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Having spent more than 28 years at the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center, advocating for Michigan’s manufacturing community, Rebekah serves as the Lead Supplier Scout for Michigan. Scouting is a national program that effectively identifies domestic suppliers that meet ...

https://www.the-center.org/About-The-Center/Our-Team/Research-Services/McCarter
Last modified - December 10, 2025

Cybersecurity guidelines required by the U.S. Department of Defense are likely to have an “enormous impact” on the 800 Michigan manufacturers that received government contracts in 2016, manufacturing experts say. By the end of the year, all DoD contractors (including small b...

https://www.the-center.org/Resources/News/Department-of-Defense-Cybersecurity-Guidelines-Lik
Last modified - May 05, 2022

Elliot Forsyth, Vice President of Business Operations at Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center, an organization dedicated to helping Michigan manufacturers work smarter, joins Automation Alley's Tom Kelly on the podcast. 

https://www.the-center.org/Resources/News/EPISODE-5-HELPING-MANUFACTURERS-WORK-SMARTER
Last modified - May 05, 2022

Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center Program Manager, Chuck Werner, describes Theory of Constraints from a manufacturing perspective. Read the full article from Smartsheet.com. 

https://www.the-center.org/Resources/News/Everything-You-Need-to-Know-About-Theory-of-Constr
Last modified - May 02, 2022

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https://www.the-center.org/Blog/July-2015/Celebrate-Michigan-Manufacturing-and-American-Qual
Last modified - May 29, 2019

A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) is an automated system that utilizes real-time data to assist you in measuring how your production equates with financial performance. As we continue on the path to a data-driven culture, it is imperative for manufacturers to have syste...

https://www.the-center.org/Resources/News/Manufacturing-Execution-Systems-What-You-Don’t-Kno
Last modified - May 02, 2022

BY: GEORGE SINGOS Manufacturing continues to evolve and advance at a rapid pace. As some are keeping up by incorporating new innovations and practices into facilities, other more reluctant companies are quickly falling behind. And while 90% of manufacturers believe Ind...

https://www.the-center.org/Blog/March-2021/Manufacturing-is-Advancing-Don’t-Get-Left-Behind
Last modified - March 25, 2021

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Last modified - June 07, 2019

BY: CHARLIE WESTRA Each week, our Proud to Manufacture in Michigan team chooses a Featured Manufacturer of the Week from more than 1,000 member companies. Our latest winner is Spring Dynamics, Inc. ! PROVIDING CUSTOMERS WITH MORE THAN JUST A PRODUCT Spring Dynami...

https://www.the-center.org/Blog/March-2021/Featured-Manufacturer-of-the-Week-Spring-Dynamics,
Last modified - March 12, 2021

  As 2016 comes to an end, companies within the U.S. manufacturing sector remain optimistic about new opportunities for growth and innovation in the upcoming year, even as competition from overseas continues to increase. Perhaps the most pressing issue facing the indus...

https://www.the-center.org/Blog/December-2016/Looking-Ahead-The-Manufacturing-Industry-Focuses
Last modified - April 25, 2019