October is Manufacturing Month in Rhode Island, and leaders from the sector will be joined by partners and legislators for a unique Manufacturing Day event, RI’s Future in the Making, on October 4. The future-focused program for the day has two sections, one for...
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Lean Office Info Session
Join Project Manager Nathan Bonds to learn about the benefits of Lean Office. Many manufacturers are familiar with Lean Manufacturing: a production method aimed at reducing times within the production system as well as response times from suppliers and to customers....
Consortium Led by URI Research Foundation Designated
“Defense Manufacturing Community”
UPDATE: Applications now being accepted. Click here to learn more. Tentative Grant of $5 Million Will Fund Automation & Robotics, Cyber Resiliency and Risk Mitigation Resources Which Strengthen Rhode Island Maritime Defense Industrial Base Providence, RI – August...
Workforce Development Leader Wendy Mackie Joins Polaris MEP As Interim Advisory Board Chair
Providence, RI – August 18, 2022 – Wendy Mackie, a highly-regarded leader in Rhode Island workforce development, is joining the Advisory Board of Polaris MEP, the state’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Center, as its Interim Chairperson. Mackie’s addition...
Personalized Lean Instruction Helps Improve Processes For Transformational Move
Company Profile Rik Kleinfeldt and Paula Anderson founded New Harvest Coffee Roasters with “the intent of making great coffee accessible to real people.” Established in 2000, the company introduced a sustainable “Source Direct” program in 2007 and now has 6...
Using the 4 M’s to Start Standardizing
If you’re looking for a fun movie night, you might look for an unpredictable movie, with plenty of variables and surprises. But in manufacturing, variables can cause more downtime, less quality, and other woes. Sometimes predictability is best! As project manager...
Lean Tip – Using the 4 M’s to Start Standardizing!
In this Lean Tip video, Project Manager Nathan Bonds highlights how standardization can help your company be more predictable and productive. He’ll even show you how standardization is already improving your life, without you even knowing it! If you would like to...
3D Scanning – 2 Smart Industrial Applications
By integrating 3D scanning into your quality reporting/measurement or taking advantage of the technology to reverse engineer a part, you can speed up your workflow, improve quality and improve customer satisfaction. 3D scanning technology offers very real benefits to...
Aarin Clemons Links Recruiting, Brand & Culture on “Manufacturing Monday Motivation” Podcast
Polaris MEP Workforce Coordinator Aarin Clemons was the featured guest on the "Manufacturing Monday Motivation" LinkedIn podcast, June 13, 2022. The series of live video interviews is hosted by B2Btail's Curt Anderson and Exit Your Way's Damon Pistulka. Curt described...