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Ingrid Tighe is the President of the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (The Center). Joining the team at the beginning of 2023, Ingrid serves as the official representative of the MEP National Network in Michigan. She is responsible for The Center’s statewide network o...

https://www.the-center.org/About-The-Center/Our-Team/Leadership-Team/Ingrid-Tighe
Last modified - January 31, 2023

The Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center is offering Summer Camp in scenic Traverse City in summer 2022. Over the course of one week, participants will have the opportunity to complete our accelerated five-day Applied Project Management program while experiencing the beaut...

https://www.the-center.org/Classes/Northern-Michigan-Classes/Applied-Project-Management-Summer-Camp
Last modified - November 15, 2024

Webinars, Interviews & Video Tutorials   Linkedin live: Advanced Manufacturing & Additive Manufacturing Industry 4.0 is transforming U.S. manufacturing, allowing manufacturers to design, model, and validate products in a virtual world. Advanced and Additive Manufacturin...

https://www.the-center.org/Resources/Videos
Last modified - February 27, 2024

Do you know the best ways to solve your problems?  Are you sometimes stumped and unable to move forward?  That’s why the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center is here for you!

https://www.the-center.org/Classes/Lean-Simulation/A3-Problem-Solving
Last modified - February 05, 2021

  BY: RUSS MASON With its aging demographic, the U.S. manufacturing sector will have more than three million jobs available by 2025. According to Forbes , millennials are projected to make up 50% of the U.S. workforce by 2020. However, nearly two million of these p...

https://www.the-center.org/Blog/April-2017/Help-Wanted-Millennial-Manufacturers
Last modified - April 25, 2019

https://www.the-center.org/Blog/July-2014
Last modified - February 23, 2019

Last week, in celebration of The Center’s 30 th anniversary in business, we shared insights from our President Mike Coast about how both our company and the manufacturing industry have evolved over the past few decades. This week, we’ll hear from Bob Lyscas, Chief Operat...

https://www.the-center.org/Blog/August-2021/The-Center-Celebrates-30-Years-of-Helping-Michigan
Last modified - August 04, 2021

WHAT IS A WASTE WALK? It is important to understand just what a waste walk is in the context of manufacturing. The purpose of a waste walk is to gather information about the work process, the work areas in which it is performed, and any instances of observed waste. Typically...

https://www.the-center.org/Our-Services/Operational-Excellence/Assessments/Waste-Walks
Last modified - September 20, 2016

  Digitization has found its way into our daily lives and has established a new era in manufacturing. It has created many opportunities for improved efficiency, higher revenues and increased innovation. As we navigate the digital world that is transforming our industry, man...

https://www.the-center.org/Blog/June-2022-(1)/Industry-4-0-Positively-Impacting-Michigan-Manufac
Last modified - May 31, 2022

This hands-on, interactive course equips participants with the knowledge needed to lead Lean projects in their workplace. Participants directly apply their learning to mini projects in their workplace and complete an overall company project for presentation at course completio...

https://www.the-center.org/Classes/Northern-Michigan-Classes/Lean-Manufacturing-Practitioner-to-Champion-Step-U
Last modified - December 18, 2024