Manufacturing is the backbone of this country. From Carnegie and his steel to the production of furniture, textiles and cars, the revolution of non-perishable foods, our phones, laptops and the equipment that supports that infrastructure, there is very little in our...
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From zippers to glass, shortages of basic goods hobble U.S. economy
For Lauren Rash, it’s the little things that have snarled production at her tent factory here, like the many shades of black Velcro.
Her company, Diamond Brand, just launched a new line of high-end wall tents called the Liminal, thick with vents and fasteners demanded by discerning campers. But that means using lots of Velcro. And that’s a problem, because black Velcro comes in many shades, depending on the type of raw plastic resin used to make it.
North Carolina Entrepreneur Finds Success in Health and Wellness
In February 2018, the North Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NCMEP) reported a video success story about Jordan Schindler, an up-and-coming entrepreneur who founded TexDel, a textile-based drug delivery company in 2011. During the interview, Schindler...
Randolph manufacturers face material shortages, price hikes due to global supply chain issues
Manufacturers around the country have been facing raw material shortages and price hikes throughout the pandemic. Randolph County’s manufacturers are no exception. According to Phil Mintz with the North Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership, it all traces back to problems in the global supply chain brought on by COVID-19.
Thermo Fisher’s Greenville plant lands IndustryWeek award
Via WRAL TechWire Global life sciences service company Thermo Fisher Scientific continues its run on the annual IndustryWeek Best Plants Award with the selection of its Greenville site as the 2021 winner. The 1.5 million-square-foot, 142-acre multi-purpose...
2021 Coolest Thing Made in NC Contest
Now it’s on you to vote on who will make it to the top 15 semifinals. You may vote for your favorite product once per day, per valid email address, until Tuesday, August 31. The top 15 semi-finalists will be announced Thursday, September 2, live on the NC Chamber YouTube channel. Happy voting!
NIST Manufacturing News
- Spotlight: Jennifer Case and Soft Robots, the New Bots on the Block October 12, 2021
- A Proclamation on National Manufacturing Day, 2021 September 30, 2021
- NIST Exhibits at the 2021 Grace Hopper Conference September 27, 2021
- How Illinois Manufacturers are Adopting Advanced Technologies: An Insight Report on Automation, Workforce, and Productivity September 13, 2021
- New pipeline visualizes STEP and QIF data using augmented reality August 25, 2021
- New version of the STEP File Analyzer and Viewer is released August 23, 2021