Innovative Manufacturers Center
Driving Manufacturing Growth and Job Creation in Central Pennsylvania
The manufacturing industry is facing a talent crisis with the impending “silver tsunami” of baby-boomer retirements. This is compounded by the harsh reality that younger generations aren’t considering manufacturing as a career option. To remain competitive in the war for talent, manufacturers must create a work environment which attracts, engages, and retains the future workforce. Read More
Assets are the lifeblood of a manufacturer’s organization, which is why making them last and making smart data-driven decisions on when to replace them can make the difference between a profitable organization and one that’s in need of improvement. In this webinar, Paul Lachance, Senior Manufacturing Advisor at Dude Solutions, will share a variety of Read More
A dramatic increase in demand for precision manufactured products, unprecedented shifts in demographics, and changing attitudes about education, work and fulfillment, have created conditions where attracting and retaining talent is one of the biggest limiting factors for manufacturers today. What are manufacturers doing about it? That’s what we sought to find out. In this webinar Read More
Engineering & Manufacturing (E&M) companies are advancing their business models to focus more on providing services and capability to their customers, a practice known as “servitization.” As core markets are becoming increasingly saturated, and product margins are under pressure, companies are aligning their supply chain strategies to meet their customers’ heightened expectations. Service type activities Read More
DoD contractors have been required by the 7012 DFARS contract clause to have "adequate security" in place by 1/1/18 relying upon the 110 NIST SP 800-171 safeguards. Initially, DoD advised that companies could consider themselves to be in compliance if they prepared a System Security Plan (SSP) and Plan of Action and Milestones (POAM). These Read More
The internet has changed the way we do business. As manufacturing become increasingly digitized, cybersecurity must become a standard part of doing business. If sensitive information - such as employee records, customer transactions or proprietary data - is compromised, it can have a devastating effect. In this webinar, hear how you can use the 5-step Read More
In industrial manufacturing, robots are shedding their cages, where they have toiled for decades, and now collaborate shoulder-to-shoulder with their human co-workers. They’re working on dangerous and onerous industrial tasks, while also carrying out other tasks of great dexterity and precision such as soldering microchips. As robots take on more, and promise more – and Read More
Discover the value of a Lean synchronized approach to production scheduling with an integrated approach to maximizing production scheduling effectiveness. DELMIA Ortems Agile Manufacturing range of advanced planning software successfully complements the traditional ERP, MES, PLM and SCM management systems. See how this new approach adds the power of constraint-based finite-capacity resource optimization, and synchronization Read More
Competitive pressures and demands for better financial performance are requiring manufacturers around the world to accelerate digital transformation across all levels of their businesses. Rockwell Automation and PTC have a long history of successfully leading industrial businesses on their journey of digital transformation. Through a newly formed strategic partnership, both companies are combining resources, technologies, Read More
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is tasked with assisting small businesses through partnerships that can lead to research commercialization and job creation. Through a competitive process, the SBA has developed the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant programs. Kelly Wylam, program manager with the Ben Franklin Innovation Read More
As safety leaders, we collect countless amounts of data: risk assessments, behavior-based activities, training records, hazard identifications, and incident investigation reports, just to name a few. Using the 5S methodology as a framework, the panelists will discuss how to organize your company’s safety data by undergoing a comprehensive review of what workplace activities act as Read More
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is helping companies improve productivity and safety while increasing engagement, differentiating their offering, and generating new revenue streams. From predictive maintenance to equipment as-a-service, Industry 4.0 promises huge returns. But where do you begin and which wireless technologies should you be considering? For device manufacturers and solution developers of Read More