MRC News
WFMZ Will Live Broadcast “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” Awards
MRC and WFMZ-TV Team Up to Bring You “What's So Cool About Manufacturing?” Lehigh Valley, Live - WFMZ-TV Set to Live Broadcast the Popular Student Video Awards Event FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 6, 2020 Contact: Kim Plyler kim@sahlcomm.com 484-554-5582 LEHIGH...
LVB.com article features MRC Open House
Manufacturing group eyes growth with new location, more space By: Brian Pedersen November 5, 2019 4:55 pm Manufacturers Resource Center hosted an open house for its new office at 7200A Windsor Drive in Upper Macungie Township. Photo/Brian Pedersen – For more than 30...
MRC Expands the What’s So Cool PA Dream Team
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 4, 2019 Contact: kim@sahlcomm.com 484-554-5582 MRC Celebrates Manufacturing Day by Revealing "What's So Cool About Manufacturing?" Lehigh Valley's Student-Manufacturer Teams for Year Seven MRC Expands Manufacturing Career Awareness with...
East Penn acquires Michigan lithium battery maker
by Stacy Wescoe August 16, 2019 | East Penn Manufacturing recently acquired a manufacturer of lithium battery technology and systems for the heavy-duty commercial, government and defense markets. The name of the company is Navatas Systems of Ann Arbor, Michigan. To...
Easton-area polymer company expands with acquisition of Oregon firm
by Stacy Wescoe, August 21, 2019 | This article appeared recently at LVB.com. This acquisition expands Polytek's portfolio and provides more diversity for their casting solutions. This is Polytek’s second recent acquisition this year. For more details, please view...
How to Handle Covered Defense Information
Manufacturers at all levels in the Department of Defense (DoD) supply chain must properly handle Covered Defense Information (CDI). If you don’t, you could lose your DoD contracts. To help you determine if your company comes into contact with CDI, here’s a concise...
5 Common Cybersecurity Threats to Manufacturers
Manufacturers are increasingly under threat from cyber attacks, which are a major threat to small businesses that do not have established IT security practices. A successful infiltration from a cyber criminal could shut down a plant's operations, put its intellectual...
What Cobots Can Do for Your Business
What Cobots Can Do for Your Business This is a recent post on the NIST MEP page Share Facebook Google Plus Twitter Manufacturing industries as varied as automotive, electronics, chemical products and food already use collaborative robots (cobots) for tasks such as...
Rich Hobbs Is New President & CEO of MRC
The MRC Board of Directors officially announced the appointment of Rich Hobbs to replace Jack Pfunder as President & CEO of the Manufacturers Resource Center at its recent board meeting. “Jack and his team built a successful company culture and Rich Hobbs’ unique...
MRC Has a New Address!
MRC has moved! We are all very excited about our new offices in the Fogelsville area of Allentown. We've got lots of space now for training courses and to expand Lean Enterprise Works, our hands-on "manufacturing factory." Come visit us and see what's inside!...
Digital Manufacturing for Small Manufacturers
Digital manufacturing and design (DM&D) promises to transform supply chains as OEMs sync together processes and companies in a “virtual vertical integration.” How do small and medium-sized manufacturers prepare for this future? Find out how to leverage modest...
Are Robots Right for Your Plant?
Recent advances are making robotics implementation accessible to even the smallest manufacturers. Promising improvements to productivity and safety, robotics are not just an option, but could be an essential aspect of any manufacturing company’s future. Determine if...