by Janine Kaiser | Jul 22, 2024 | 01 Get Inspired, 02 Get Ready: Strategy, 03 Get Ready: Team, Partially or Fully Automated Machines, Robots & Co-Bots
Company story developed by: CIRAS at Iowa State University CJ Bio America is a process manufacturer located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, a component of a global diversified manufacturing company. This location, founded in 2011, manufactures amino acids for livestock and...
by Janine Kaiser | Jul 17, 2024 | 01 Get Inspired, 02 Get Ready: Strategy, 03 Get Ready: Team, 04 Get Ready: Floor, 05 Get Technical, Internet of Things
Company story developed by: Oregon MEP (OMEP). Pan’s Mushroom Jerky (Pan’s), an Oregon-based food manufacturer, was poised for significant growth from wholesale and direct to consumer market channels. Pan’s leadership team knew they needed to significantly...
by TeamPAadmin | May 23, 2024 | 01 Get Inspired, 02 Get Ready: Strategy, 03 Get Ready: Team, Big Data & Analytics, 04 Get Ready: Floor, 05 Get Technical, Decarbonization Technologies, Digital Twin/Simulation, Information Technology/Operational Technology, Internet of Things, Partially or Fully Automated Machines, Robots & Co-Bots
Company story developed by: Catalyst Connection in Pittsburgh, PA. DMI, a leader in innovation, operations, and sustainability in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), began its Industry 4.0 journey in 2015. Involved in lean manufacturing and focused on...
by TeamPAadmin | May 17, 2024 | 03 Get Ready: Team
Company Story Developed by: Innovative Manufacturers’ Center (IMC), based in Williamsport, PA. Marcal Paper aka Nittany Paper Mills, LLC, is owned by Atlas Holdings, LLC a global company. Nittany Paper Mills in Lewistown, PA manufactures and provides recycled tissue...
by TeamPAadmin | May 17, 2024 | 03 Get Ready: Team
INTRODUCTION As part of the annual NIST MEP survey, we ask clients from the 51 MEP Centers to identify the top three challenges their companies will face over the next three years. We use a predetermined list of challenges, which allows us to track responses over...
by TeamPAadmin | May 17, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Additive Manufacturing, 03 Get Ready: Team, Augmented & Virtual Reality, Big Data & Analytics, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Digital Twin/Simulation, Horizontal & Vertical System Integration, Internet of Things, Robots & Co-Bots
From Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) National Network, and Manufacturers Resource Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania Why don’t small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) adopt new technologies more quickly? Studies have uncovered many reasons, but most boil...