal Grant awarded to The ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: How the Cloud Can Drive Digital Transformation
Manufacturing executives always talk about Digital Transformation, but how do you get past the talk and planning actually make it happen – and more importantly, effect real change in your business? ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Best Practices for Data-driven Maintenance Decisions
As you continually seek to improve your manufacturing operations, elevating your maintenance team to excellence is a process that involves a variety of best practices. With what seems to be ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Environmental Compliance: Tools and Evaluation Criteria for Better Management
By attending this webinar you will be able to: Identify the environmental legal and other regulatory requirements that apply to you. Understand the inspecting and reporting requirements of your compliance ...
LEARN MOREAME Best Practices Workshop & Tour at Lycoming Engines
In 2005, Lycoming Engines began its lean journey by committing to lean operational principles, with a focus on employee engagement, leadership and teamwork at all levels. The company was awarded ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: From Remote Monitoring to Predictive Analytics
Remote monitoring of assets is the proven first step for manufacturers like you to leverage the Internet of Things to increase your operational efficiency and improve profitability. Once connected, you ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Building Resilience Against Cyber Shocks
The smart factory is at the heart of Industry 4.0. Here, advanced software enables machines to communicate and make decisions, while artificial intelligence, robotics, and 3-D printing transform the ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Turning Innovation Talk Into Tangible Results
New business drivers are forcing the Consumer Product Formulated industry to rebuild and rethink every element of the business. To survive and be successful, you need to leverage digitalization advantages ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: How World-Class Lean Enterprises are Connecting Hoshin Strategy to Daily Management
Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing, Goodyear, Ford R&D, Menlo Innovations, Quebec Ministry of Healthcare, and others across industries and function are discovering the power of Toyota's Obeya or "Big ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: The Road to Alternative Energy
Energy Efficiency first, then add alternative energy projects to reduce the cost of energy and a company's environmental impact. PennTAP will review methods to maximize energy efficiency, in order to ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Jump Start Continuous Improvement in Your Manufacturing Business
Not all manufacturing businesses want or even need extensive (and expensive!) transformation programs. There are, however, still systemic problems that most leaders need to address such as: unachievable strategies, unclear ...
LEARN MOREWebinar: Export Controls - Knowing Your Customer, the End-Use, User & Destination
One of the most important export controls and one that applies to all exports and exporters is knowing the end user, use and destination. You must employ an aggressive process ...
LEARN MOREThought Leaders Take on Safety Transformation, Culture, Sustainability & Engagement
Join top thought leaders as they hone in on the critical elements that lead to achieving EHS excellence. Eric Conn Partner Conn Maciel Carey What to Expect from Trump’s ...
LEARN MOREHappiness Isn't the Key to Employee Engagement
The saying “a happy employee is an engaged employee” isn’t as true as we once thought. Many business leaders are striving to make their workforce happier in order to ...
LEARN MOREClosed Loop Quality for the Digital Enterprise
Manufacturers know that standing pat in operations is a slow path to irrelevancy. To keep your company on the path to profitability, future-proof quality systems must work collaboratively with your ...
LEARN MOREKeys to Success for Manufacturing in the Experience Economy
Consumers everywhere are demanding better, cheaper products and services that are customized to provide a personalized experience. In order to meet these expectations, manufacturers must reframe their value proposition and ...
LEARN MORENavigating the Legal Requirements Under OSHA's Revised Walking-Working Surface Standard
On November 7, 2016 OSHA issued its final rule revising its walking-working surfaces regulations while greatly expanding its fall protection requirement for General Industry. The final rule, 20 years in ...
LEARN MOREThe Human Performance Puzzle
Are You Using DISC Alone? For Communication? For Sales Training? For Leadership? For Customer Service? For Hiring? For Conflict Resolution? For Team Building? For Employee Engagement? DISC is a powerful ...
LEARN MORENew Perspectives from the Cloud: ERP for the Modern Business
Have you ever changed your vantage point to get a better view? Climbing to the top of a tower or hill can completely alter your understanding of what’s happening! ...
LEARN MOREHow to Engage Hourly Employees for Productivity Gains
As the manufacturing competitive landscape continues to present new demands for lower pricing and higher quality, more organizations are looking for quick and impactful solutions, fractional reductions in cost, and ...
LEARN MOREMaking Safety and Health Job One
Research has shown that hand hygiene greatly impacts health and wellness, highlighting the importance of proper hand washing. When you consider that absenteeism costs U.S. manufacturers $2.8 billion ...
LEARN MOREWhy Comply?
The US is experiencing trade growth and regulatory changes with regard to international exports, imports, trade agreements, transportation and security. Without a thorough knowledge of the regulations and your responsibilities ...
LEARN MOREDetermining When to Move to Cloud ERP & Analytics
Adoption of cloud-based systems in manufacturing has reached a tipping point, accelerating rapidly. There are good reasons why manufacturers have begun adopting cloud platforms for analytics, and increasingly for ERP ...
LEARN MOREAccelerating Your Manufacturing Business with the Power of IoT
The Internet of Things (IoT) is radically changing the manufacturing business model, opening up new opportunities toward a service oriented business model for manufacturers. According to the recently published Vodafone ...
LEARN MOREScaling Custom Manufacturing with 3D Printing
True, one-of-a-kind mass customization has been difficult to bring to market. While products like Invisalign have successfully scaled, barriers to cost-effective production have largely prevented other companies from delivering products ...
LEARN MOREHand Safety: Are Gloves Enough?
Did you know? -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that more than 13 million workers in the U.S. are potentially exposed to chemicals that can ...
LEARN MOREMachine Guarding - Back to Basics
Once the risk assessment has been performed, the methods and techniques to be applied to reach the maximum risk reduction level will be the focus. When the hazard cannot be ...
LEARN MORECarton Recycling Update
This webinar will provide an update on the Carton Council’s efforts in working with manufacturers, recycling program coordinators, haulers, processors and end users to set-up an infrastructure recycle used ...
LEARN MORELean/Continuous Improvement for Business & Financial Leaders
Increase Profitability - Increase Business Valuation - Maximize Operational Results See firsthand how highly successful manufacturing turnaround specialists quickly increase profitability, business valuation and operational excellence using a "financials first ...
LEARN MOREIdentify, Evaluate & Manage Current & Future Risks
Successful operational risk management demands a clear understanding of internal company practices, policies and systems to ensure they are adequate to protect the organization from loss due to a change ...
LEARN MOREBuilding Safety Programs That Last: The 9 Keys for Success
Developing world-class safety in organizations is a complex approach. When no one is committed to owning the process or the safety operations strategy is developed only at the corporate level, ...
LEARN MOREIntelligent Asset Management: Improving Product Quality & Operational Efficiency
Industry 4.0 (aka Smart Manufacturing) is all about harnessing production information to achieve increased productivity, efficiency and product quality improvements from the available manufacturing workforce and equipment. It is ...
LEARN MOREDigital Manufacturing: Are You Taking the Lead or Falling Behind?
How are manufacturers gaining and maintaining a digital edge? A competitive advantage doesn’t just happen in any area of business. Operationally speaking, it starts with a deliberate strategy to ...
LEARN MOREPredictive Maintenance and Equipment-as-a-Service Opportunities
The growing need for connected, “smart” equipment can be a disruptive force for many manufacturers. Investments in smart equipment can supercharge your production. It is critical to your company’s ...
LEARN MOREImplementing Collaborative Robots in Industry
Join us November 14th and meet the world's #1 collaborative robot. Around the world, thousands of UR robots work collaboratively right alongside humans - with no safety guards and no ...
LEARN MOREImprove Production Planning & Scheduling Visibility
Industrial Machinery and Heavy Equipment manufacturers today must deal with: Increased production complexity due to high product variants and customized demands from customers Flexible Production Planning and Increased Configurability given ...
LEARN MOREImplementing Collaborative Robots in Industry
Join us October 30th and meet the world's #1 collaborative robot. Around the world, thousands of UR robots work collaboratively right alongside humans - with no safety guards and no ...
LEARN MOREHow Industrial IoT Benefits Your Manufacturing Company
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is here and manufacturers are quickly adopting the technology improving operations, maintenance, and productivity. The IIot has generated mountains of data, but how can ...
LEARN MORELean Selling
You work on Continuous Improvement in your Manufacturing... Is it Time for Lean Selling? As you focus on growing sales, do you find your current sales effort: Experience lots of ...
LEARN MOREEngineer-to-Order Process Automation
Description You understand the operational challenges that Engineer-to-Order products bring to your organization. You need to provide the flexibility and customization that your clients demand, but the process often results ...
LEARN MOREContinuous Improvement Deep Dive: How One Company Amped Up Production & Reduced Waste
Increasing product volume and reducing scrap to the point of achieving Zero Waste to Landfill are competing objectives for many manufacturers. For Brewer Science, a leader in innovative materials and ...
LEARN MORECybersecurity - DoD Contractors are you Ready for the December Deadline?
The Department of Defense (DoD) has issued the DFARS 252.204.7012 compliance mandate for its supply chain around data protection of controlled unclassified info with a deadline of December ...
LEARN MOREGlobal IoT Product Design: Increase Success with Products, Teams & Customers
Are Your Products Ready for the Connected World? Product designers today increasingly must consider the connected world that people live and work in. The tools we use to design and ...
LEARN MOREHow to Improve Your First Time Right Metrics
How your MES can predict and prevent quality issues The benefits of making your products right the first time are clear: higher productivity, improved on-time shipment performance, combined with less ...
LEARN MOREIIoT & Process Modernization: 5 Immediate Benefits
An IndustryWeek and Machine Design-hosted webinar, sponsored by Schneider Electric. The fourth industrial revolution is changing the nature of manufacturing. More volatile markets, new technology capabilities, and increased pressure on ...
LEARN MOREHow Digitalization is Changing the Economics of Manufacturing Supply Chain
While the notion of lean manufacturing has been the cornerstone of operational efficiency in manufacturing for several decades, it’s the advent of digital manufacturing that is truly catapulting lean ...
LEARN MOREIndustry 4.0 -- Manufacturing for the Next Generation
Manufacturers have put significant effort and investment into improving Product Engineering. Now the focus is on improving manufacturing to drive greater overall efficiency with limited resources, and fully integrated business ...
LEARN MOREKeys to Success in Deploying a Product Cost Management Strategy
Even best-in-class manufacturing companies can miss their cost targets when launching new products. Design changes can often lead to costly rework and part sourcing costs can wildly fluctuate wildly based ...
LEARN MOREImpress More Customers with Agile Enterprise Software
Competitive manufacturers don’t just satisfy customers: they exceed all expectations for cost, quality, delivery, reliability, and responsive innovation. It's not just the customers who demand your best. Suppliers, partners ...
LEARN MOREE-Commerce Opportunities for Companies
The ever expanding use of technology at all levels of life and business will continue to expand and with it e-commerce. This new way to purchase products continues to have ...
LEARN MOREFive Musts for Sales Growth in 2018
The economy might be improving...are you poised to get your share? In some segments the marketplace is improving, but that does not mean you'll get your share without taking ...
LEARN MORESolving Your Top 5 Manufacturing Issues -- with Data
In today's Smart Factory, data abounds. Connected stations and machines generate terabytes of it every day -- but what next? How do you know you have the right data? Can ...
LEARN MORENavigating the World of Regulation and Compliance
It's a zero-tolerance world where mandates are firm, regulations are strictly enforced, and a single misstep can mean disastrous fines, lost contracts, or costly recalls. Whether it's emission standards, safety ...
LEARN MOREDigital Efficiency: Unlocking the Low-Carbon Economy
Operations Strategy Expertise From GE and Intel In today's competitive and volatile global landscape, digital solutions, enabled by the Industrial Internet, can now reduce operations costs, increase output, use natural ...
LEARN MOREWhy ERP/MES Systems Alone are not able to Address Operational Planning and Scheduling Needs
An IndustryWeek Webinar Invitation Manufacturing companies around the globe face a common challenge: to stay competitive. To do so, you must produce better quality goods faster and more cost-effectively. Meeting ...
LEARN MOREDevelop a Corporate Culture that Drives Operational Excellence
An IndustryWeek Webinar Invitation Description Is your tried and true culture in need of new transformational ideas? Join us to learn how to transform your current company culture to create ...
LEARN MOREValue Stream Mapping and Standard Work
Value Stream Mapping: Value Stream Mapping (VSM) will be introduced as a tool for organizational improvement and process improvement. This is a high level tool that looks at the current ...
LEARN MORERoot Cause Analysis and A3 Thinking
Root Cause Analysis: Problem solving at its fundamental level! This portion of the training will focus on the Plan-Do-Check-Act Deming Wheel following a seven step process to determine root cause[...
LEARN MOREHow to Engage Hourly Employees for Productivity Gains
An IndustryWeek Webinar Invitation Description As the manufacturing competitive landscape continues to present new demands for lower pricing and higher quality, more organizations are looking for quick and impactful solutions, ...
LEARN MOREPlant Optimization - Taking Control of Manufacturing Operations
Description Smart Manufacturing, IoT, Industry 4.0 -- these are all ways for companies to beat the competition. However, you can’t achieve any of these unless you have a ...
LEARN MOREIntroduction to Financial Management
A Primer to Innovation, Productivity & Profitable Growth The right guidance can lead non-experienced professionals to sharper skills and the organization to deeper leadership. Building a successful skill base begins ...
LEARN MORESales Growth in 2017 & Beyond
The sales profession is changing, the economy is growing...are you? A briefing for presidents, owners and sales vice presidents who are committed to growth! Find out why: Sales Forecasting ...
LEARN MOREU.S. Commercial Service Doing Business in Canada Webinar Series
Canada is the largest single export market for the United States and is a highly receptive market for U.S. goods and services. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) ...
LEARN MOREBest Practices for IoT Success
An IndustryWeek Webinar Invitation Recent research conducted by the Internet of Things Institute sponsored by SAS revealed that early adopters of IoT technologies have lessons for organizations that are just ...
LEARN MOREDeveloping an Energy Baseline for Complex Facilities
This webinar will review the steps for developing and analyzing the energy baseline at industrial facilities and large commercial buildings. We will review how to identify major energy use inputs, ...
LEARN MOREHow to Succeed at Trade Shows & Events
Make the most of the trade show season! With Dave Mattson and Mike Montague of Sandler Training In this webinar, you will learn best practices that you can immediately implement ...
LEARN MOREIATF 16949 Transition Webinar
Join Chuck Blair, Regional Automotive Program Manager of DQS, Inc. will go through the highlights of the changes from TS 16949 to IATF 16949. Register
LEARN MOREBuilding Operator Certification (BOC) and Building Re-tuning (BRT)
Save $$ on Facility Operating Costs. This facility operations workshop will show you how to save energy and reduce your facility operating costs. Two parallel training tracks will focus on Building ...
LEARN MOREWebsites: Competitive, Search Engine Friendly & Social Media Content
Managing competitive online marketing is all about choosing the right options providing the best return on investment for your organization. Join PennTAP Advanced IT as they take you through: understanding ...
LEARN MOREMaximize Performance Through Coaching: An Executive Briefing for Presidents, Owners, Sales Managers
High performance companies build coaching into their company culture. Are you... Establishing clear coaching objectives Simply applying a band aid to your salespeople's problems Giving answers vs. seeking to understand ...
LEARN MOREINCOTERMS 2010 in Practice Webinar
You may know the definitions of INCOTERMS 2010 but do you know how to apply them? Many programs present the definitions of INCOTERMS but only provide a few select ways ...
LEARN MOREWorking with PA Army Depots
The North Central PTAC presents "Working with PA Army Depots: Letterkenny & Tobyhanna". Join Small Business Specialists Kelly Rhodes and David Kern from both depots as they provide you with ...
LEARN MORESelling to the Government: The First Steps
Attend this information session to learn the basic principles that businesses must know in order to do business with the federal, state or local government. Topics include: How the government ...
LEARN MOREIntroduction to PA COSTARS for Sellers/Suppliers
Do you want to... Increase your business with reliable payers? Sell to qualified local governments and non-profits, without the need for expensive public bidding procedures? Compete based upon your company's ...
LEARN MOREDoing Business with Penn State
Would you like to learn more about: How Penn State purchases products and services How to find business opportunities with Penn State Penn State's Office of the Physical Plant Vendor ...
LEARN MORESupply Chain Optimization for Leaders
Competition is no longer between companies; it's between supply chains. The volatile economy means that manufacturers have to be much more agile, flexible and responsive to external pressures. This overview ...
LEARN MORESelling To The Government: The First Steps
Attend this seminar and learn the basic principals that businesses must know in order to do business with the federal, state or local government. Topics Include: How the government buys ...
LEARN MOREWilliamsport Inventor's Club - Using IDEATION to Create & Build Upon New Product Ideas
The Williamsport Inventor’s Club will be hosting Paul Moulton, Owner/President of Indoor Sky at its August meeting. During this session Paul will be sharing "Using Ideation to Create ...
LEARN MORETrade Finance & Letters of Credit
The most important aspect of any transaction from the point of view of the seller is getting paid. When trading in the global market this can be complex. It is ...
LEARN MOREPennsylvania Tax Credits Information Session
What can you do with Tax Credits? How about... Lower your current Pennsylvania tax burden Lessen your future Pennsylvania tax burden Sell them for CASH! Attend this information session to ...
LEARN MORELean Manufacturing Level One Certification - Williamsport
Lean Manufacturing Level One Certification is a comprehensive series of workshops that introduces Lean principles. Participants learn to distinguish value-added from non-value added activities to eliminate costly waste. A great ...
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