Company Profile Headquartered in North Kingstown, RI, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence develops, manufactures, and distributes dimensional metrology hardware, software, and accessories. The company’s products boost efficiency, productivity, and quality across...
A new poll by Polaris MEP shows sales continue to be the greatest challenge facing Rhode Island manufacturers, and half of the respondents said “workforce/people” are crucial to a faster recovery from the coronavirus crisis, reported the Providence Business News....
Polaris MEP Survey Explores What Is Required to Accelerate Manufacturing Sector Recovery Providence, RI – July 27, 2020 – A new poll by Polaris MEP shows Sales continue to be the greatest challenge currently facing the Rhode Island’s manufacturers. The survey also...
By Polaris MEP National Network Partner Mary Mechler, IMEC Part 2: Getting the Message Out After your manufacturing organization has identified customer pains and your solutions, it's time begin communicating. Use What You Have in Place Now The key is to use the...
By Polaris MEP National Network Partner Mary Mechler, IMEC Part 1: Making a Plan A May 2020 survey of RI Manufacturing CEOs showed the impact of coronavirus on sales. It seems each day, another challenge is added to an already very complex business environment. Many...
Company Profile Orbetron, LLC was established in 2011 to fill a niche market: they work with clients to design, engineer and manufacture unique low-rate bulk material feeding systems that larger companies do not offer. Originally founded in Wisconsin, the company...
By Polaris MEP Partner, John Boudreau, Envisionable I’ve noticed that employee problems at small businesses can often be traced to the same source – the company's core values. Let me explain. The other day I received a call from a manufacturer. He was worried that...
Polaris MEP received a "shout-out" from Rhode Island's Governor Gina Raimondo during her daily COVID-19 briefing. "The most encouraging thing for me throughout this crisis has just been the way people pull together. Not a day goes by that someone doesn't do something...
This post was contributed by Polaris MEP intern, Melanie Auclair. We've all heard of "lean and mean" but Nathan Bonds is one of the nicest Lean guys on the planet. A Polaris MEP Project Manager, Nathan helps Rhode Island's manufacturers enjoy greater success by...