The 2018 Oregon manufacturers’ Summit has officially wrapped, and our fifth year was a great success. Here are some takeaways from the summit from which all Oregon manufacturers can benefit. Embrace...
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Seeking Host Company for PDCA Workshop
The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) will be hosting a workshop titled PDCA:Â The Core of Sustained Improvement Efforts. The session will be led by our very own Sheila Cuyler! The...
NW Industrial Energy Efficiency Summit
This year’s NW Industrial Energy Efficiency Summit agenda includes the latest best practices and technical resources for industrial facilities in the Pacific Northwest. In its tenth year, the Summit...
Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Survey
As part of the MEP network, the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute is requesting your insight on the state of education/workforce development (EWD) as it pertains to the national...
Creating a Culture of Innovation: Start in Your Sales & Marketing Departments
In the first of this three-part blog series, we introduced the notion of starting with your sales and marketing departments as places where you can innovate new aligned, value-based best practices...
Creating a Culture of Innovation
Innovation - the key to American success, prosperity, and global influence. Those of us in the manufacturing sector have heard for years that our country’s economic growth and prosperity is in part...
2018 Trends in Advanced Manufacturing
In the past couple of years, discussion on the future of manufacturing has birthed the concepts of Industry 4.0 and SMART Manufacturing. What do these concepts mean and how do they affect any...
Top Employment Law Updates for Manufacturers
The end of 2017 brought ups and downs with respect to employment law changes for Oregon manufacturers. On the federal side, the change in administrations brought modifications to federal agencies,...
Oregon Applied Sustainability Experience Host Companies
The Oregon Applied Sustainability Experience (OASE) wants you to host a 10-week, free intern to conduct Pollution Prevention research at your business Your business may be able to address waste...
4 Sales / Marketing Myths that Trap Manufacturing Companies
Sales and marketing are two of the most important functions in any manufacturing business. Whether you have 4 employees or 400, having a good system in place to let new customers find your product,...