The global shortage of computer chips is not only delaying delivery of new cars, appliances and electronic gadgets, it’s also affecting the manufacturing industry in North Carolina.
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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.
Read MoreIn 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...
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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.
Read MoreThe North Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NCMEP) is launching a new program called, “MNC Network and Community Forum” as a part of the MNC Network. This monthly virtual MNC Network Event is an open forum event that...
Read MoreVia 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...
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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!
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Via The Rant Jerry Pedley first arrived in Sanford in 1989 straight out of Chicago, in town to...
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Via Margaret Moffett, Work Shift North Carolina’s community college system wrested control of the...
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NCMEP and Kevin Grayson, Assistant Director of Technology Management at NC State, helped NC Manufacturer, Haand, pivot during COVID
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Via Michelle Shen, The Courier-Tribune Manufacturing is in need of a makeover. Ever since COVID-19...
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