What is MEP?
October 12, 2016
The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) is a nationwide network that provides business and technical assistance to small and medium-sized manufacturers. Since 1988, this public-private partnership
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HPC-NY: A Great Resource for NY Manufacturing SMEs
October 10, 2016
If you’re a small to medium manufacturing (SME) company in New York State, you may want to learn more about the services offered by the High Performance Computing Consortium of New York. The consortium, or HPCNY as it is more commonly called, is a partnership between NYSERNet and world-renown supercomputing centers at academic institutions across the state.
MEP Centers Celebrate Manufacturing Day
October 3, 2016
Manufacturing Day is a celebration of modern manufacturing that’s meant to inspire the next generation of manufacturing talent. On the first Friday of each October, manufacturers open their doors to students, teachers, and community members. This year, over 65 Manufacturing Day events are scheduled across New York State, including ones with five of the state’s MEP centers on October 7, 2016.
Manufacturing Round Up for the Week of 09/23/16
September 30, 2016
Brooklyn Army Terminal will boost growing food manufacturers Last month, the City’s Economic Development Corporation announced that it has designated the 55,000 square foot Brooklyn Army
How Would You Handle A Cyber Attack?
September 29, 2016
What if all of your employees walked into the office one morning, turned on their computers, and a screen popped up with a message “Your Files Have Been Encrypted, Pay $25,000 in 24 hours or all of your files and the files on your network will be destroyed”?
That’s exactly what happened when a small manufacturer in the Utica area was the victim of a ransomware attack. Ransomware is a virus that encrypts all of the files on your hard drive. If a “ransom” isn’t paid, then your files will be deleted in 24 or 48 hours. It’s like a digital ticking time bomb and there is nothing you can do at that point. As a manufacturer, you likely have sensitive employee information, contracts, and CAD designs that contain IP unique to your business on the network.
Manufacturing Round Up for the Week of 09/16/16
September 23, 2016
New Era apparel manufacturer to hire new workers and expand product “Nearly two weeks after Buffalo-based New Era put its name on an NFL stadium, the
Manufacturing Round Up for the Week of 09/09/16
September 16, 2016
Chemical compound maker SI Group purchases plant in Houston, TX “The company, which is headquartered in Niskayuna and employs more than 2,700 people worldwide, reached
Advanced Robotics Manufacturing Institute
September 15, 2016
This event has ended. Please contact the team members below for additional information. Invitation to Small and Mid-Sized Manufacturers: Advanced Robotics Manufacturing Institute The Department
How Manufacturing Will Make It in New York City
September 14, 2016
Manufacturing in New York City is changing. Over the last several decades, larger firms that mass-produce goods have shed jobs or left the city’s five
