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Automation has many benefits for small and midsize manufacturers, and in today’s competitive job market, augmenting your workforce is a big perk. Automation, in general, enables machines to perform functions with minimal to no human intervention. Whether you use cloud-...

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Last modified - July 22, 2024

To ensure the needs of all Michigan manufacturers are met, the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (MMTC) has established a state-wide presence throughout both the upper and lower peninsulas. Headquartered in Plymouth, MMTC serves the areas surrounding Traverse City, Sa...

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BY: REBEKAH MCCARTER As the world continues to recover from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chains everywhere are facing raw material shortages, long lead times (in some cases more than a year), higher material and transportation costs, labor shorta...

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Improve your Manufacturing Business Growth Maintaining success for a small to medium-sized business can often be a difficult task to achieve.   If your company is struggling to expand in the marketplace, there are a number of issues you may be facing that could be holding yo...

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Last modified - April 11, 2024

Cybersecurity guidelines required by the Department of Defense (DoD) are likely to have an enormous impact on the 800 Michigan manufacturers that received a DoD contract in 2016. By December 31, 2017, all DoD contractors (including small businesses) must meet minimum cyberse...

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