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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...
Women in Manufacturing on the Rise
Women in manufacturing isn’t a new trend. Since World War II’s Rosie the Riveter, the figure most recognized as representing the women who worked in factories during World War II, women have worked in the manufacturing industry. While their roles are on the rise,...
Six Manufacturing Trends to Watch in 2019
From IoT to secure data networks to robots and drones, 2019 manufacturing industry trends are focused on technological growth. Here’s what the industry experts expect to flourish this year. 1. Increased Focus on Cybersecurity In 2018, achieving compliance with DFARS...
ATW Companies and Desktop Metal Celebrate Grand Opening of P3D
Peter Frost, ATW Companies CEO, and Jonah Myerberg, Desktop Metal CTO ‘cut the ribbon’ for P3D. WARWICK, RI – ATW Companies, Desktop Metal and Parmatech Corporation joined together to launch PD3, an all-new specialized R&D and manufacturing company. The three...
The Shift in Manufacturing Requires Continuous Skill Development
To stay competitive in the manufacturing labor market, employees need to keep on top of the quickly changing trends in technology. Historically, manufacturing jobs were thought of as those that didn’t require any specific skill sets. Today, with most manufacturing...
Is Your Business Ready to Ride the “Silver Tsunami”?
Industry experts have described the quickly approaching retirement of baby boomers as the Silver Tsunami. Reports indicate the manufacturing sector could lose up to 40% of its skilled employees by 2024 (Industry Week, 2018). Eighty percent of companies acknowledge...
LinkedIn – You Get What You Give
By Luann Edwards, Global Social Media Consultant and Founder, Socially Professional Not seeing much value in LinkedIn for your manufacturing organization? It could be that you’re not putting enough into LinkedIn. Social media platforms empower the user, meaning that...
Providence Business News: Polaris MEP’s 2017 Impact Report Featured in PBN Stuff
Polaris MEP's 2017 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...
Cybersecurity Starts with Your Employees
by Pat Toth, NIST MEP Cybersecurity Program Manager This article originally appeared on the NIST Manufacturing Innovation blog. We’re all familiar with Smokey the Bear and the “Only You Can Prevent Wildfires” slogan. In 2015, Smokey got an update and the new “Receive...
It’s MFGDay, Week & Month in Rhode Island
Check out and register for 1 or more of the tours, job fairs or other events below to celebrate Rhode Island Manufacturing in October! Rhode Island College – Langevin Center for Design, Innovation & Advanced Manufacturing Advanced Manufacturing is the future!...
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