What is the MEP, Anyway? [Mfg Minute video]
On this week's "Manufacturing Minute" video, we tell folks a little about the Manufacturing Extension Partnership, including their current focus on innovation.
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Industrial Labeling Experts Join Manufacturing Network
Mooresville's Woelco Labeling Solutions, the U.S. headquarters of a multinational firm founded in Germany in 1962, is the newest member of the "Manufacturing Makes It Real" Network.
Quality is Too Important?
In this "Manufacturing Minute" episode, we look at a "Quality Quote" from Philip B. Crosby.
Skills Gap or Wage Gap?
Hardly a week goes by in which the media does not cover the workforce shortage in manufacturing.
Mfg Minute Video: Report on the Latest MMIR Network Event
This episode of the "Manufacturing Minute" features a montage of images from the recent "Manufacturing Makes It Real" Network event at the Baldor factory in Shelby, NC.
Could Your Company Stay in ‘Perpetual Design Mode’?
In their company newsletter, Dennis Quaintance, the CEO and "CDO" -- Chief Design Officer -- of Quaintance-Weaver Restaurants & Hotels discusses the process they go through to keep their properties and services on the cutting edge.
[video] Be Thankful for Manufacturing
A quick look -- "about a minute" -- about how important manufactured goods are to the Thanksgiving celebration.
Let’s Talk Trash!
November 15, today, is America Recycles Day! There are many reasons to recycle, but here are two great reasons to recycle more at home
Manufacturing Network Welcomes Global Poultry Industry Leader
Pfizer Global Poultry recently joined other forward-thinking North Carolina companies in the "Manufacturing Makes It Real" Network.
What is ISO and Why Should You Care?
In this episode of the "Manufacturing Minute" video series, we discuss international standards and why manufacturers should care about them.
Talking About the MMIR Network on the ‘Manufacturing Minute’
On today's "Manufacturing Minute" segment, we introduce the "Manufacturing Makes It Real" Network.
Book Review: The Quality Cauldron
Review of a mysterious book that presents a variety of quality-improvement tips for witches, wizards, and various types of supernatural beings such as vampires, zombies, and ghosts.
Looking at Manufacturing as a System
In the latest Manufacturing Minute -- "about a minute, about manufacturing" -- we apply some basic systems thinking to manufacturing.
‘60 Minutes’ Looks at NC Manufacturing
The CBS series 60 Minutes profiled the fall and rise of manufacturing in North Carolina in a story called "The death and life of Asheboro, NC."
Does Manufacturing Matter to You? It Matters to Us!
If you're not sure whether, why, or how much manufacturing matters to North Carolina and the national economy, we've updated the part of our website that explains exactly how critical manufacturing is. We call it, simply, Manufacturing Matters.
Do You Dare Have a Manufacturing-Free Day?
The latest Manufacturing Minute episode issues a challenge to anyone who discounts the importance of manufacturing: try spending a day without any kind of manufactured products.
Manufacturing is a Knowledge Industry?
Manufacturing has been a major topic at several meetings I have attended lately such as the NC Economic Developers' Association fall meeting and the NC Rural Center's 2012 Rural Partners Forum.
Winston-Salem’s B/E Aerospace Facility Joins Manufacturing Network
The "Manufacturing Makes It Real" Network welcomes B/E Aerospace's West Point Facility in Winston-Salem as its newest member.
The Deming Chain Reaction in a Manufacturing Minute
Today's "Manufacturing Minute" covers the "Deming Chain Reaction" that formed the underpinning of Dr. W. Edwards Deming's approach to continual quality improvement.
Manufacturing Minute: What IS Manufacturing, Anyway?
If you immediately think of factories and assembly lines when you think of manufacturing, this "Manufacturing Minute" segment may give you a slightly different perspective of what manufacturing is all about.