To stay competitive in the manufacturing labor market, employees need to keep on top of the quickly changing trends in technology. Historically, manufacturing jobs were thought of as those that didn’t require any specific skill sets. Today, with most manufacturing...
Reports show that most manufacturers are not ready to deal with high numbers of retiring employees, as baby boomers age (“silver tsunami”).
By Luann Edwards, Global Social Media Consultant and Founder, Socially Professional Not seeing much value in LinkedIn for your manufacturing organization? It could be that you’re not putting enough into LinkedIn. Social media platforms empower the user, meaning that...
Polaris MEP’s 2017 Impact Report is featured in this month’s Providence Business News Stuff, along with info on RI manufacturing.
by Pat Toth, NIST MEP Cybersecurity Program Manager This article originally appeared on the NIST Manufacturing Innovation blog. We’re all familiar with Smokey the Bear and the “Only You Can Prevent Wildfires” slogan. In 2015, Smokey got an update and the new “Receive...
Check out and register for 1 or more of the tours, job fairs or other events below to celebrate Rhode Island Manufacturing in October! Rhode Island College – Langevin Center for Design, Innovation & Advanced Manufacturing Advanced Manufacturing is the future!...
What is AS9100 Certification? Simply put, AS9100 is the International Quality Management System (QMS) standard for the Aerospace industry. It relates to ISO 9001 but takes it further towards ensuring product safety and reliability. An AS9100 registered QMS shows a...
Polaris MEP can guide Rhode Island manufacturers through AS9100 certification, the International Quality Management System standard for Aerospace.
Cybersecurity breaches aren’t just for large businesses. No business is too small to be hacked. Over 70% of reported breaches actually affected businesses with 100 employees or less. You might be surprised to learn that represents over 90% of Rhode Island...
Polaris MEP led, trained, coordinated, and facilitated Continuous Improvement with management and non-management AVTECH personnel.