If there were any tree-huggers at the first ever manufacturing summit focused on sustainability, hosted by the Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center (DVIRC) yesterday in Lafayette Hill outside of Philadelphia, it was only by coincidence.
From improving the shop floor to better marketing, Pittsburgh-area small- and mid-size manufacturers call on Catalyst Connection--and stay profitable.
The green workforce is still in its infancy, but Pennsylvania has already hit its growth spurt, and many believe it could last for decades.
A study released last week by The Manufacturing Institute reveals that while 71 percent of respondents view manufacturing as a national priority, but only 17 percent named manufacturing as among their top two industry choices to start a career.
Most analysts say plug-in hybrid vehicles are likely still five to seven years away from significant production, but International Batteries is already positioning itself to be a major supplier of power for those cars.
Every year, United Corrstack (UCI) saves 6,000 acres of trees by supplying box shops with products made from 100 percent recycled corrugated cartons and is Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) certified.
Soon after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, "Wall Street West" (WSW) was conceived to establish a strategic financial services and information technology backup in areas between 50-125 miles from Manhattan.
Call Bob Deets' inspiration for the Scribe Velocity a leap of imagination�or even a vision.
While studying its optical properties, the eyes of Nick Smith, a graduate researcher at Penn State, popped wide open with his discovery of the extremely high insulating capacity of a high-grade, commercially available glass.
Scott Byers soaked in the positive energy inside the Zoellner Arts Center at Lehigh University on Tuesday.