Northwest Industrial Resource Center (NWIRC) and Innovative Manufacturers’ Center (IMC) will host an upcoming demonstration, presented by The Proud Company, as an introduction to a new class of inexpensive, easy to deploy robots that are changing how manufacturers think about…

Manufacturers of diverse specialties, company sizes, and locations turned out in St Mary’s, PA yesterday for the Intek Systems’ Demo Expo. This type of trade show was unique to the area in that participants had access to nearly 20 exhibitors…

by Joseph Kloecker, Lakeview Consulting Services Many companies are rightfully concerned about the effort and financial commitment required to make the transition from QuickBooks and Excel spreadsheets to a full function ERP System. Stories of expensive and time consuming package…

by Ben Mintz, Sales Engineer, Intek Systems When asked how they envision robots, most people think of huge, unwieldy robots working in fenced off areas in large factories. Or, they think of futuristic cyberbots mimicking human behavior. Somewhere between these…

by Michael Griffith, Manufacturing Technology Engineer, NWIRC It remains to be seen whether additive manufacturing, or its synonymous term 3D Printing, actually transforms manufacturing. GE is one of many companies leading the development of additive manufacturing as an advanced manufacturing…

Northwest Industrial Resource Center (NWIRC) recently hosted a robotics workshop by The Proud Company. The star of the show was Sawyer, a high-performance collaborative robot by Rethink Robotics®. “It’s becoming harder and harder to find motivated employees to show up…

Northwest Industrial Resource Center (NWIRC) plans an upcoming workshop, presented by The Proud Company, as an introduction to a new class of inexpensive, easy to deploy robots that are changing how manufacturers think about automation. Gone are the days of…