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What People Are Saying About RI MADE, the Designated “Defense Manufacturing Community”
RI MADE Defense Manufacturing Community will provide resources which advance Automation & Robotics, Cyber Resiliency, and Risk Mitigation.
Workforce Development Leader Wendy Mackie Joins Polaris MEP As Interim Advisory Board Chair
Wendy Mackie, a highly-regarded leader in Rhode Island workforce development, is joining the Advisory Board of Polaris MEP, the state’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Center, as its Interim Chairperson.
Personalized Lean Instruction Helps Improve Processes For Transformational Move
Lean training by Polaris MEP helped RI Manufacturer New Harvest improve their process & make a transformational move into a bigger facility.
How to Adapt Lean Manufacturing For a Lean Office, Part 2
Part two in a series of posts on translating Lean Manufacturing Principles for sales/marketing, finance & admin functions, aka Lean Office.
How to Translate Lean Manufacturing Principles Into Your Office Functions, Part 1
Just as the production floor benefits from Lean Manufacturing Principles, you can do the same for your administrative teams with Lean Office.
Using the 4 M’s to Start Standardizing
In this Lean Manufacturing Tip video, learn how standardizing can help your Rhode Island company be more predictable and productive.
Lean Tip – Using the 4 M’s to Start Standardizing!
VIDEO: Learn how 3D scanning can support Rhode Island manufacturers with supply chain issues, facility layout, reverse engineering, and more!
Protected: An Interview with Foley & Foley, HR/Employment Law Resource
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IndustryWeek Features Inventory Control Advice from Polaris MEP Project Manager Ted Kennedy
Leading trade publication IndustryWeek featured advice on manufacturing inventory control from Project Manager Ted Kennedy in a new issue.
3D Scanning – 2 Smart Industrial Applications
VIDEO: Learn how 3D scanning can support Rhode Island manufacturers with supply chain issues, facility layout, reverse engineering, and more!
Aarin Clemons Links Recruiting, Brand & Culture on “Manufacturing Monday Motivation” Podcast
Polaris MEP’s Workforce Coordinator Aarin Clemons speaks to the links between manufacturing recruiting, brand and culture.
Finding Funding for Growth & Transformation Webinar Recording
VIDEO: This webinar features an overview of various grant, voucher and lending programs that might be right for your business.
What is Supplier Sourcing in Supply Chain Management?
Small & medium-sized Rhode Island manufacturers are struggling to procure essential products. Supplier sourcing offers solutions.
New crop of machinists launched by CCRI and Polaris MEP
The “Fast Track” program from Polaris MEP, CCRI & the RI DLT trains new crop of machinists, helping Rhode Islanders gain good jobs & local manufacturers gain skilled workers.
Celebrating Those on the “Fast Track” to Meaningful Manufacturing Careers
On May 13, 2022, partners Polaris MEP, CCRI and the Rhode Island Department of Labor celebrated students in the Fast Track to CNC Manufacturing program.
What Level Of Risk Are You Comfortable With?
In a new post, Center Director Kathie Mahoney discusses risk versus return & the reality of cyber-security risk for small manufacturers.
Cranston Patch: RI Starting Manufacturing Jobs Program for Woman Inmates
Cranston Patch: Governor McKee said that the RI Department of Corrections is teaming with Polaris MEP to create a manufacturing jobs pilot program for woman inmates.
3D Scanning to Facility Layout with Functional 3D
VIDEO: 3D scanning technology is available and offers very real benefits to small and medium-sized RI manufacturers.