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BY: STEPHANIE NOVROCKI In the world of manufacturing, battling the competition requires a strategy of building a powerful and positive image. Quite often, it starts with how a company appears online. When your customers or prospects visit your website, what type of messa...

https://www.the-center.org/Blog/December-2021-(1)/Is-Your-Website-Tired-and-Needing-a-Perk-Up
Last modified - November 24, 2021

  BY: BARB SHONIBIN   “Mentor” is often used as a buzzword more often than something that is acted upon. However, mentorship can be a great way to engage employees, new and old, while also benefiting the company.   In today’s landscape, engaging and retaining employ...

https://www.the-center.org/Blog/February-2023/The-Power-of-Mentorship
Last modified - January 18, 2023

Bridgeport-based Amigo Mobility International Inc. had a problem. The nation's largest manufacturer of motorized manufacturing carts could not wheel them off the line fast enough to meet demand from stores flush with cash amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The family-owned company,...

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Last modified - March 16, 2023

As governmental and consumer demand for decreased emissions, higher sustainability, lower carbon footprint and greater fuel economy increases, the growing trend for original equipment manufacturers (OEM) to adopt new materials is impacting manufacturing at all tier levels...

https://www.the-center.org/Blog/January-2016/Lightweight-Materials-Momentum-Grows-as-EPA-and-In
Last modified - April 26, 2019

BY: GEORGE SINGOS This year’s unique business challenges required manufacturers to be more flexible and efficient than ever before. As companies worked to rapidly adapt by shifting product offerings and implementing new safety practices, one factor emerged as a clear key...

https://www.the-center.org/Blog/October-2020/You’re-(Virtually)-Invited-Join-the-Integr8-Indust
Last modified - October 14, 2020

Rob Stauffer has been a Program Manager in The Center's Lean Business Solutions program for 18 years. He has trained and mentored Michigan companies in the entire portfolio of Lean Sigma strategies and methods specializing in financial analysis, costing, strategic planning, p...

https://www.the-center.org/About-The-Center/Our-Team/Lean-Team/Robert-S-Stauffer
Last modified - December 09, 2024

Rob Stauffer has been a Program Manager in The Center's Lean Business Solutions program for 18 years. He has trained and mentored Michigan companies in the entire portfolio of Lean Sigma strategies and methods specializing in financial analysis, costing, strategic planning, p...

https://www.the-center.org/About-The-Center/Our-Team/Food-Processing-Team/Robert-S-Stauffer
Last modified - December 09, 2024

We hope you have time to   have some Fun,       And enjoy the Great Outdoors    This Holiday Season.     We'll See you in    Best Wishes,    Since 1991, MMTC has assisted Michgan's small and medium-sized businesse...

https://www.the-center.org/Blog/December-2013/Happy-Holidays-from-MMTC
Last modified - June 04, 2019

Andy Nichols, Quality Program Manager at the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center, discusses the history of one of the preeminent quality management philosophies, total quality management (TQM). Learn how it can help for profits and nonprofits become more effective and c...

https://www.the-center.org/Resources/News/A-Quality-Principle-Everything-You-Need-to-Know-a
Last modified - May 05, 2022

The Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center announced today plans to unveil their newly engineered lightweight aftermarket frames at the 2017 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nev., Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2017. Show attendees will be the first to see models of the lightweight alternative fo...

https://www.the-center.org/Resources/News/The-Center-To-Unveil-New-Lightweight-Frame-for-Spe
Last modified - May 05, 2022