(American Machinist – Megan R. Nichols: 11-2-16) According to the originators of Lean Manufacturing methodology, the five fundamental principles revolve around adding value to products and services, enhancing the value Read More
Digital Tools for the Future Factory
(advancedmanufacturing.org – Patrick Waurzyniak: 11-11-16) Transforming manufacturing with advanced digital tools is well underway, but manufacturers who haven’t adopted Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) or Industrial 4.0 strategies are best Read More
How U.S. Manufacturing Is About to Get Smarter
The aim is to make factories more productive, less costly to operate, and more reliable (WSJ – Christopher Mims: 11-13-16) Here’s a paradox of America’s highly automated, increasingly labor-independent manufacturing Read More
NIST Helps Small Businesses Improve Cybersecurity
NIST provides guidance to help small businesses secure their data and information in the new publication. (NIST – Evelyn Brown: 11-10-16) Small-business owners may think that they are too small Read More
International Markets Growing Source of Revenue for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
Over the next five years, more than three-quarters of companies surveyed anticipate their revenue from global sales to increase by about 30% on average. (MH&L – Staff: 11-8-16) A recent survey Read More
IMC Client Success Story – Philipsburg’s DiamondBack Truck Covers
Philipsburg’s DiamondBack Truck Covers goes from class project to $6 million in sales. Ethan Wendle was a junior and Matt Chverchko a senior at Penn State when they collaborated on Read More
Digital Innovation in Consumer-Goods Manufacturing
Consumer-goods companies have begun to capture value by applying digital tools to manufacturing. Here’s a look at how they’re doing this today—and how they might do so tomorrow. (McKinsey Quarterly Read More
Smart Manufacturing: Enabling Three Key Areas of Excellence
(IW – Jonathan Katz: 11-5-16) A disruptive force known as the fourth industrial revolution is already underway. Known as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIot), the digital enterprise or simply Read More
An Optimist’s Guide to Manufacturing Innovation
Once largely focused on large manufacturers, EWI is broadening the scope of its research and engineering efforts to also help small-to-mid size manufacturing firms put advanced technologies on the shop Read More
No-Cost Energy Assessments for Small to Midsized Manufacturers
Save Money Through Pollution Prevention and Energy Efficiency Strategies IMC, in partnership with PennTAP, is providing free energy assessments for manufacturers to reduce pollution, improve energy efficiency and decrease greenhouse Read More
