Manufacturing Business Blog
Helpful articles from manufacturing experts to help your organization grow sales, reduce risks, and retain employees.
Right approach crucial to maximize international sales
ExporTech™ program can help Author: Dan Steininger, Milwaukee BizTimes, Reprinted from 10/11-24, 2010 Every business leader knows the number one task is to continue to grow revenues on a profitable basis. Larry Page, the cofounder of Google, famously said: “We understand…
Technology Transfer Acceleration by the MEP National Network
By: Brian A. Weiss From my standpoint, technology transfer is not easy, especially when attempting to introduce a new capability or technology into the manufacturing sector. Smaller manufacturers in particular present unique environments and challenges that must be appropriately understood if…
Cybersecurity and Industry 4.0 – What You Need to Know
This blog is part one of a series on cybersecurity and Industry 4.0. Credit: iStock/monsitj This morning my favorite local morning news program had an interesting segment on new slang words and what they mean. While the definitions were probably not…
Cybersecurity for the Manufacturing Sector: Reduce Data Integrity Breaches with NIST SP 1800-10
April 21, 2022By: Dr. Michael Powell Credit: iStock/xieyuliang Industrial control systems (ICS) help manufacturers boost productivity, optimize efficiency and advance production lines. Historically, ICS networks were isolated from the information technology (IT) networks and internet, or “air gapped.” Today, air gapping is…
Realizing the Blazing Potential of Promising Workforce Programs
Credit: iStock/relif I remember well when the phrase “a thousand points of light” entered regular usage. Popularized by President George H. W. Bush, the phrase referred to individuals and organizations that provide valuable and even life-saving work in communities around the…
DoD Cybersecurity Acronym Help
By: Cory Larson – CMMC, NIST 800-171, & DFARs Cory Larson – WMEP Consultant – Automation & Cybersecurity Registered Practitioner, CMMC-AB Greetings! This is Cory Larson, and I am an Automation & Cybersecurity consultant at WMEP. I wanted to write…