Senator Jack Reed graciously recorded a video with thoughts on manufacturing careers for high schoolers attending the 2023 Manufacturing Day career exploration event (#MFGDay23) presented by Polaris MEP. The Senator speaks to the products (and paychecks) that make...
Company Profile US Extruders manufactures custom single screw extruders, extrusion systems and screws for plastic, rubber & silicone. Each machine or project is a user-focused design, built to unique specs. The machine manufacturer operates a 47,700 sq ft facility...
$400K Grant for RI Manufacturers Will Strengthen and Expand Local Supply Chain Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center Polaris MEP will administer $400,000 federal grant with mandate to make domestic supply chain more efficient and resilient Providence, RI – August...
In this lively webinar recording, Polaris MEP partner Darcy Cook of Safety Trainers shares tips for what to do (and what not to do) when an OSHA inspector arrives at your Rhode Island manufacturing facility. Watch this video to: Understand how OSHA’s inspection...
Company Profile “A great product does not always mean a huge company,” explains the website of includesign, a tiny Rhode Island design firm whose LapSnap™ basket is a great product that offers accessibility and independence to wheelchair users. Founder Diana Kamada...
Three members of the Rhode Island food manufacturing ecosystem are featured in this installment of the “Heroes of American Manufacturing” video series, produced by National Institute of Standards & Technology’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership. In this video,...
The University of Rhode Island's "MOMENTUM Magazine" this term featured a program managed by Polaris MEP with funding from the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, RI MADE, and one of the first participants in the program, manufacturer Jaia Robotics. Writer...
Providence Business News reporter Jacquelyn Voghel posed five questions to the new Center Director of Polaris MEP, Matt Watson, after his move from New York to Rhode Island. Her questions touch on the topics of how the manufacturing economies in both states compare to...
On May 19, 2023, Polaris MEP and the Jane Addams Resource Corporation hosted a grand opening event to launch the transformational manufacturing training hub, JARC Rhode Island. More than 150 industry leaders, ecosystem partners and political stakeholders joined in the...