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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!...
Consider AS9100 to Improve Quality Management & Customer Satisfaction
What is AS9100 Certification? Simply put, AS9100 is the International Quality Management System (QMS) standard for the Aerospace industry. It relates to ISO 9001 but takes it further towards ensuring product safety and reliability. An AS9100 registered QMS shows a...
Consider AS9100 to Improve Quality Management & Customer Satisfaction
What is AS9100 Certification? Simply put, AS9100 is the International Quality Management System (QMS) standard for the Aerospace industry. It relates to ISO 9001 but takes it further towards ensuring product safety and reliability. An AS9100 registered QMS shows a...
Think You’re Too Small to Be a Cyber Attack Target? Think Again!
Cybersecurity breaches aren’t just for large businesses. No business is too small to be hacked. Over 70% of reported breaches actually affected businesses with 100 employees or less. You might be surprised to learn that represents over 90% of Rhode Island...
READE Announces Certification to ISO 9001:2015
East Providence, Rhode Island: Reade International Corp., DBA Reade Advanced Materials, a global distributor of specialty chemical solids, is proud to announce their recent International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015 certification. The 2015 revision...
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