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Welcome to the "Manufacturing Matters" e-newsletter!
Please send company news to info@mainemfg.com. Enjoy!
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What’s Happening at MAMe
New Members: Please welcome our newest members to MAMe!
Saint Joseph's College Standish, ME
Gwendolyn DeCicco
A private Liberal Arts College
The MAMe Business Services Division:
• Business Growth Services (BGS)….in the past month, MAMe’s BGS network have provided services to members in the areas of operational performance, training, grant writing, cost accounting and more….Make the most of your MAMe membership. I would encourage you to engage BGS as a growth resource for your companies. FMI call MAMe at 854-2153 or email info@mainemfg.com
• Education and Training: Maine Industry Partnership Initiative/Sector Development: The Manufacturers Roundtable for Education and Training: The MAMe and members of the Board and Education Committee presented the Industry Partnership model to the Governor in December. The next day, Governor LePage presented the model to the State Workforce Investment Board (SWIB) as the cornerstone of Maine’s workforce development system! The data and demand-driven strategy is ready to implement in Maine! For full report click here.
• Cluster/Sector Development: HIGH PERFORMANCE TEXTILE CLUSTER: MAMe will survey and assess the companies in Maine to better understand the supply chain, vertical integration, branding/marketing and education and training challenges of this industry. This survey is coming in the next week.
• MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURING CLUSTER: MAMe, BAM and USM continue to collaborate on this vital manufacturing sector. We are evaluating the feasibility study findings and plans for a large scale implementation project.
• Compliance Plus Program: MAMe is thrilled to begin implementing the Compliance Plus Program. The model of Compliance services to assist members on how to become and sustain compliance within the company will be available soon.
• Business Insurance Services: MAMe Paradigm Health Plan has rolled out the new Paradigm Health Plan. If you want more information, please call us at 207-854-2153 or email info@mmainemfg.com
• Marketing Manufacturing: MAMe Marketing Committee has completed a state-wide marketing plan that will impact the perception and image and engage students and educators, workforce development system and key decision makers in Maine. Stay tuned for more of this exciting plan!
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Save the Date!
The 2012 Manufacturing Summit
May 9th & 10th
At the amazing Owls Head Transportation Museum in Owls Head, ME
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Industry Partnership Education/Training Annoucement
IPC 610/620 issues for MAMe Members
The BGS (Business Growth Services) group has recently taken on a project regarding the increasing needs within the manufacturing sector for IPC 610/620 training and certification. For those who aren’t familiar with the term “IPC 620” it is certification program for employees that are dealing with minor welding and assembly of cord attachments. Most recently, Maine companies have had to find a vendor for the training program, with the closest providers being in NH. Also an issue is the seemingly high cost for the training.
MAMe has been working on the Industry Partnership strategy to create a consortium of industry that need/require training and by working with industry; we’d find a less expensive source and at the same time enjoy greater flexibility of instructor availability. Recently, SMCC learned of our interest and contacted Lisa with the news that in late January or early February, they would have a qualified IPC 620 instructor as part of their education staff! With that news, we’re off to the races. We currently contacted about ten companies and are assessing the training needs and number of trainees.
Very shortly MAMe will be working with the Maine Department of Labor and possibly the Maine Quality Center to structure this training program. If you have need for initial or ongoing PC/610 training, please call MAMe for additional at 207-854-2153 or email info@mainemfg.com
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Upcoming Events/Educational Courses
MAMe 2011-2012 Tour/Seminar Season
Please check our calendar of events regularly for new events. All members are welcomed and encouraged to attend these events!
FEBRUARY 2012
Feb 4th - April 21st: APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) Instructor Led Course - 6 sessions
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM Location: Sappi Fine Paper, 179 John Roberts Road, South Portland, ME
CSCP Information Flyer
Register
Feb 16th: MAMe/JMQC Tour of Cameron Flow
Time: 4:00 PM-6:30 PM Location: Cameron Flow Control - 14 Business Park, Limerick, ME (for GPS - plug in 316 Burnham Rd. Limerick, ME)
Details
Register
MARCH 2012
March 28th - May 23rd: APICS Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) Certification Course - 9 sessions
Time: 5:15 PM - 7:15 PM Location: Sappi Fine Paper, 179 John Roberts Road, South Portland, ME
CPIM Details
Register
MAY 2012
Save the Date! May 9th and 10th - 2012 Manufacturing Summit
At the Amazing Owl's Head Transportation Museum in Owl's Head, Maine
JUNE 2012
June 12th: Digital Prototyping Seminar
Time: 4:30 PM-6:30 PM Location: New England CAD Technologies - New England CAD Technologies - 18 Ocean Street Suite 1, South Portland, ME
Details
Register
Keep checking our Event Calendar to see when
more events and seminars are going to be offered!
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Whats new in Business Growth Services (BGS)
The Evolution of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
RFID Technology has come a long way with regards to cost and technology and may be within reach of many small businesses. Some businesses are starting to use passive tags RFID to not only track material, but are also to track tools, paperwork and even people.
There are a number of different products on the street. One uses a Last Point Read (LPR) system which provides the last known location of a tagged item. The basic concept is to associate a tag, put the tag on the item you want to track and install RFID Readers and Antennas in the areas that you want covered.
Typically this location becomes the start point of a search should a tagged item go missing or if a tagged item needs to be retrieved. Tags become excited when passing close to an RFID antenna due to the radio waves being emitted. In this excited state they transmit their unique identification number back to the RFID Reader where it is then saved in a database for future reference.
Mikel Myers, optimize, Inc.
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What's New in the Maine Aerospace Alliance (MEAA)
Forum held Jan 19th at D&G Machine
In our ongoing effort to strengthen the MEAA alliance we had 20+ members attend the forum with excellent presentations given by John Doran, Sales Manager, of D&G Machine, Chet Bogazc of Don’s Sheet Metal and Lewis Waterhouse of L.A.W. Calibration. The forum was followed by a tour of the D&G Machine facility. We are hearing about a lot of new business growth among our members. Share your success stories with other MEAA members. Send your successes to Rich Grich meaa@mainemfg.com and MEAA will be contacting you to develop the full schedule for Forums for 2012. We will be holding a forum as part of the Manufacturing Summit May 9th & 10th.
Real World Design Challenge 2011-2012
Our thanks to Pratt & Whitney for funding the MAMe with a $10,000 grant to assist in developing industry and educational participation in judging this years Real World Design Challenge. We had 10 teams from high schools across the state register to compete in this years challenge. To date we have commitment for 5 judges. The judging will take place between Feb. 16th and 22nd with the state winner submitted to the national competition on Feb. 23rd. The teams were tasked to design the wings and tail section of a 2 seat aircraft capable of transporting 2 people 100 miles on a specified amount of gas. Check out the RWDC web site for more information. http://www.realworlddesignchallenge.org/
Scholarships
The MAMe Scholarship fund in accepting applications for scholarships. All applications must be submitted by April 30th. Information and applications can be found at
http://www.mainemfg.com/Students/tabid/81/Default.aspx
The Aerospace States Association (ASA) is also accepting scholarship applications for aerospace students who are in their sophomore year in the field of aerospace engineering. Information and applications can be found at http://aerostates.org/scholarships . Applications must be submitted by April 30th.
SAVE THE DATE
Our next MEAA Forum will be held on March 1st. Location and presenters to be announced. Save the date March 1st from 8:30AM to 10:00AM
Richard Grich
Director
Maine Aerospace Alliance
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SMCC Professional Education Continuing Studies Courses
Open Welding Booth Time
This course is designed to provide the beginner or intermediate welder booth time for shielded metal arc welding and cutting. The course will be valuable to welders as a refresher or to the home hobbyist. It will also be beneficial for students going into a welding program or any occupation that requires welding skills.
WELD 803 02
March 28 – May 9, 2012
Each course is 21 hours (7 weeks)
Each class meets Wednesdays
5:30 – 8:30 pm
Course fee $175 for each course
Southern Maine Community College
2 Fort Road
South Portland
For more information or to register, please email pfleury@smccme.edu or call 207-741-5758 or visit our website www.smccME.edu/continuingstudies for a complete course listing.
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Take control of your workers’ compensation insurance costs!
Since 1993, the Manufacturers of Maine Group Trust has returned 28% of insurance premiums to its members.
To learn more about how our aggressive safety and claims management programs can put you in control of your workers’ compensation costs, please contact Steven McKay at steve.mckay@willis.com or 1-800-698-3267 ext.1013
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