Manufacturers and representatives from all of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers in the nation are in Washington D.C. today meeting with their elected Senators and Congressmen. PA Congressman Glenn Thompson has organized a special meeting for today at 4pm…
A regional manufacturing executive, as well as two representatives from the Northwest Industrial Resource Center (NWIRC), will meet with Pennsylvania’s 18 Congressional members in Washington, D.C. on March 9th to discuss the importance of manufacturing and the National Institute of…
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…
Deloitte and Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI), conducted a study and recently published, Cyber Risks in Advanced Manufacturing, with the cited goal of helping companies “engage in a deeper dialog around core aspects of a cyber risk program,…
by Bob Zaruta, President/CEO, NWIRC
During my first six months at the NWIRC, a top priority of mine has been to travel our 13 county regional footprint to meet with manufacturing company owners and CEOs. I’ve had the opportunity to…
Northwest Industrial Resource Center (NWIRC) will offer a Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) training on March 15, 2017 from 8:00am-4:00pm in Meadville. FMEA helps uncover potential failures before they occur while investigating at-risk processes, components, or whole products. This…
More details and register here.…
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 &…
