In a slightly different role as a technical assistance provider, your IES is helping companies establish “Wildlife Management Habitats”. A Clayton, NC company set aside 74 acres to be managed as wildlife habitat which has been certified by the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC). IES provided a NC State University student intern from the Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences department to assist in meeting certification requirements...
.... the man who may very well be the best sushi chef in the world, and who at 85 years of age could be long retired, or at least satisfied with what he has attained professionally, acknowledges that one of the key tenets of lean thinking, the pursuit of perfection, must go on.
I don't know if it's hot where you are, but in North Carolina, we have seen 90 degree days this week. If you're looking for a reason not to go outside, you can beat the heat by pulling up a chair and reading a few interesting articles I came across this week.
At the 9th Annual Sustainable Energy Conference in Raleigh, the Friday Luncheon Keynote Speaker, John Hanger, discussed Pennsylvania’s Energy Exploration Experience. Mr. Hanger, a nationally recognized expert on energy and the environment, has an impressive background, having served as commissioner of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and as secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Much of his discussion was aimed at Pennsylvania’s experience with hydraulic fracturing, generally referred to as “fracking”. All of it was designed to inform North Carolina of what he believes we need to know regarding Pennsylvania’s experience with energy exploration, in general, and with fracking in particular.
The other day at lunchtime, a discussion between one of our customer service reps and an EH&S specialist devolved into argument. The donnybrook, happening four offices down, became so loud that I could not focus my standard duties, like holding the weight of the world on my shoulders, so I rose to see about negotiating a cease-fire. Then I quickly sat back down. The squabble was about which was better – Star Wars or Star Trek. Darn. It was a Tuesday.
ShopBot, the Durham, NC, manufacturer of CNC routers, was recently featured on Kevin Kelly's "Cool Tools" site and on the very popular blog, Boing Boing.
Sometimes inspiration falls into my lap. The beauty of nature, a short glimpse of wildlife or even the smile of the “greeter”, our 85 pound Weimaraner, who trots down the driveway to greet my arrival each evening, gives me pause to reflect.
We're pleased to introduce the newest member of the 'Manufacturing Makes It Real' Network: Mertek, Solutions, Inc., of Sanford.
Do you suffer from friggatriskaidekaphobia? Or perhaps paraskevidekatriaphobia?
When did you first fall in love with choo choos? For me it started in a dusty basement library at the local Methodist Church. I was 7 and had discovered a book called “The Box Car Children.” The Wild Wild West TV show fueled my imagination as James West and Artemus Gordon saved the world while they rode the rails on their private train, “The Wanderer.” Then came the cult classic “Harold and Maude” where a rich, young, death obsessed Harold falls in love with a quirky, carefree and elderly, Maude who lives in a caboose. So it wasn’t a total shock when in college; I made a civil engineering project out of converting a retired caboose – then lived in it.
54 hours to build a new company, a new life or at least some new friends? This may sound ridiculous to some but not to Startup Weekend enthusiast. Triangle Startup Weekend is an event designed to bring together developers, designers, marketers, product managers and entrepreneurs to share ideas, form teams, build products and launch startups all in 54 hours.
It’s definitely an election year – lots of partisan demagoguery (that might be every year now), 24/7 nonstop election coverage by no less than 4 or 5 TV networks with little else to discuss, and the reappearance of little red and blue political signs in your neighbors’ yards.
Mid-Atlantic Crane of Raleigh joined the 'Manufacturing Makes It Real' Network at last week's event at KCST in Tarboro.
On March 28, Miranda Ballentine, Walmart’s Director of Sustainability, came to NC State University’s Centennial Campus to give an update on Walmart’s sustainability program. The title of her talk was The Future of Sustainability - A Perspective from Walmart. Attending the meeting were a number of Walmart suppliers, employees from all 3 triangle universities (Duke, UNC, and NCSU) and other manufacturers / organizations. NC State’s Industrial Extension Service (IES) sponsored the program and provided a variety of campus tours and networking opportunities to the attendees.
It isn't every day that you can see how a component in your car is made. I had that opportunity yesterday at the kick-off for the 2012 Manufacturing Makes It Real Network at Keihin Carolina System Technology (KCST) in Tarboro, NC. KCST makes automotive fuel systems and engine control units for Honda. If you drive an Acura or a Honda, part of your car originated in Tarboro, NC.
Last week I took an Advanced SEO (search engine optimization) class. What I learned there could and probably will be the subject of several posts. After three grueling days of content, the instructor put up a slide with a term I didn't expect to see in this class.