Manufacturers in Northwest PA who are contractors or subcontractors doing business with the Department of Defense should be assessing their compliance with the newest cybersecurity requirements for safeguarding information and incident reporting. The Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS 252.204-7012)…
In October 2016, the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) published a revised automotive industry standard to replace ISO/TS 16949:2009. The ISO 9001 requirements are now published separately from the new IATF 16949:2016 requirements, however they remain the foundation for the…
March Madness is approaching! No, we’re not talking basketball at Northwest Industrial Resource Center (NWIRC). We’ve got a busy schedule of training programs for area manufacturers. Take a look and click on the topic for more details:
Failure Modes &…
In October 2016, International Automotive Task Force (IATF), published a revised automotive industry standard to replace ISO/TS 16949:2009. Shortly after the release of the new standard, a blog post by Mark Whitworth, CEO of EASE, cited “5 Critical Things to…
Northwest Industrial Resource Center (NWIRC) will offer an introduction to ISO 14001 featuring Korin Giles of Urban Engineers. She will guide companies through the steps of developing, implementing, and registering an Environmental Management System (EMS). In addition, EMS benefits, related…
If you’ve wanted to gain more information about manufacturing-related topics to help your company, Northwest Industrial Resource Center (NWIRC) has some upcoming classes to explain the basics.
Using Six Sigma Tools
Small organizations often don’t have the resources (time, people,…
by Korin Giles, Urban Engineers, Inc.
Environmental management systems (EMS) emerged in the early 1990s to provide organizations with a proactive, systematic approach for managing the potential environmental consequences of their operations. These systems have become globally adopted and are…
by Kevin Smith, President Vie Associates, LLC
As many organizations are beginning to realize, the new ISO 9001 standard brings to the table some new requirements along with some confusion as to the intent of the changes. Two of the…