Penn State University offers many opportunities for collaboration with the business community for funding opportunities. This webinar will highlight those opportunities, presenting the first steps for businesses who are seeking out funding for innovative products to engage with the university. Opportunities we will discuss include: SBIR/STTR Manufacturing PA Innovation program Ben Franklin Technology Partners PennTAP Read More

Every business, no matter the size, reaches a point where it becomes difficult to tell how to scale up from its current state. Sometimes it’s easier to grow outward than upward. This process is called market diversification.  However, companies shouldn’t wait until their growth is stalled to diversify. In today’s uncertain economic conditions, it is Read More

The biggest, best-resourced manufacturers in America still struggle to make the Industrial Internet of Things and other technologies work for them. Manufacturers in industrials, luxury goods, medical devices, and others embraced the tools available to build factories of the future, where leaders can make real-time data-driven decisions, adapt to everchanging disruptions, minimize waste, empower and Read More

The biggest fear when it comes to workplace health and safety is that something will get missed…and then that “something” becomes a serious compliance issue, fine, or worse: an accident. If this is your situation – if you find yourself responsible or partly responsible for the health and safety of your people but are worried Read More

Learn about tax rates, tax recovery and the compliance requirements you need to understand to succeed in this market. Exporting to Canada is an obvious choice for companies looking to grow their international sales in a lower-risk market (it’s one of the top export destinations for U.S. companies). But there are challenges to be aware Read More

Join us for an overview of SLA and SLS 3D Printing. We will give an overview of both forms of 3D Printing, explain what SLS and SLA are each best for, and discuss what use cases make sense to utilize each technology. Alex Pestana, Sales Engineer at Formlabs, will lead the conversation and walk through Read More

The DoD is currently planning to start adding formal CMMC 2.0 certification requirements into contracts starting in 2023. With all of the starts-and-stops we’ve seen relating to the rollout of CMMC, it’s hard to know what to focus on in the interim. SPRS self-assessments and scores should already be complete, but what’s next? In this Read More

Over the last decade, a number of organizations have been rocked by unforeseen supply chain disruptions and vulnerabilities. A break in the chain can occur from anywhere: it could be a human right violation in the sourcing location, poor workplace safety policies and unethical procurement practices, or incidents involving injuries or damage to property. The Read More

Automation technologies have progressed to the point where the majority of manufacturing businesses have multiple processes that are ready for robotic automation. But with so many business challenges driving automation, and so many different components, tools, and robot models contributing to automated systems, how can businesses prioritize what processes to automate first? Join Alex Thesken, Marketing Technologist Read More