NIST is seeking public input on the development of up to three new Manufacturing USA institutes focused on semiconductor manufacturing. The institutes, authorized by the recently passed Creating Helpful Incentives Read More
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Cyber Attacks: A Growing Threat to the Small Business & U.S. Economy
FROM THE DESK OF THE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR CYBERATTACKS: A GROWING THREAT TO SMALL BUSINESS & U.S. ECONOMY BY: Regional Administrator John Fleming – U.S. Small Business Administration Last year, cybercrimes Read More
IMC Helps Metal Integrity Implement Advanced Robotics & Automation Technology
Metal Integrity, a sheet metal fabricator and machine shop in State College PA, was having continued workforce issues, leading to challenges to meet customer orders. Through a national Advanced Manufacturing Read More
IMC Celebrates Manufacturing Week
IMC, along with partners across Pennsylvania and the United States, is excited to celebrate Manufacturing Week on October 7-14, 2022. Governor Tom Wolf has proclaimed the week as Manufacturing Week in Read More
Volatile Energy Prices Will Impact Bottom Lines
IMC recently hosted a webinar where our energy partner, APPI Energy, shared what the volatile energy markets will mean with historic increases in the cost of energy for manufacturers in Read More
Pennsylvania Manufacturing Advisory Council Releases Playbook for Competitiveness
As Pennsylvania’s third-largest employment sector – with more than 560,000 full-time workers generating nearly $115 billion of goods last year alone – manufacturing drives Pennsylvania’s overall economy. On August 31, Read More
Picking Area Error Reduction Efforts Successful at Diamondback Automotive Accessories
Diamondback Automotive Accessories, located in Philipsburg, PA with 117 employees, manufactures load-bearing pick-up truck covers and accessories used primarily by outdoor enthusiasts. Diamondback continues at a rapid growth rate at Read More
Central Susquehanna What’s So Cool About About Manufacturing? Award Winners Announced
The What’s So Cool About Manufacturing? program is a video based educational tool that increases awareness of career paths in manufacturing. This innovative career awareness program is “peer marketing” – Read More
The Manufacturers’ Guide to Finding and Retaining Talent
As part of their annual survey, NIST MEP asks clients from the 51 MEP Centers, including IMC, to identify the top three challenges their companies will face over the next Read More
Penn College Apprenticeship News
New Apprenticeship Cohorts Forming Penn College Apprenticeship Cohorts to begin in August 2022! Topics include: Industrial Manufacturing Technician (IMT) Intro-Mech Machining Fundamentals – CNC Machining Year 1 Mechanical Components – Read More
