Innovative Manufacturers' Center
Driving Manufacturing Growth and Job Creation in Central Pennsylvania
Small and mid-sized manufacturing firms face a special challenge in recruiting, selecting, onboarding, upskilling or reskilling, and retaining their workers. Most business leaders and HR professionals are keenly aware of The Great Resignation, Quiet Quitting, and similar trends with the workforce that complicate the job of employers finding, attracting, engaging, and keeping workers with the Read More
One thing is very apparent with CMMC, it is very technical and will require a high degree of technical skill to do it properly. But, many small businesses don't have a dedicated IT staff, or their IT team has no hands-on experience with meeting technical standards. How can a business with limited or no IT Read More
The term “GMP” stands for Good Manufacturing Practices, which entails a system of processes, documentation and procedures for specific industries such as cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and food. The purpose of GMP is to ensure that products are produced to consistent, high-quality standards and covers all aspects of the manufacturing process from raw materials to finished goods. Read More
When you pull weeds out of your yard or garden, what happens when you don’t get the roots? The weeds grow back. Likewise, when we solve a problem only at a symptom level, not at the root, the problem keeps coming back. Root Cause Analysis is a method to properly identify, define, analyze, and solve Read More
To become CMMC Level 2 certified, you'll need to pass a CMMC assessment by a 3rd-party assessment company called a C3PAO. CMMC assessments are highly detailed and require demonstrable evidence that you meet each of the NIST SP 800-171 controls. In order to be certified, all 320 control objectives must be met. In this session Read More
IMC's Lean Manufacturing Level Two Certification prepares attendees to be effective Process Improvement team members and change agents. This 8-day program equips participants to not only to identify sources of waste and inefficiency but also to implement the core disciplines of Lean/Continuous Improvement in their workplaces. Certified graduates will have the capability of leading modest Read More
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 starting point for an individual’s and company’s Continuous Improvement journey, the Level One Certification is a pragmatic, hit-the-ground-running, hands-on approach that applies acquired workshop knowledge Read More
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 starting point for an individual’s and company’s Continuous Improvement journey, the Level One Certification is a pragmatic, hit-the-ground-running, hands-on approach that applies acquired workshop knowledge Read More
