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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...
NEB Becomes ISO 9001:2015 Registered for Composite Manufacturing
Portsmouth, Rhode Island: After close to a year of refining their Quality Management System with help from Rhode Island’s Polaris MEP, New England Boatworks Inc. (NEB) has been ISO 9001:2015 registered by NQA. NEB joins a very limited number of Rhode Island Composites...
Polaris MEP Recruiting Experts to Accelerate Manufacturing Growth
Industry Specialists Sought to Meet Evolving Needs of RI Manufacturers May 1, 2018 – PROVIDENCE, RI – Polaris MEP, the Manufacturing Extension Partnership for Rhode Island, is recruiting professional business consultants with a goal to help the state’s manufacturing...
LEAN Finisher Creates Gold Plated Cultural Change
Success Story – Tanury Industries Tanury Industries was founded in 1946 as a high volume plating company located in Lincoln, RI. Tanury has grown to become the leading finisher for the jewelry industry by emphasizing specification plating, quality, waste management...
Small-Business Cybersecurity is Twice as Nice as Pumpkin Spice
by Pat Toth, NIST MEP Cybersecurity Program Manager This article originally appeared on the NIST Taking Measure blog. I think we’ve taken this pumpkin spice thing too far. Don’t get me wrong, I love fall. That first crisp evening when you need to put on a sweater, the...
First Card Company is now First Card Packaging
New vision, more services and products, same commitment East Providence, Rhode Island – September 6, 2017 – First Card Company, a family owned and operated packaging manufacturer located in East Providence, Rhode Island, announced today that it will now serve its...
Rhode Island Manufacturing Leader Named to NIST MEP Advisory Board
Hope Global’s Leslie Taito Joins National Team Providing Guidance to Help Small Manufacturers PROVIDENCE, RI – Leslie Taito, Senior Vice President of Corporate Operations for Hope Global in Cumberland, RI, has been named to the National Institute of Standards and...
Panel Discusses Federal Funding to Benefit Rhode Island Manufacturers
Congressional Delegation and Local Manufacturers Discuss the Tangible Benefits to the MEP Program PROVIDENCE, RI – At a panel discussion hosted by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Representative David Cicilline, representatives from three Rhode Island manufacturers...
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