With the help of Polaris MEP, manufacturer Reade Advanced Materials (East Providence, Rhode Island) has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification.
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NEB Becomes ISO 9001:2015 Registered for Composite Manufacturing
Portsmouth, Rhode Island: After close to a year of refining their Quality Management System with help from Rhode Island’s Polaris MEP, New England Boatworks Inc. (NEB) has been ISO 9001:2015 registered by NQA. NEB joins a very limited number of Rhode Island Composites...
Polaris MEP Recruiting Experts to Accelerate Manufacturing Growth
Industry Specialists Sought to Meet Evolving Needs of RI Manufacturers May 1, 2018 – PROVIDENCE, RI – Polaris MEP, the Manufacturing Extension Partnership for Rhode Island, is recruiting professional business consultants with a goal to help the state’s manufacturing...
New, Advanced Facility Design Leads to Job Growth
Polaris MEP helps DiFruscia Industries grow and create jobs by planning the layout for a new consolidated facility
LEAN Finisher Creates Gold Plated Cultural Change
Success Story – Tanury Industries Tanury Industries was founded in 1946 as a high volume plating company located in Lincoln, RI. Tanury has grown to become the leading finisher for the jewelry industry by emphasizing specification plating, quality, waste management...
Small-Business Cybersecurity is Twice as Nice as Pumpkin Spice
by Pat Toth, NIST MEP Cybersecurity Program Manager This article originally appeared on the NIST Taking Measure blog. I think we’ve taken this pumpkin spice thing too far. Don’t get me wrong, I love fall. That first crisp evening when you need to put on a sweater, the...
First Card Company is now First Card Packaging
New vision, more services and products, same commitment East Providence, Rhode Island – September 6, 2017 – First Card Company, a family owned and operated packaging manufacturer located in East Providence, Rhode Island, announced today that it will now serve its...
Apogee Reduce Errors Through Successful Lean Implementation
Apogee teams up with Polaris MEP to use Lean Manufacturing and 5S to increase sales, invest in technology and create jobs
Rhode Island Manufacturing Leader Named to NIST MEP Advisory Board
Hope Global’s Leslie Taito Joins National Team Providing Guidance to Help Small Manufacturers PROVIDENCE, RI – Leslie Taito, Senior Vice President of Corporate Operations for Hope Global in Cumberland, RI, has been named to the National Institute of Standards and...
Panel Discusses Federal Funding to Benefit Rhode Island Manufacturers
Congressional Delegation and Local Manufacturers Discuss the Tangible Benefits to the MEP Program PROVIDENCE, RI – At a panel discussion hosted by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Representative David Cicilline, representatives from three Rhode Island manufacturers...