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Intro to TPM (Total Productive Maintenance)

Intro to TPM (Total Productive Maintenance)

Find out how the relentless pursuit of minor machine defects can make a major impact on your productivity. Rhode Island manufacturers can be one part MacGyver, one part Mary Poppins when it comes to their Capital Equipment. When faced with little issues they fix on...

5 Tips for Controlling Inventory

5 Tips for Controlling Inventory

Knowing how to better manage your inventory can turn it from a DRAG into a DRIVER of business. In this video, Polaris MEP Workforce Project Manager Annie Unger shares 5 tips for controlling inventory that yield proven results for smaller manufacturers. Eager to...

The Team Board

The Team Board

Did you know more than 168 million people should tune into the Super Bowl in 2022? Fans, teams and advertisers are all looking to win. At Polaris MEP, we’re all about manufacturing wins for our clients. In order to win, we know how helpful it can be to implement a...

Legal Aspects of COVID-19 Vaccines Webinar

Legal Aspects of COVID-19 Vaccines Webinar

Polaris MEP Center Direct Kathie Mahoney guided this 1/2 hour discussion in December of 2021 about how Rhode Island manufacturers can and should manage COVID vaccination requirements. Mark Freel of Locke Lord, an attorney with experience in employment law offered...

Inventory Control Info Session

Inventory Control Info Session

Inventory IS waste. Inventory also IS necessary. How can lean manufacturing tools help your team control it better? Lean manufacturing is a philosophy of continuous improvement, helping a Rhode Island manufacturing company become more resilient and grow by eliminating...

The Future of Manufacturing | Venture Café Providence

The Future of Manufacturing | Venture Café Providence

Polaris MEP Center Director Kathie Mahoney led an interactive discussion on the Future of Manufacturing in Rhode Island and beyond during a Thursday Gathering at Venture Café Providence on August 19, 2021. Featured panelists: Sabrina Kanaley, Designer, Composite...