Presented by the Penn State Materials Research Institute, the Materials Spotlight Series is designed to create connections and spark discussions between industry and Penn State faculty and students that lead Read More

This half-day course will highlight lockout/tagout hazards found in manufacturing facilities, and how to effectively prevent lockout/tagout accidents by implementing an effective energy control program. COURSE TOPICS: OSHA’s Lockout/Tagout Standard Read More

The COVID-19 pandemic took the world by storm. Under unprecedented circumstances, employers were forced to make decisions that may impact their workforce for years. Skilled leadership took center stage during Read More

In food processing facilities, raw materials are stored, transferred, and processed into consumable products. All of these processes can result in waste material, lost product, and wastewater. In this webinar, Read More

The American manufacturing sector is undergoing a digital transformation. However, as manufacturers explore the idea of digitizing their own factories, they must sift through vast amounts of information and determine Read More

As a safety professional, you know how important training is. Pulling employees away from productive work can be hard, but the alternative—having untrained employees—just isn’t an option. Training is critical Read More

The transportation of goods and material is critical to a company’s growth and even survival. Supply chain can be considered the “life blood” of a company. To insure that goods Read More

For decades, the manufacturing industry has used physical robots to assemble, test, and package their products. These robots help in streamlining the assembly line, but the industry still struggles to Read More

Many manufacturers depend on resellers, dealers, and distributors in their sales efforts. If this applies to your manufactured products, you know it's critical to build relationships with these parties who Read More

Advanced Industrial Analytics enables manufacturers to identify real problems, quantify their financial impact and solve them within weeks, not months. In an ideal world, long-term breakthroughs should flow from your Read More

The last 8-10 months have brought enormous changes to our lives, especially on the job, and it looks like some of these changes will stick around for some time. In Read More