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Quality Standards U.S Manufacturing

Tips for Optimizing Your Food Safety Plan

Explore Some Tips to Optimize Your Safety Plan The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requires food manufacturers to be compliant with Human Food Preventive Controls regulatory changes between 2015 and 2018, depending on the…

Paul McQuadeNovember 16, 2020

U.S Manufacturing Workforce Development

The Importance of Hands-on Learning

There are more kinesthetic learners in manufacturing than we may think, and they are often overlooked in choosing training courses. The 2018 Deloitte/MAPI survey shows that the United States will be short 2.3 million skilled workers by 2028. But what…

Paul McQuadeOctober 26, 2020

Events

NYS Manufacturing Day 2020

Help jumpstart the next generation’s interest in Manufacturing. ITAC has teamed up with statewide MEP centers to offer a Virtual Manufacturing Day. NYS Manufacturing Day 2020 is an on-line event that will celebrate manufacturers from across New York State and…

Paul McQuadeOctober 15, 2020

COVID-19

COVID-19 Funding Assistance Update – 10.12.20

COVID-19 SBA Funding Assistance Update New Application Form and Simplification for Loans under $50,000: In the release of the IFR, the SBA granted a de minimus exemption that all borrowers who have loans under $50,000 (provided that they do not,…

Paul McQuadeOctober 12, 2020

Advanced Technologies COVID-19 U.S Manufacturing

Thinking Anew About Manufacturing

Learning from the Georgia Manufacturing Survey Thinking Anew About Manufacturing - Learning from the Georgia Manufacturing Survey. The last couple of months have caused manufacturers and MEP Centers to think anew about many things — supplier, customer and workforce relationships;…

Paul McQuadeOctober 7, 2020

Advanced Technologies Industry 4.0

2020 Cybersecurity Assistance Grant

About NYS Cybersecurity Assistance The task I objective is to establish a marketing and outreach plan which includes leveraging regional assets across the state and coordinating outreach to maximize the potential company assistance. Our goal is to hold webinars highlighting…

Paul McQuadeOctober 6, 2020

Events

PPE Self-Assessment & Forecasting Tool Webinar

Looking for an easy way to determine what type of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) you need, forecast required quantities, and manage your PPE inventory? Learn about the intuitive PPE Self-Assessment and Forecasting tool that we have developed for the manufacturing…

Paul McQuadeSeptember 28, 2020

COVID-19

COVID-19 Legislative Update – 9.22.20

Legislative update: COVID-19 Legislative update - As you may recall, Democrats proposed a $3 trillion stimulus proposal (the HEROES Act) which was countered by the Republicans $1.1 trillion proposal (the HEALS Act). When it became clear that the parties were…

Paul McQuadeSeptember 22, 2020

COVID-19 Supply Chain U.S Manufacturing

Future-Proof Your Manufacturing While Supply Chains Are In Flux

Future-Proof Your Manufacturing While Supply Chains Are In Flux Manufacturers are entrepreneurs at heart. Intense global competition requires them to iterate until their business is a finely tuned machine, then do everything they can to keep things status quo. This…

Paul McQuadeSeptember 8, 2020

COVID-19 Supply Chain U.S Manufacturing

The US Can Break Its Dependence on Asia’s PPE

The US Can Break Its Dependence on Asia's PPE - Even though more than 60% of the world’s PPE is made in Malaysia, with the majority of the remaining supply coming from Thailand and China. COVID-19 has forced people on…

Paul McQuadeSeptember 4, 2020