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The Manufacturing Melting Pot
I remember the old Schoolhouse Rock shorts that used to come on TV Saturday mornings. You might know them too -- "I'm just a bill" and "Conjunction Junction." One of my favorites was "The Great American Melting Pot." Since moving to Rhode Island I kept hearing about...
Cobots Can Help Solve Social Distancing and Labor Challenges
Among the many issues over the last few years, two major human challenges have developed. Could cobots (collaborative robots) be the answer? The first trend is the need to implement social distancing to slow the possible spread of the COVID virus and become more...
Introducing Tomorrow’s Workers to Manufacturing Careers through High School “Industry Projects”
Last week I attended the “Work Ready Think Tank” event hosted by the College & Career office of Mt. Hope High school. Polaris MEP works with several Rhode Island high school CTE (Career & Technical Education) programs to introduce students to the possibilities...
Providence Business First: Kathie Mahoney Weighs In On RI’s Economic Recovery.
Rhode Island's unemployment rate fell from 4.8% to 4.2% in January as the state steadily recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic. Polaris MEP's Center Director, Kathie Mahoney, weighs in on what this means for Rhode Island manufactueres: “Similar to all industries,...
Made in America Manufacturing Communities Act 2022
Rhode Island Representative David N. Cicilline and Michigan Representative Peter Meijer have re-introduced the “Made In America Manufacturing Communities Act,” which empowers the Secretary of Commerce to design consortiums as “manufacturing communities” eligible for...
“Six Word Stories” Will Massively Improve Your Employee Recruitment in 2022
By Matt Fieldman, Executive Director of America Works, a NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) National Network Initiative Polaris MEP is the Rhode Island Center for the MEP National NetworkTM, whose mission it is to strengthen and empower small and...
Providence Business News: Polaris MEP to host manufacturer coaching session for certification
Polaris MEP will host “Coaching: Move People Forward,” an interactive, virtual course designed for leaders to teach them how to coach in various situations. The course, which results in a certification from Development Dimensions International, can help managers who...
Providence Business News: 401 Tech Bridge, Polaris MEP to launch new prototype to production program
401 Tech Bridge and Polaris MEP are launching a new prototype-to-product program: Scale Up! RI. “We identified a gap that startups … don’t always have a good understand of what it takes to get from a set of drawings or prototypes up to being able to manufacture a...
Boston Globe: Shortages are more than a simple supply chain problem
Christian Cowan, formerly the Center Director for Polaris MEP and now Executive Director of 401 Tech Bridge talks with The Boston Globe about how a technology and innovation gap is contributing to supply chain problems. Government investment shifts resulted in key...
5 Quick Tips to Controlling Inventory in 2022
Among the many "side effects" of COVID-19 has been its impact on the supply chain and controlling inventory. A 2021 Grainger report found that inventory management was the second biggest area of impact from the pandemic after lead time. With supplies and parts...
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