MRC News

Pa. manufacturers cautious as coronavirus spread

Lehigh Valley Business By Stacey Wescoe Posted February 13, 2020 Rich Hobbs, MRC CEO, and manufacturers in the Greater Lehigh Valley and Central Pennsylvania with connections to China were recently interviewed by Lehigh Valley Business to learn the impact and...

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LVB.com article features MRC Open House

Manufacturing group eyes growth with new location, more space By: Brian Pedersen November 5, 2019 4:55 pm Manufacturers Resource Center hosted an open house for its new office at 7200A Windsor Drive in Upper Macungie Township. Photo/Brian Pedersen – For more than 30...

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East Penn acquires Michigan lithium battery maker

by Stacy Wescoe August 16, 2019 | East Penn Manufacturing recently acquired a manufacturer of lithium battery technology and systems for the heavy-duty commercial, government and defense markets.  The name of the company is Navatas Systems of Ann Arbor, Michigan.  To...

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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...

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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 intellectual...

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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...

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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...

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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 what's inside!...

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