Thank you to the record breaking crowd to recognize the manufacturers of South Central PA. We had a great "Keeping Your Business in Tune" panel discussion and was enlightened by Martin Guitar on "Staying Relevant for 185 Years." View the…
Technology is touching every aspect of our lives and it seems to be changing everything we do. It is impacting the way we think, communicate and the way we are entertained. It controls how we perform everyday tasks like driving,…
Partner Events... 2017 Cybersecurity Summit at Kutztown University- September 20 McKonly and Asbury's Collaborate 2017 Conference- September 21 Catalyst Connection's Kata Practitioner Day- September 21 RKL's Manufacturing & Distribution Growth & Profitability Forum- September 26 YCEA's Business After Hours at…
Partner Training... WebpageFX's Bridging the Gap Between Offline and Online Marketing Webinar- August 30 World Trade Center Harrisburg's Export Controls under the ITAR- August 31 Baker Tilly's Tax, Trade and Policy Insights- September 7 ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditor Training - September…
The finalists are named for the MANTEC Excellence in Manufacturing Awards. The awards are given to South Central Pennsylvania manufacturers that have demonstrated a commitment to improving the business through Smart Manufacturing in one of the following categories: Excellence in Operational…
With the Internet of Things taking the consumer technology by storm, its factory-oriented counterpart, the Industrial Internet of Things, or IIoT, is spurring on a new revolution in manufacturing. The innovation has so much potential that some experts are calling…
The Regional Economic Studies Institute recently performed an independent analysis of IRC Program impacts (for 2016) upon Pennsylvania’s manufacturing community and overall economy. The major finding is that the IRC Program provides a $14.42 return to the treasury for every…
Ransomware works by infecting a computer, locking users out of the system (usually by encrypting the data on the hard drive), and then holding the decryption or other release key ransom until the victim pays a fee, usually in bitcoin.…
MANTEC released the 2017 Annual Summary featuring client impacts. 10 Year Impacts include: Retained and Increased Sales- $1,058,048,024 Cost Savings- $134,481,220 Retained and Increased Jobs- 7,820 Clients invested over $500,000 into Growth and Innovation projects while more Operational Excellence & Quality projects were conducted.…
An independent analysis performed by the Fors Marsh Group, an applied research firm based in Arlington, Virginia, credited the Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (IRC) Program with the creation and retention of 5,943 manufacturing jobs in 2016. Companies participating in IRC…