Manufacturing Innovation Blog

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Manufacturers: It’s Time to Move from Operational Excellence to Inclusive Excellence

June 29, 2022

In the wake of the killing of George Floyd two years ago, many organizations and companies made commitments to racial and social justice. Diversity, equity and

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Capturing New Markets

June 23, 2022

Enterprise Minnesota

Galaxy Precision, Inc. is a family-owned precision machine shop with capabilities in CNC milling, CNC turning, and Swiss machining located in Albany, Minnesota

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Rethinking Old Hiring Rules to Achieve a Diverse Workforce

June 14, 2022

Aarin B. Clemons and Lindsey Brickle

Many manufacturers have struggled for years to hire qualified workers. The outlook is for more of the same. With an aging workforce, emerging new technologies

Technology Transfer Acceleration by the MEP National Network

June 3, 2022

Brian A. Weiss

From my standpoint, technology transfer is not easy, especially when attempting to introduce a new capability or technology into the manufacturing sector

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Weathering the Storm: Workforce Insights from the Gulf Coast Shipbuilders Conference

May 26, 2022

Matt Fieldman

The Gulf Coast’s shipbuilding industry is a case study in resilience. Not only have the manufacturers there survived COVID-19, but during the same two-year span

New Website Immediately Increases Leads

May 24, 2022

New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership

For more than 50 years, Quality Patterns, Inc., a family-owned and operated company in New York City, has serviced clothing designers with its marking, grading

The Secret to Improving Your Leadership … Really

May 19, 2022

Katie Rapp

Why do so few leadership improvement efforts produce the results that leaders and business sponsors want? What is in the way? Through decades of experience

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Cybersecurity and Industry 4.0 – What You Need to Know

May 11, 2022

Pat Toth

This blog is part one of a series on cybersecurity and Industry 4.0. This morning my favorite local morning news program had an interesting segment on new slang

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Realizing the Blazing Potential of Promising Workforce Programs

April 25, 2022

Matt Fieldman

I remember well when the phrase “a thousand points of light” entered regular usage. Popularized by President George H. W. Bush, the phrase referred to

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Cybersecurity for the Manufacturing Sector: Reduce Data Integrity Breaches with NIST SP 1800-10

April 21, 2022

Dr. Michael Powell

Industrial control systems (ICS) help manufacturers boost productivity, optimize efficiency and advance production lines. Historically, ICS networks were

Innovate Your Way to Growth While Minimizing Risks

April 14, 2022

Brandon Cornuke

Manufacturers work hard to minimize disruptions to their operations and invest significant resources to minimize production risk. They also are under constant