Innovative Manufacturers' Center
Driving Manufacturing Growth and Job Creation in Central Pennsylvania
Physical assets are capital intensive and for many organizations are considered to be the life blood of their business. No enterprise can expect to achieve peak performance unless these assets reliably perform at optimal levels. To achieve operational excellence your overall Asset Performance Management (APM) strategy needs to be proactive and effective. Many asset-intensive organizations Read More
Safety and human resources professionals appreciate the value of ergonomics. They understand that ergonomics improves employee well-being and leads to reductions in causal absenteeism, recordable injuries, lost-time cases, and workers’ compensation costs, among others. However, other business stakeholders, such as plant leadership, quality, operations, manufacturing, boards of directors, and investors often overlook and underappreciate that Read More
How can your organization approach additive manufacturing (AM) in the best way possible? The simplest answer is to embrace AM as a massive opportunity for growth instead of a challenge that needs to be addressed. After all, the goal of any AM initiative shouldn’t be to “catch up” to competitors that may already be using Read More
When a crisis hits, whether it’s a global event (like a pandemic, war, or raw material shortage) or vendor-specific (like a fire, flood, or even a family emergency), a disruption to your supply chain can be catastrophic to your business. The better prepared you are, and the better you understand your supply chain, the better Read More
The consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry is in flux. Manufacturers face a wave of ever-shifting demand and the need for ever-shorter lead times, plus an unprecedented array of new disruptive technologies to evaluate and implement. Successfully navigating these complex challenges can mean pulling ahead of the industry; failure can mean losing out to nimble competitors. Read More
The spread of the novel Coronavirus may diminish soon, requiring employers to begin reopening their businesses and welcoming back employees. Employers need to be ready to confront the issues concerning a post-pandemic workplace. Business guidance and legal requirements are changing rapidly. This webinar will discuss changes implemented that employers must be ready for in the Read More
In the expanding world of Industry 4.0, manufacturers are under greater pressure than ever to be flexible and efficient. By leveraging the vast amounts of data generated by IoT, AI, and other technologies, today’s smart measuring systems can provide many of the key capabilities smart factories need to improve process efficiencies and ensure product quality. Read More
While none of us are sure of when the end of the pandemic will be, we realize our manufacturing operations are in a time of transition. We’ve gone from the preparation phase to the reaction phase and now we’re planning for what the future looks like. Whether your maintenance operations have slowed and you’re now Read More
Scott Dawson, President of Core Business Solutions, offers a training on the new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) standard for Department of Defense contractors. This webcast is courtesy of: SEDA COG PTAC, Calu U Gaco PTAC, Slippery Rock University PTAC, IMC, SAP&DC PTAC, PA PREP, Northwest PTAC, Southeast PA PTAC, Northern Tier PTAC, IUP PTAC, Read More
Over half (50 – 70%) of ERP projects fail. Despite the high costs incurred in failure, and the prominence of these projects, the success rate has not improved. Why? Surveys and anecdotal reports consistently cite time, budgets, and lack of senior management involvement, but those are external factors to the direct implementation processes which should Read More
The objective of the webinar is to define the processes and standards that are important in the design and evaluation of safety-relevant control systems. This webinar addresses how ISO 13849-1/2 and ANSI B11.26 (standards for safety-relevant control systems) is applied in automation and in the design of plants. Be aware of the relevant standards related Read More
Since the beginning of May, federal and state government officials have started to reopen the economy. During the last AME Mid-Atlantic lunch break, participants shared their plans, expectations, concerns, thoughts and practices as they prepared to ramp-up. The AME Mid-Atlantic Region would like to invite you to share what we have learned during this period Read More
