Innovative Manufacturers Center
Driving Manufacturing Growth and Job Creation in Central Pennsylvania
Digitalization has opened a new world of opportunity for traditional operational technologies. However, along with those opportunities come risks with the ever-evolving threat landscape. The modern threat landscape is complex and vast, with over 9 billion permutations if you look the techniques, tactics, and playbooks (TTP). Therefore, it is absolutely critical that companies maintain line of Read More
Not all OSHA investigations should be treated identically. There are many factors that need to be considered in implementing a strategy when OSHA comes knocking. These factors might include whether an injury or fatality triggered the audit, the company's prior citation history, whether the business has multiple facilities and related considerations. Likewise, resolving OSHA citations Read More
Employee engagement is an essential concept for today's companies to be successful, as engaged employees feel linked to the organizational goals, vision and mission. As safety professionals wrestle with the concept of transforming safety cultures and improving safety environments, research significantly supports the ideal of transformational leadership within the safety profession. Transformational leaders continue to Read More
Poor training causes problems! Many companies struggle with training that is inconsistent or ineffective. This results in slower production times, increased scrap, lower quality, even decreased employee retention. Luckily, Training Within Industry (TWI) Job Instruction (JI) is back! TWI JI originated in the U.S. in the 1940s to support the WW2 effort by boosting manufacturing Read More
Digitalization has opened a new world of opportunity for traditional operational technologies. However, along with those opportunities come risks with the ever-evolving threat landscape. The modern threat landscape is complex and vast, with over 9 billion permutations if you look the techniques, tactics, and playbooks (TTP). Therefore, it is absolutely critical that companies maintain line of Read More
Why are some organizations able to innovate over and over again while others remain stagnant? The organizations that are able to consistently innovate, understand that creativity and innovation are not accidental - they are intentional. Design thinking is a human-centered creative process, which brings you to solutions of real, unmet needs in the world. What Read More
This webinar will provide background information on ISO 50001 and the Department of Energy’s 50001 Ready Navigator program. It will focus on how to blend energy practices into your existing sustainability programs and provide information on PennTAP's second no-cost 50001 Ready Cohort, taking place this spring. Register Additional Information: Managing production, quality, and environmental Read More
Imports into the U.S. continue to grow, even with the economic slowdown caused by the pandemic and other factors more companies are sourcing goods and material from overseas markets. Much of this “offshoring” is with Asia, due to the increasing costs of transportation, shortage of air and ocean cargo space and increased tariffs on goods Read More
Safety leaders receive a myriad of technical training for their roles, but two crucial components of leadership—how to make confident decisions and how to lead people through a crisis—are often overlooked. Eric McNulty, Associate Director and Program Faculty at the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative (NPLI) at Harvard University, is a published business author, professor, speaker, and expert Read More
Our friends at Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance's (NEPA) Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) will be hosting this free webinar on ITAR Compliance. Export controls and compliance with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) has long been a complex issue for exporters. It can be even more complex for a subcontractor in the defense/aerospace supply chain Read More
The US is experiencing trade growth and regulatory changes regarding international exports, imports, trade agreements, security, and contracts. One critical element of global trade compliance is understanding and complying with regulations related to transaction with Foreign Governments and Foreign Government Owned Entities. The US is one of several countries that has regulations on legal and Read More
CMMC Level 1 will be required by the majority of companies in the defense industrial base (DIB). For companies needing higher CMMC Levels (2 or 3), Level 1 is the place to start. This session will help you learn the following: What requirements need to be met for Level 1? What data and information needs Read More