Innovative Manufacturers Center
Driving Manufacturing Growth and Job Creation in Central Pennsylvania
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
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
CLASS IS FULL - REGISTRATION IS CLOSED This half-day workshop will explain POLCA (Paired-cell Overlapping Loops of Cards with Authorization), an alternative to Kanban for material control on the shop floor. POLCA is a card-based visual control system that manages the flow of jobs through the shop floor: at each operation, it controls which job Read More
Do any of these sound like you? I’ve got no real maintenance management system. I never have and am intimidated about where to get started. I’ve got a system, but I never got it off the ground and don’t feel we get what we need from it. I’m making progress, but I would like to Read More
This certification is a powerful second step for individuals looking to fortify and lead their organization’s Lean Journey. Continuing the theme of a team-based approach to organizational opportunities, participants will further develop their skill sets to lead sustainable change within their organization. Our distinct “learn and do” approach is proven to develop Lean leaders that Read More
Learn how today’s digital plant and its connected workforce accelerate and sustain Lean initiatives to drive greater productivity and efficiency, lower cost of ownership, and increase profitability. Discover how a code-free, centralized environment to aggregate, visualize, and analyze data in context across plant systems facilitates Lean and other programs as well as helps to maintain Read More
IMC would like to touch base with our “Continuous Improvement Community”, those who have been thru IMC’s lean training programs. We would like to hear from you and discuss a little about: The Current Condition The Role of Continuous Improvement Advocates Possible Paths for Future Improvement Training and Support from IMC Register Once registered, you Read More
IMC would like to touch base with our “Continuous Improvement Community”, those who have been thru IMC’s lean training programs. We would like to hear from you and discuss a little about: The Current Condition The Role of Continuous Improvement Advocates Possible Paths for Future Improvement Training and Support from IMC Register Once registered, you Read More
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
For several years the Lockout Tagout (LOTO) category has been listed among OSHA's Annual Top 10 Most Cited Violations for General Industry. Controlling hazardous energy with appropriate LOTO procedures and equipment is a life or death situation. According to OSHA, complying with the LOTO standard prevents an estimated 120 fatalities and 50,000 injuries every year. Read More
Only one seat open for the Lycoming County session. Contact Lauri Moon at 570-329-3200 or laurim@imcpa.com to register. Click here for our Centre County session starting September 20th. Lean Manufacturing Level One Certification (8 session, in-person program held in Lycoming County, PA) This program starts in: What is Level One Certification? Lean Manufacturing is a Read More
Lean Manufacturing Level One Certification (8 session, in-person program held in Centre County, PA) This program starts in: What is Level One Certification? Lean Manufacturing is a customer-centric philosophy used by companies to continually reduce waste and improve their products. Lean methodologies help companies and leaders identify places and processes for improvement, to problem solve Read More
