Innovative Manufacturers Center
Driving Manufacturing Growth and Job Creation in Central Pennsylvania
Doing digital right doesn’t mean you need to become the next Amazon, Netflix or Google -- or even the next Pitney-Bowes, whose shift to digital has reinvented the company. But it does mean you may need to change your ways to maximize the potential to drive business. You may think there are obstacles. But it’s not Read More
Intellectual Property (or sometimes just referred to as IP) is often one of the more misunderstood aspects of the law by business owners. Shawn Leppo, Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property Group of McNees Wallace & Nurick, will provide: an overview of the four primary types of Intellectual Property: patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets what each Read More
In 2018, OSHA reported 5,147 work-related deaths in the United States. In 2017, a study by Zappix, Inc., indicated slow customer service as the contributing factor in a $75B revenue loss. Energy.gov states that 30% of energy used in average commercial buildings is wasted. These seemingly disparate data points have one thing in common: all Read More
It’s critical to get the most value possible from your asset management tools to boost reliability and performance and reduce downtime. Intelligent Assets Practice Lead Paul Casto of GrayMatter and Senior Product Marketing Manager Dan Parker of GE Digital will discuss how to craft a successful asset maintenance strategy that balances equipment criticality, predictive and Read More
This webinar will teach listeners how to turn frontline employees into safety superheroes through mobile applications. The potential of technology will be linked to the reality of EHS managers and frontline staff, including tips on how to evaluate software solutions. By watching this webinar, you will learn: Best practices when implementing a hazard identification program Read More
All manufacturer operations – from pharmaceutical manufacturers to power plant operations to energy producers and everyone in between -- need timely maintenance to ensure consistent uptime. Asset failures can cost companies like yours hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost revenue, reduced asset reliability, and increased safety and compliance risks. By transforming service delivery from Read More
A business owner’s relationship with their business has a life cycle. Whether they started the business or bought it, they are on a path leading them and their business to an eventual exit. And currently, because Baby Boomers own about two-thirds of all privately held businesses, there will be a significant turnover in company ownership Read More
In today's evolving and highly-competitive environment, some of the key parameters that differentiate world-class manufacturers from others are quality, cost effective, flexibility and innovation. In fact, there are three main principles, which drive World-Class Manufacturing (WCM): Implementation of just in time and lean management, which leads to reduction in wastage, and thereby reduction in cost Read More
In spite of the vast number of technologies involved, an Industry 4.0 transformation is about a single, fundamental strategy: connecting manufacturing business processes via application integration. Featuring details about use cases, as identified by recent research conducted by Informa/IndustryWeek, this webinar brings into focus how the various technologies — such as Data Analytics, Industrial IoT, Read More
EVENT IS FULL - NO LONGER TAKING REGISTRATIONS A Competitive Strategy for Low-Volume and Custom-Engineered Products Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM) is a companywide strategy for lead time reduction throughout the enterprise. Using QRM, companies have reduced their lead times by 80-90%. As a result, these companies have not only seen large increases in market share, Read More
Today’s manufacturers are faced with a competitive environment that demands more innovative, unique, highly-configured products and services designed to fit customers’ specific needs. Of course, this has a significant impact on the way that these manufacturers design products and manage customer communication as they build quotes and deliver on promises. Does your organization have what Read More
EHS departments aren’t usually considered hotbeds of technology adoption, but recent research indicates that they have made substantial investments to date and are poised to increase implementation in the future. This webinar will reveal the technologies EHS professionals have adopted and plan to adopt in the future, establishing a benchmark against which companies can compare Read More