IMC is excited to announce the latest graduates of our Lean Manufacturing Level One Certification program. Congratulations: Strong Spas, Timberhaven Log Homes, LLC, Susquehanna Mills, Pik Rite, Inc., Jersey Shore Read More
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IMC Hosts PA House Democratic Policy Committee Meeting & Manufacturing Roundtable
On Tuesday, February 1, 2022, IMC and the PA Industrial Resource Center (IRC) Network had the opportunity to host the PA House Democratic Policy Committee Meeting and Manufacturing Roundtable at Read More
IMC Supports Shop-Vac in Williamsport Plant Reopening
Shop-Vac is the brand leader in wet / dry vacuum systems for consumer and commercial use. In 2020, the company abruptly shut down, but was recently purchased by Great Star Read More
Success Story: IMC Client Achieves Highest Safe Quality Food 9.0 Certification Rating of “Excellent”
Founded in 2006, Lang’s Chocolates LLC is a family owned and operated manufacturer of handcrafted fine chocolate confections sold at their retail location in downtown Williamsport, PA, as well as, Read More
Manufacturing and the PA Industrial Resource Centers: Drivers of Pennsylvania’s Economy Video
Recently, the Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Centers (IRCs) released their 2020 annual report video, which outlines the strides our state’s manufacturing industry has made this year in terms of the number Read More
Two Minutes on Manufacturing Excellence – The Power of Systems Thinking (Part II)
In our previous article (read first), we talked about the value of thinking models and in particular “systems thinking”. To support systems thinking we identified the 5 Elements of a Read More
Two Minutes on Manufacturing Excellence – The Power of Systems Thinking
It’s accurate to say that effective businesspeople routinely apply “thinking models” in their work and less effective businesspeople don’t. That’s a pretty sweeping generalization, but it holds up much of Read More
Two Minutes on Manufacturing Excellence – Assessing Your Factory Floor Training System
In our recent blogs posts, we’ve discussed the challenging manufacturing environment of increasing customization and, with that trend, the need for improved job training as work continues to get more Read More
Manufacturing Day 2020 – The Creative Enterprise
CALLING ALL PEOPLE WHO WANT TO COLLABORATE WITH OTHERS, CREATE NEW PRODUCTS, FIGURE OUT THE BEST WAY TO MAKE THEM, CONTINUALLY LEARN, AND BE WELL-REWARDED FOR IT. That’s what the Read More
Two Minutes on Manufacturing Excellence – Building a Great Job Training System Step 2
In our last article, we talked about step 1 in developing an effective training system. And how critical training has become, as products become, more customized and specialized causing jobs Read More