2017 Blog Archive

  • For the Love of ... Manufacturing?

    By Mark Chalfant on January 31, 2017

    February is the month of romance – flowers, chocolates, romantic dates…..and a prosperous manufacturing economy in the state. You read that right.  In addition to celebrating those that we love and...

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  • KMS - Cybersecurity

    Cybersecurity: 21st Century Threats to Business

    By Tiffany Stovall on January 24, 2017

    At MAMTC, we have been tossing around the term “Cyber Security” for quite some time as a topic of interest we should be sharing with manufacturers. The more I learn about the very real threats to...

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  • Who is MAMTC today?

    By KMS on January 18, 2017

    MAMTC is unveiling a new business model in order to better serve our client base, the Kansas manufacturing sector. If you're a manufacturing facing a challenge to your company's ability to grow, we...

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  • Does your organization support a culture of insanity?

    By Joe Torrago on January 17, 2017

    What is the definition of insanity, at least from business perspective?  It is doing the same things repeatedly, expecting different results.  Many organizations on a Lean journey believe they can...

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  • NIST Awards $12 Million to MEP Centers in 11 States

    By KMS on January 14, 2017

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program has awarded a total of nearly $12 million in first-year funding to 11...

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  • What?!? No Innovation Engineering?

    By Mark Chalfant on January 11, 2017

    Mark Twain is credited with the saying, “The only person who likes change is a baby with a wet diaper.” However, the truth is, as the leader of an organization you should consistently be looking for...

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  • MAMTC’s value is….

    By Scott Wedel on January 5, 2017

    When I was growing up, my dad always told me “nothing is free in this world…you have to work for it”.  Fast forward a few years, and the same adage applies.  Don’t get me wrong, there are some things...

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