How to Handle Covered Defense Information

Manufacturers at all levels in the Department of Defense (DoD) supply chain must properly handle Covered Defense Information (CDI). If you don’t, you could lose your DoD contracts. To help you determine if your company comes into contact with CDI, here’s a concise...

5 Common Cybersecurity Threats to Manufacturers

Manufacturers are increasingly under threat from cyber attacks, which are a major threat to small businesses that do not have established IT security practices. A successful infiltration from a cyber criminal could shut down a plant’s operations, put its...

What Cobots Can Do for Your Business

What Cobots Can Do for Your Business This is a recent post on the NIST MEP page Share  Facebook Google Plus Twitter Manufacturing industries as varied as automotive, electronics, chemical products and food already use collaborative robots (cobots) for tasks such as...

Rich Hobbs Is New President & CEO of MRC

The MRC Board of Directors officially announced the appointment of Rich Hobbs to replace Jack Pfunder as President & CEO of the Manufacturers Resource Center at its recent board meeting. “Jack and his team built a successful company culture and Rich Hobbs’ unique...

MRC Has a New Address!

MRC has moved!  We are all very excited about our new offices in the Fogelsville area of Allentown.  We’ve got lots of space now for training courses and to expand Lean Enterprise Works, our hands-on “manufacturing factory.”   Come visit us and see...

Digital Manufacturing for Small Manufacturers

Digital manufacturing and design (DM&D) promises to transform supply chains as OEMs sync together processes and companies in a “virtual vertical integration.” How do small and medium-sized manufacturers prepare for this future? Find out how to leverage modest...