OMEP is pleased to announce the second season of our new collaborative podcast, Manufacturing Matters Oregon. Hosted by our very own Linda Wechsler, this podcast is dedicated to telling the stories...
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If You Connect It, Protect It!
Meet Humphrey Humphrey is a gray squirrel that a friend of mine rescued as an abandoned baby squirrel. For weeks, my friend and his family nursed the young creature by hand. While Humphrey was...
Pre-Purchase Guide to Equipment for Manufacturers
A survey from 2014 found that small and medium-sized manufacturers do not like to compromise on quality when it comes to communications devices, vehicles or tea (yes tea – the survey respondents...
Why a Food Safety Culture Is Good Business for Food Manufacturers
This article was originally featured on the Manufacturing Innovation Blog through the MEP National Network, and was authored by Dileep Thatte There were more than 300 food recalls and 17...
How Vulnerable Are You To a Cyber Attack? A Self-Assessment Tool for Manufacturers
This post was originally featured on the Manufacturing Innovation Blog and was authored by Pat Toth It’s important for everyone — manufacturers and others — to recognize the threat of cyber attacks...
Now Launching: The Factory of Tomorrow
Many manufacturers in Oregon have felt that advanced technologies were out of reach, whether due to lack of budget or lack of on-staff technical expertise. As Covid-19 has caused supply chain...
7 Manufacturing Digitization Challenges — and How to Overcome Them
This blog was originally posted on the Manufacturing Innovation Blog by NIST National Network. Read the original post here Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered robots, 3D printing, the Internet of...
Your Lighting Could be Saving you Money
As Oregon manufacturers navigate the pandemic’s impact, many are keeping a close eye on overhead costs to maintain financial stability. And one of the best ways to control operating costs is to cut...
The Number One Killer of Lean Improvements for Manufacturers
During my time as a consultant at OMEP, I partnered with many successful manufacturers over the years. While their products and industry sectors varied, the determination shown by each business...
Reduce Operating Costs with Strategic Energy Management (SEM)
There’s an old adage that says, with crisis comes opportunity. For many Oregon industrial facilities, it may be hard to think about bright spots resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. Yet,...