Find out how the relentless pursuit of minor machine defects can make a major impact on your productivity. Rhode Island manufacturers can be one part MacGyver, one part Mary Poppins when it comes to their Capital Equipment. When faced with little issues they fix on...
Rhode Island's unemployment rate fell from 4.8% to 4.2% in January as the state steadily recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic. Polaris MEP's Center Director, Kathie Mahoney, weighs in on what this means for Rhode Island manufactueres: “Similar to all industries,...
Rhode Island Representative David N. Cicilline and Michigan Representative Peter Meijer have re-introduced the “Made In America Manufacturing Communities Act,” which empowers the Secretary of Commerce to design consortiums as “manufacturing communities” eligible for...
Polaris MEP will host “Coaching: Move People Forward,” an interactive, virtual course designed for leaders to teach them how to coach in various situations. The course, which results in a certification from Development Dimensions International, can help managers who...
401 Tech Bridge and Polaris MEP are launching a new prototype-to-product program: Scale Up! RI. “We identified a gap that startups … don’t always have a good understand of what it takes to get from a set of drawings or prototypes up to being able to manufacture a...
Christian Cowan, formerly the Center Director for Polaris MEP and now Executive Director of 401 Tech Bridge talks with The Boston Globe about how a technology and innovation gap is contributing to supply chain problems. Government investment shifts resulted in key...
Among the many "side effects" of COVID-19 has been its impact on the supply chain and controlling inventory. A 2021 Grainger report found that inventory management was the second biggest area of impact from the pandemic after lead time. With supplies and parts...
Knowing how to better manage your inventory can turn it from a DRAG into a DRIVER of business. In this video, Polaris MEP Workforce Project Manager Annie Unger shares 5 tips for controlling inventory that yield proven results for smaller manufacturers. Eager to...
Did you know more than 168 million people should tune into the Super Bowl this year? Fans, teams and advertisers are all looking to win. At Polaris MEP, we’re all about manufacturing wins for our customers. In order to win, we know how helpful it can be to implement a...