The MAC Action Newsline:
December 2008

This issue is sponsored by Associated Industries of Massachusetts.

Kathie Mahoney, Editor

From the Desk of Jack Healy

• Big 3? What About the Automotive Suppliers?
• How a Metro Nation Would Feel the Loss of the Detroit Three Automakers

Successful Implementations in Lean

• Lean Champion Roundtable: Continuous Improvement Process Measures Up at Invensys, Part 1

Education & Workforce Development

• Massachusetts State Scholars Initiative Continues at Worcester North High School
• Matching Internship Earnings for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Majors

Industry News

• Rose Industries Recognized as Top 10 Machine Shop by American Machinist
• $19 Million in MassDevelopment Financing Supports Six Manufacturing Expansions
• Quinsigamond Community College Chosen for National Career Advancement Study
• SBA 504 Program Debenture Rates
• MAC Resource: Lower Cost Financing Available for Expanding Manufacturing Businesses

Programs & Events
For complete details about these programs for manufacturers, visit the MAC Action Newsline Calendar.

Upcoming events include:

• Lean Office, MassMEP @ Worcester Technical High School, Worcester, MA — January 6, 2023
• ProMat, Chicago, IL — January 12-15, 2009
• Training Within Industry – Job Instruction, MassMEP @ Worcester Technical High School, Worcester, MA — January 12-16, 2009
• Basic Manufacturing Skills, MassMEP @ Worcester Technical High School, Worcester, MA — January 12-28, 2009
• Central Maine Lean Manufacturing Roundtable, Brewer, ME — January 13, 2023
• Southern Maine Lean Manufacturing Roundtable, Gorham, ME — January 27, 2023
• Machine Operator Skills Training (MOST), MassMEP @ Worcester Technical High School, Worcester, MA — February 9-20, 2009
• 5S, Standardization and Set Up Reduction, Kennebec Tool & Die, August, ME — February 10, 2023
• Plant Layout/Quick Changeover, Little Harbor Windows, Berwick, ME — February 24, 2023
• Lean Implementation Strategies, Lonza Rockland Inc., Rockland, ME — March 10, 2023
• TBD, Advanced Manufacturing Center, University of Maine, Orono, ME — April 14, 2023
• Pull Systems, Inverness Medical, Scarborough, ME — April 28, 2023
• One Piece Flow, Fisher Engineering, Rockland, ME — May 12, 2023
• Combined JMQC Meeting, Titan Machine, Windham, ME — May 26, 2023

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