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Goodwin Bradley Engages Polaris MEP for ISO 90012015

Goodwin Bradley Engages Polaris MEP for ISO 90012015

Company Profile Goodwin-Bradley is a 105 year old, family owned manufacturer in Providence, RI. The company has been actively involved in the watershed moments of the transportation, aerospace and defense industries over the last century. They have proudly...

Polaris MEP Launches Manufacturing Innovation Challenge

Polaris MEP Launches Manufacturing Innovation Challenge

Over $1 Million Available to Rhode Island Manufacturers May 25, 2016 – SMITHFIELD, RI – Polaris MEP (Manufacturing Extension Partnership), a division of the University of Rhode Island Research Foundation, launches today at World Trade Day the Manufacturing Innovation...

Composite of an Innovation Cluster

Composite of an Innovation Cluster

Polaris MEP & Composites Alliance of RI Awarded Industry Cluster Grant According to the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA), the composites industry is posed for steady growth: the U.S. industry grew by 6.3% in 2014 and is projected to grow an...

RI Manufacturing Boot Camp Launched to Fill Skills Gap

RI Manufacturing Boot Camp Launched to Fill Skills Gap

No cost program created to provide RI manufacturers with newly trained workforce PROVIDENCE, RI – Polaris MEP (Manufacturing Extension Partnership), a division of the University of Rhode Island Research Foundation, has joined forces with Rhode Island Manufacturers...

Polaris MEP Assisting RI Manufacturers with ISO 9001:2015 Revision

Polaris MEP Assisting RI Manufacturers with ISO 9001:2015 Revision

This Revision Requires Managing Risk All the Way From Suppliers to Customers PROVIDENCE, RI – Area manufacturers may soon begin scrambling to comply with last week’s release of latest revision of the ISO 9001 Quality Management System (QMS), ISO 9001:2015. Now that...

Polaris MEP Announces Rocket Program for Rhode Island Manufacturers

Polaris MEP Announces Rocket Program for Rhode Island Manufacturers

New Program Lifts Off with a State-Funded Mission to Generate Top Line Growth and Jobs Providence, R.I. – Polaris MEP (Manufacturing Extension Partnership), a division of the URI Research Foundation, is announcing its latest move to lift Rhode Island’s manufacturers...

Manufacturing in R.I., Chapter 6: Manufacturing Defense Growth

Manufacturing in R.I., Chapter 6: Manufacturing Defense Growth

Manufacturing has taken a positive turn with signals that orders and production are poised to continue the trend upward. Small and large companies are ramping up hiring, training and operations activity, while support from the new state administration has also been...

Polaris MEP Featured on NBC 10 Business Lunch

Polaris MEP Featured on NBC 10 Business Lunch

Polaris MEP Center Director Christian Cowan had an opportunity to discuss Rhode Island manufacturing during a the Business Lunch segment of the NBC 10 WJAR noon news broadcast with anchor Frank Coletta.The two discussed the Polaris MEP program offering, the upcoming...