By Gregg Profozich, Director, Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, California Manufacturing Technology Consulting (CMTC) As acquiring parts and resources becomes more challenging, supplier sourcing has grown in popularity, offering long-term, reliable solutions to...
By Matt Fieldman, Executive Director of America Works, a NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) National Network Initiative Polaris MEP is the Rhode Island Center for the MEP National NetworkTM, whose mission it is to strengthen and empower small and...
NIST MEP is pleased to announce the appointment of Pravina Raghavan as the new Director of the MEP program. She officially started at NIST on Dec. 6, 2021. Pravina joins NIST MEP with more than 20 years of experience providing advisory services to businesses in the...
By Marie Mansheim, Senior Consultant, WMEP Manufacturing Solutions Much work goes into developing sound business strategies. Yet when it comes to executing those brilliant initiatives, plenty of manufacturers and organizations fall short. If execution is the secret...
By Marie Mansheim, Senior Consultant, WMEP Manufacturing Solutions Strategic Planning. Rarely were there two words viewed with more reluctance, dread, and disappointment. The process of strategic planning is often considered too time consuming for manufacturers,...
By Dave Pierson, Senior Design Engineer for MAGNET Like Polaris MEP, MAGNET is a center in the MEP National NetworkTM, whose mission it is to strengthen and empower small and medium-sized manufacturing companies in the United States. “I’ve heard additive...
By Polaris MEP National Network Partner Celia Paulsen October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and the overarching theme for this year is “Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart.” To help Rhode Island manufacturers #BeCyberSmart about cybersecurity, we'll be sharing posts from...
By Dileep Thatte, co-lead of NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) National Network Food Initiative Polaris MEP is the Rhode Island Center for the MEP National NetworkTM, whose mission it is to strengthen and empower small and medium-sized manufacturing...
By Gregg Profozich, Director, Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, California Manufacturing Technology Consulting (CMTC) Click here to read part 1 of this blog series, a "go-to" additive manufacturing guide. In our last post we explored Additive Manufacturing, also...