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Williamsport/Lycoming KIZ Companies Receive Over $126,000 in Tax Credits
Williamsport, PA – Innovative Manufacturers Center (IMC), Inc. is pleased to announce that two current and one former Williamsport/Lycoming Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) company were awarded $138,948 in KIZ Tax Read More
Why Offshoring May Not be as Cost-effective as it Used to be
It is no secret that large swaths of the Midwest have seen manufacturing plants shuttered or downsized, but there may still be some light at the end of the tunnel. Read More
These Industries are the Future of Additive Manufacturing
Aerospace and medical industries lead additive manufacturing adoption. Here’s why–along with how other industries can catch up. (IW – Patrick Boyd: 11-17-16) Often considered a “futuristic” technology, industrial 3-D printing Read More
Closing Tech Gaps Can Fortify Advanced Manufacturing and Save $100 Billion Annually
(Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute – Laura Reilly: 11-18-16) To spur significant innovation and growth in advanced manufacturing, as well as save over $100 billion annually, U.S. industry must rectify currently Read More
Are You Incorporating These Lean Manufacturing Best Practices?
(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
