MassMEP Next Generation Manufacturer News

In This Issue…
Insights into what’s happening in manufacturing in Massachusetts. Best practices, success stories, and trends from manufacturing organizations that are growing and improving the economy. Share with us what you’d like to hear about in these issues.
– Kristy Grignon, Editor, [email protected] or 508-831-7020.

What’s Trending in Manufacturing?

• Massachusetts Manufacturing Mash-Up

Manufacturing Metrics

• Confidence Among Mass Manufacturers Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Video of the Month

• The Prosperous Massachusetts Medtech Sector

MassMEP Manufacturing Podcast

• Top 3 Manufacturing Challenges and Solutions

Crisis Management Strategies

• Crisis Management in the Manufacturing Industry

• 13 Words and Phrases to Banish from Crisis Communications

• Cuomo Resignation Provides 7 Crisis Management Lessons

Growth Manufacturers Case Study

• OPT Industries Has Innovation Ambitions

Innovative Growth Solutions

• How Manufacturers and Waste Management Companies Can Achieve a Circular Economy

• Cloud Platforms Crucial for Smart Manufacturing

Workforce Strategies

• The Tussle Over Who Vocational Schools Are For

• Worker Shortage Hits Pharma Industry

• New Federal Grant for Massachusetts Apprenticeships for Job Training

Cybersecurity

• Cybersecurity Compliance Must Get Underway

• Cybersecurity in Healthcare Manufacturing

Safety

• Emergency EAP Communications: Do You Know What to Do?

Industry News

• Opportunities & Risks in Record-High Steel Prices

• MassVentures Announces $195,000 in Seed Funding for Research Projects

• No FDA Chief Even as Delta Surges

• WPI Creates Cyber-Resilient Systems to Protect from Hackers

• UMass Amherst Advances Scalable Manufacturing for Metalenses

• Mass Maritime Academy Career Fair

Job Opportunities

• Supplier Quality Engineer, Advanced Instruments, Norwood, MA – View job

MassMEP Programs

For complete details about these programs for manufacturers, visit the MAC Events Calendar.

• Lever’s Innovation Summit, in-person or virtual, Pittsfield, MA – September 23, 2023

• Manufacturing Mash-Up, Worcester, MA – September 28, 2023

• Manufacturing Caucus Awards, Worcester, MA – September 28, 2023

• Safety Certificate Series, virtual – October 6, 13, 20, 27, Nov 3, 10, 2021

• 17th Annual Northeast Lean Conference, Springfield, MA – October 6-7, 2021

Partner Events

• CCAT, Proven Ways to Expand Your Manufacturing Talent Pipeline, virtual – September 2, 2023

• CCAT, Driving Bottom Line Impact with Machine Monitoring and Automation, virtual – September 8, 2023

• CCAT, OSHA Training, East Hartford, CT – September 13, 20, 27, 2021

• AIM, Best Practices in Managing a Hybrid and Remote Workplace, virtual – September 15, 2023

• Cell & Gene Therapy Manufacturing & Commercialization, Boston, MA – September 20-30, 2021

• BIOMEDevice, Boston, MA – September 21-22, 2021

• AIM, Executive Forum, virtual – September 24, 2023

• Design-2-Part Show, Marlborough, MA – September 29-30, 2021

• Mass Maritime Academy, Career Fair, Buzzards Bay, MA – September 30, 2023

• MSBDC, USPTO Resources for Inventors, Innovators, and Entrepreneurs, virtual – October 13, 2023

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