Innovative Manufacturers Center
Driving Manufacturing Growth and Job Creation in Central Pennsylvania
The North Central PTAC presents "Working with PA Army Depots: Letterkenny & Tobyhanna". Join Small Business Specialists Kelly Rhodes and David Kern from both depots as they provide you with the mission of the depots, opportunities to work with the depots and vendor requirements. This webinar will have special focus on manufacturing and service industry Read More
As the manufacturing competitive landscape continues to present new demands for lower pricing and higher quality, more organizations are looking for quick and impactful solutions, fractional reductions in cost, and opportunities to drive new productivity gains. While both workforce management and employee engagement have been recognized separately by most organizations as accelerators of business performance, Read More
Join top thought leaders as they hone in on the critical elements that lead to achieving EHS excellence. Eric Conn Partner Conn Maciel Carey What to Expect from Trump’s OSHA in the New Year The Trump Administration has taken the reins at OSHA, and the first year of the new OSHA’s enforcement and regulatory (or Read More
This webinar will provide an update on the Carton Council’s efforts in working with manufacturers, recycling program coordinators, haulers, processors and end users to set-up an infrastructure recycle used carton in sustainable manner. Presenter: Jason Pelz, Vice President of Sustainability and Recycling Programs, Tetra Pak Topic Subject Matter – Carton Recycling Technical Complexity – Moderate Read More
Manufacturers know that standing pat in operations is a slow path to irrelevancy. To keep your company on the path to profitability, future-proof quality systems must work collaboratively with your other critical business systems, to help you deal with the increased demand to manufacture better quality products, be flexible to respond to market changes and Read More
The US is experiencing trade growth and regulatory changes with regard to international exports, imports, trade agreements, transportation and security. Without a thorough knowledge of the regulations and your responsibilities for compliance, a company can encounter delays, lost opportunities and additional expenses due to compliance issues. HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT • Gain an understanding the Read More
Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing, Goodyear, Ford R&D, Menlo Innovations, Quebec Ministry of Healthcare, and others across industries and function are discovering the power of Toyota's Obeya or "Big Room" approach. Join us January 10 as Lean Leadership and Obeya expert, Sam MacPherson will share how Toyota and other World-class Lean organizations are using the Obeya Read More
One of the most important export controls and one that applies to all exports and exporters is knowing the end user, use and destination. You must employ an aggressive process of due diligence to insure there is no reason not to proceed with a transaction. Not taking reasonable steps to gather relative information and/or ignoring Read More
Not all manufacturing businesses want or even need extensive (and expensive!) transformation programs. There are, however, still systemic problems that most leaders need to address such as: unachievable strategies, unclear priorities, misaligned processes and detrimental behaviors that are harming the overall business. In this webinar, internationally recognized experts in organizational change, will introduce you to Read More
New business drivers are forcing the Consumer Product Formulated industry to rebuild and rethink every element of the business. To survive and be successful, you need to leverage digitalization advantages using a strict interaction between the three steps of the value chain: Ideation, Realization and Utilization. Virtually every consumer product company is talking about innovation Read More
The smart factory is at the heart of Industry 4.0. Here, advanced software enables machines to communicate and make decisions, while artificial intelligence, robotics, and 3-D printing transform the way products are made and people perform work. But Industry 4.0 also creates new risks and requires manufacturers to integrate security and privacy safeguards into their Read More
Remote monitoring of assets is the proven first step for manufacturers like you to leverage the Internet of Things to increase your operational efficiency and improve profitability. Once connected, you can monitor how assets are performing in the field and can collect valuable data. However, to take the next step and understand the significance of Read More
