Is your company interested in incorporating energy management best practices that will lead to sustained savings, continual energy performance improvement, and controlled costs? Energy Management Systems, such as ISO 50001 and Superior Energy Performance (SEP), are powerful tools to ensure that your facility is continuously reducing its energy usage and environmental footprint. What are the Read More

PennTAP will review the common pollution prevention measures available within the food processing industry. PennTAP uses a mix of traditional pollution prevention tools and lean manufacturing techniques to maximize savings. The areas of focus will include food waste, packaging waste, solid waste, water and energy. PennTAP is available to complete site-specific pollution prevention assessments throughout Read More

This half-day workshop will teach participants how to update work center costing so that quotes have maximum profit margins and are marketplace competitive. We will walk you step by step through the activities required to translate your company’s financial information into accurate costs that become winning quotes. Learn the process that over 100 area manufacturers Read More

Inventors can find the journey of innovation mentally straining and challenging . This Inventor’s Club Workshop aims to provide support and assistance to people or small businesses turning their ideas into commercially viable products, especially to those encounter road blocks and are in need of help and direction on their project. So please bring your Read More

Did you know 80% of social media B2B leads are generated through LinkedIn? And that LinkedIn has a 3X higher visitor-to-lead conversion rate than Twitter and Facebook? Learn how you can position your brand to engage with this audience! Join the National Tooling and Machining Association’s webinar on Wednesday, April 6 at 2PM where Jason Read More

Why it is Being Done, What it Means for You! Participants will be introduced to the latest update to ISO 9001 - the first major revision since ISO 9001:2000, which essentially consolidated three previous standards including ISO 9001, 9002 and 9003. This latest revision takes into account the vast changes in technology, business diversity and Read More

We've all heard that setting priorities in our personal lives is key to achieving our goals. Some of us hire personal coaches to get our lives in order, but when it comes to what we do within the office, all that planning goes out the window. Organizations today are running at a much faster pace Read More

Join the SBDC and representatives from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for an introduction to patents and other intellectual property (IP). Topics to be discussed: IP Overview – patents, trademarks, copyright and trade secrets Provisional patents – what is a provisional application, fees, requirements and how to use a provisional application Patent Read More

The revisions of the rule are designed to encourage the reclamation of higher-value waste solvents. PennTAP will explain the rule and the definition of the solid waste for certain solvents transferred from one manufacturer to another. PennTAP uses traditional pollution prevention techniques to maximize savings for Pennsylvania companies.   Register

The FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which was signed into law in 2011 will dramatically change the way facilities manufacturing, handling or packaging food do business.  Many companies have a short 12-18 months to understand and comply with the rules. 5 of the 7 FSMA rules have already been published!  This means the compliance Read More

Security is Everyone's Responsibility     *     A secure business is a productive business. Join us for a free seminar offering two concurrent areas of interest: Physical Security & Cybersecurity. What every business should know in order to protect its personnel, facility and electronic infrastructure. Industry experts will share what you need to know Read More

This Webinar will discuss PennDOT's procedure to evaluate and approve new products and materials for transportation construction projects. The webinar will also discuss the relationship between this process and PennDOT's ongoing implementation of the Strategic Recycling Program (SRP), which utilizes recycled content materials in its projects and operations. For more information and to register, please Read More