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COVID-19 Coronavirus: 3 Mitigation Practices To Adopt from Food & Beverage Manufacturing
"Preventing the spread of disease is just a part of what you do every shift, every day, to take care of your employees and customers in the food industry." That's how Polaris MEP Project Manager Chris Cinieri explains why the guidelines are so strict for food and...
Resources and Support for RI Manufacturers Related to COVID-19 Coronavirus
Supporting Rhode Island manufacturers continues to be the mission of Polaris MEP. We are working closely with state agencies including CommerceRI, RIMA and the Department of Labor and Training (DLT) to make sure manufacturing employer needs are represented related to...
Providence Business News: Polaris MEP’s 2018 Impact Report Featured in PBN Stuff
Polaris MEP's 2018 Impact Report is featured in this month's PBN Stuff. This month's issue also features Q&A's with industry experts, articles on Rhode Island manufacturers in every sector, and a directory of things made right here in...
Goetz Composites Achieves ISO 9001:2015 Certification
BRISTOL, RI - Composite Energy Technologies, Inc. dba Goetz Composites, has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification for the design and fabrication of complex composite structures. The company’s commitment to both high quality products and processes lead to the...
What Does IIoT Mean for Small Manufacturers?
By Polaris MEP Partner Jason Bittner, Triple Helix The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is talked about as more of a reality today than ever before. Smart factories built by Ericsson, Schneider Electric, and other technology providers have provided concrete...
Rhode Island maker brings home big titles for the beverage industry
Barrington, RI (July 1, 2019) -- Rhode Island’s only shrub maker, Anna Scott, is making waves internationally. In just the last few months Anna’s Kitchen Shrub has received several industry awards from Food & Beverage Magazine, the International SIP Awards and the...
What is ‘Design for Manufacturing’?
UPDATED August 26, 2020 By Polaris MEP Partner Josh Chernin, Business Improvement Group During the economic stress caused by the pandemic, manufacturers must work harder to anticipate and reduce costs and supply risks BEFORE those elements are locked into a final...
EE = EBITDA
Transforming Human Capital into Financial Capital. Guest post by Polaris MEP Partner and award-winning author, Jeff Deckman. EE = EBITDAÂ is an obscure but interesting formula that, once I came to understand it, I realized uncovers an exciting new source of increased...
Cobots Level the Playing Field
This article originally appeared on Industry Today. Guest blog post by Buckley Brinkman, the Executive Director/CEO of the Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing and Productivity (WCMP). Reluctance to Employ Cobots Driven by 4 Common Misconceptions It has been nearly six...
Infographic: What Cobots Can Do for Your Business
Manufacturing industries as varied as automotive, electronics, chemical products and food already use collaborative robots (cobots) for tasks such as assembly, loading and packaging. The partnership between humans and cobots is an important one that combines tasks and...
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