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Manufacturing is the foundation on which Pennsylvania’s economy was built and the driving force that provides family-sustaining wages for Pennsylvanians across the commonwealth.  The Governor’s Manufacturing Advisory Council is a private-sector initiative designed to identify and prioritize top issues that can help influence, sustain and advance that industry.  The 24-member council met over a six-month [...]

STATE COLLEGE, PA – Are you a researcher, entrepreneur or innovator working in the shale gas space in Pennsylvania?  The Ben Franklin Shale Gas Innovation and Commercialization Center www.sgicc.org announced today the program will award a total of $75,000 in cash prizes for the three best shale gas-oriented innovations, new product ideas or service concepts [...]

IMC – Innovative Manufacturers’ Center recently announced the appointment of Sarah Horton as the organization’s Video Web Marketing & Innovation Coordinator effective December 3, 2012. Sarah served as a part-time Project Assistant with IMC prior to accepting the Coordinator position. Sarah also serves as IMC’s Williamsport/Lycoming Keystone Innovation Zone Coordinator.   As Video Web Marketing & [...]

IMC’s Lauren Bryson spoke at last month’s TEDx event in Williamsport about the importance of innovation in manufacturing. Click here to watch the video.

Toyota Kata: 1-day Workshop

December 4th, 2012 by Lauri Moon

Association of Manufacturing Excellence is sponsoring a one day workshop on Toyota Kata January 17th in Aston, PA at Engineered Arresting Systems Corp. After a brief company introduction and tour there will be an introductory workshop on ‘Toyota Kata’ based on the book by Mike Rother. Kata means ‘routine’.  The book defines two distinct but [...]