Manufacturing
Haas Foundation Donates to Asnuntuck’s Advanced Manufacturing Technology Program
The Advanced Manufacturing Technology Program at Asnuntuck Community College (ACC) received $15,000 in grant funding from the Gene Haas Foundation to use for student scholarships for tuition and books. The scholarship will be managed by the ACC Foundation, and awards will be given based on need and merit. Read the source article at BusinessWest
Read MoreBoulevard Machine & Gear Moves Headquarters to Larger Space in Westfield
Boulevard Machine & Gear, a precision-machining facility, announced it has moved its headquarters to a new, larger space in Westfield to accommodate steady business growth over the last decade. The new address is 326 Lockhouse Road. Boulevard Machine will leverage its new facility to provide additional capacity for its customers while providing new internal operational…
Read MoreHazen Paper’s 2020 Holographic Calendar Wins International Award for Excellence
HOLYOKE — The International Hologram Manufacturers Assoc. (IHMA) recently named Hazen Paper’s 2020 holographic calendar Best Applied Decorative/Packaging Product at the Excellence in Holography Awards 2020. Featuring a fire-breathing dragon with three-dimensional scales, the oversized calendar utilized an array of innovative holographic techniques to create a decorative design the IHMA called “outstanding.” These holographic designs…
Read MoreAt Hadley Printing, the Presses Have Started Rolling Again
Chris Derosiers was searching for a way to describe what things were like last spring, at the height of what’s now being called the first COVID-19 surge. And he found an analogy that probably works for just about every small-business owner in this region. “It’s like being on the highway … you’re going to 65,…
Read MoreBelt Technologies Welcomes Timothy Condry as New Materials Coordinator
Belt Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of custom metal belt conveyer solutions and conveyor systems, announced that Timothy Condry has joined the team in the role of materials coordinator. A seasoned professional, he will coordinate logistics for the busy manufacturer. Read the source article at BusinessWest
Read MoreFORGE Manufacturing and Innovation Showcase
“I invite you all to attend the FORGE Manufacturing and Innovation Showcase happening tomorrow at 10am. FORGE is a nonprofit with an office located here at Springfield at Tech Park that connects startups with compatible, forward-thinking regional manufacturers, design firms and engineers. Meet hundreds of regional manufacturers and innovators and hear from Leader Joseph Wagner. …
Read MoreOMG Roofing Promotes Adam Cincotta to Vice President
OMG Roofing Products has promoted Adam Cincotta to the position of vice president of the company’s Adhesives and Solar Business Unit, one of three business units within OMG Roofing Products. In this role, Adam is responsible for developing and executing the overall business unit strategy, including product and market development, as well as managing the…
Read MoreFor Manufacturers, COVID-19 Changes … Everything
Mark Borsari says he hasn’t been on a plane since a vacation in early March. By his reckoning, that’s by far the longest stretch he can remember when he hasn’t been flying somewhere, especially in his role as president of Palmer-based Sanderson MacLeod, a maker of fine wire brushes for everything from makeup kits to…
Read MoreUniversal Plastics’ Pia Kumar Puts the Focus on Work-life Balance
Back in mid-March, Pia Kumar recalls, at the height of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a good deal of absenteeism at the five plants within the Universal Plastics fold — maybe 40% by her estimate, a number that spoke volumes about the high levels of fear and anxiety within the workforce.…
Read MoreUMass Amherst Contributes to Development of Open-source N95 Respirator
In one of the latest COVID-19 response projects at UMass Amherst, the Advanced Digital Design and Fabrication (ADDFab) laboratory is collaborating with a global network of design, engineering, and manufacturing experts to help develop an open-source N95 face mask. ADDFab, one of the core facilities at UMass’s Institute for Applied Life Sciences, has been rapidly…
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