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Blog: Manufacturing Insights

Rachel Trem

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Manufacturer Uses Kaizen Events Results to Improve Output Without Adding Labor

Wednesday, 8 March, 2023

Operations, case study

Parkman, Ohio manufacturer Montville Plastics and Rubber has been a custom plastic extruder and injection molder for 40 years – since it was established in 1977. What started in a small garage in...
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ACCESS to Manufacturing: Helping Build Careers and Futures in NEO

Thursday, 19 January, 2023

Talent

Mario Gross graduated from ACCESS to Manufacturing Careers in March of 2022. Since then, not only has he found a career as a CNC Machinist, but he’s also been promoted, has established a 401k,...
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2022 in Review: A good year and bright future

Thursday, 29 December, 2022

Leadership

The vision set forward by The Blueprint for Manufacturing in Northeast Ohio inspires all of MAGNET's work. The Blueprint identifies four pillars - Talent, Innovation, Transformation and Leadership -...
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Thank You to Those Who Made Our Building Possible

Friday, 18 November, 2022

Leadership

Manufacturers, foundations and individuals donated $13 million to gut and renovate the former school that is now MAGNET’s Manufacturing Innovation, Technology and Job Center. This project, which will...
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Welcome to the Home of Modern Manufacturing!

Monday, 10 October, 2022

Community

Two years ago, the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) voted unanimously to allow MAGNET to buy the closed Margaret A. Ireland School at the corner of Chester and East 63rd Street in...
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Learn How to Buy a Business at the Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Symposium

Thursday, 15 September, 2022

Leadership

Promise Partners, a Northeast Ohio non-profit focused on helping entrepreneurial people go from employee to business owner, will be hosting the Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Symposium on...
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Women in Manufacturing: Join This 17-Session Series Designed for You!

Tuesday, 13 September, 2022

Leadership

MAGNET is excited to launch a new program to support Northeast Ohio women in manufacturing! The program, Technical Training in Operations, is designed specifically for women in manufacturing and...
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Bowden Manufacturing Kicks off NEO Lighthouse Tours with Focus on Machine Monitoring System

Wednesday, 31 August, 2022

Transformation

Technological transformation is critical to Northeast Ohio's industrial livelihood, directly impacting the region's residents, communities and economy. Manufacturers who take on the necessary...
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Celebrate the New Manufacturing Innovation, Technology & Job Center 10/28

Tuesday, 30 August, 2022

Leadership, Community

The Manufacturing Innovation, Technology and Job Center is on a t-minus countdown, as our grand opening celebrations are in less than two months! On October 28, the doors of our new headquarters at...
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Interested in Pitching Your Product to the DoD?

Thursday, 21 July, 2022

Innovation

Through a partnership with GDI, the Ohio MEP is providing scholarships for a limited number of Ohio companies to participate in the TRIAD Program. The TRIAD Program is a 12-month education and...
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Manufacturing: Powers Our Everyday Lives (part 2)

Tuesday, 28 June, 2022

Transformation

  You may not always think of food as a manufactured product. But when you need to make enough of anything to fill thousands of stores across an entire country, you need equipment that can help you...
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Manufacturing: Powers Our Everyday Lives (part 1)

Thursday, 2 June, 2022

Innovation

Old and new, originally established and deliberately relocated here. Ohio, the northeast region specifically, is home to a variety of businesses that make products critical to and/or make convenient...
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Webinar: Intellectual Property Strategies to Protect Your Innovations

Thursday, 12 May, 2022

Innovation

Innovation is key to growth, specifically for Northeast Ohio manufacturers. Without thinking creatively and implementing new ideas and approaches, the industry will falter. We’ve seen the efficacy of...
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Learn About Industry 4.0 From Experienced NEO Manufacturers

Monday, 9 May, 2022

Transformation

Interested in learning how to implement Industry 4.0 while mitigating the risks involved with the investment? Industry 4.0-experienced manufacturers around Northeast Ohio are serving as Lighthouses,...
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MAGNET's New Venture Team Expands 2022 Mspire, Accepting Applications

Tuesday, 3 May, 2022

Innovation

2021's success catalyzed Mspire team to take the competition to the next level.   Last year’s Mspire, MAGNET's annual pitch challenge for Ohio-based manufacturing-focused entrepreneurs, garnered...
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Manufacturing Opportunities Across Northeast Ohio

Tuesday, 3 May, 2022

Leadership

Intel, which is investing more than $20B in the construction of two new chip factories in Licking County, Ohio to boost production of advanced semiconductors, has already begun to create...
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MAGNET Crowned With Two Exciting Awards This Spring

Tuesday, 3 May, 2022

Leadership

The Urban League of Greater Cleveland and Smart Business both honored MAGNET recently for different efforts.   The Urban League of Greater Cleveland, dedicated to developing the potential of...
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Workforce Connect Launches Successful Monthly Newsletter

Tuesday, 3 May, 2022

Talent

Our talent development team has worked hard to become a source of thought leadership, action and connection for the Greater Cleveland area.   Since January, our Workforce Connect Manufacturing...
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MAGNET VP Brandon Cornuke Releases Book, Helps Launch Investor Group

Tuesday, 3 May, 2022

Innovation

      Formerly with Target and American Greetings, Cornuke offers entrepreneurs and innovators a simple guide to create and launch successful products  MAGNET VP of Strategy & Innovation Brandon...
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What is a Minimum Viable Product and How Do I Create One?

How a minimum viable product will launch your product-based startup.