About Recipes for Manufacturing Success (in northern PA)
Spoon into the secret sauce of regional manufacturing companies to explore their success ingredients, latest initiatives, best practices, and more. The goal is to strengthen the manufacturing industry in northern Pennsylvania with company leaders sharing strategies for success, so their peer companies can listen and learn. Twice a month, we'll stir up conversation on topics from attracting and retaining employees to developing an engaging company culture, implementing technology, achieving profitable sales growth, and other spicy topics that are sure to entertain and inform.
Recipes for Manufacturing Success: Horizon Technology
In this episode of Recipes for Manufacturing Success, we're going to Horizon Technology, Inc, located in St. Marys PA, to learn about how they continuously raise the bar on small metal parts manufacturing. We are talking with President, Eric Wolfe, who started the company in 2001 and has many more years of experience in the powdered metal industry.
25 Oct 2024
Recipes for Manufacturing Success: Sintergy, Inc
On this episode of Recipes for Manufacturing Success, we're gong to Sintergy - located in Reynoldsville, PA.
Sintergy is a leading manufacturer of quality powdered metal parts and components for a variety of markets and industrial applications. We'll be talking with President, Rick Young, who was one of three original founders in 2004.
6 Oct 2024
Recipes for Manufacturing Success: Erie Cotton
In this episode of Recipes for Manufacturing Success, we are going to Erie Cotton. Erie Cotton has changed the landscape of wiping and recycling over the last 78 years. What started as a “hole in the wall” laundry operation has now become one of the largest producers of Industrial Wiping Cloths in the United States with a 50,000-square-foot facility located in Erie, Pennsylvania.
The company is committed to creating strong partnerships and growth in the Erie community. Erie Cotton currently employs more than 45 individuals, many who are immigrants and refugees. Erie Cotton is a proud member of SMART (Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles), whose member companies help to prevent more than 3.8 billion pounds of post-consumer textile waste from ending up in landfills each year. Today we're meeting with Brian Rubin who is third generation of the family business. He will discuss the innovative ways Erie Cotton has evolved with the ever-changing fashion industry and how they are proud to provide a quality product and respect their customers.
15 Sept 2024
Recipes for Manufacturing Success: Futures Rehabilitation Center
In the next episode of Recipes for Manufacturing Success,
we’re visiting Steve Morgan the president and CEO of Futures Rehabilitation Center. For more than 50 years, Futures Rehabilitation Center has provided local businesses and industries in their region with a dependable workforce to help customers meet their needs. While this company may not seem like a
manufacturer, it most certainly has its own production of bulletin and dry erase boards for distribution. In addition, Futures has over 100 qualified production workers and more than 30,000 sq. ft. of production space that is ready to be of service to other manufacturers. This production space is where the Work Center Program takes place. The Work Center is a work skills program that teaches
participants the necessary job skills needed to gain competitive employment. Currently, 124 participants are taking part in these work skills services. Steve has been the operating president and CEO of Futures Rehabilitation Center for 6 years. He has been an integral part in the growth of the workers and company showing the Northwest Pennsylvania area that all people have special
abilities and take great pride in being a positive and contributing member of their community.
1 Sept 2024
Recipes for Manufacturing Success: Acutec Precision Aerospace
In this episode of Recipes for Manufacturing Success, we're at Acutec Precision Aerospace talking with President & CEO, Elisabeth Smith. Acutec is located in Meadville, PA and is a respected company serving aerospace clients worldwide.
18 Dec 2023
Recipes for Manufacturing Success: Targeted Pet Treats
On this episode of Recipes for Manufacturing Success, we're going to Targeted Pet Treats in Warren PA. Targeted Pet Treats has become known in the pet industry as one of the leading innovators in injection molding food technology. They are leading the industry by offering a wide range of formulas, shapes, and functions. They are known for their best-in-class food safety program and superb customer service. We're meeting with Greg Austin, the division president, to learn more about their passion and vision to enhance the lives of pets every day.
4 Dec 2023
Recipes for Manufacturing Success: Matric Group
In this episode of Recipes for Manufacturing Success we are headed to Matric Group, an electronics contract manufacturer headquartered in Seneca, PA. Matric specializes in PCB and cable assemblies for Class II and Class III electronics. In addition to manufacturing, the company provides customers with a complete turnkey solution, including engineering, electronic box builds, and aftermarket services. We'll be talking with Brad Turner, Vice President of Business Development and Marketing, to hear how Matric is moving into the future with automation and strategic planning.
19 Nov 2023
Recipes for Manufacturing Success: Gasbarre
In this episode of 'Recipes for Manufacturing Success', we're visiting Gasbarre, headquartered in DuBois PA. We'll be meeting with Heath Jenkins, President of Press & Automation, to discuss their exciting products and how he's leading his team into new innovations.
5 Nov 2023
Recipes for Manufacturing Success: MFG Day Rewind
This episode for 'Recipes for Manufacturing Success in Northern PA' has a little different twist! Instead of visiting a manufacturing company to talk about their specific best practices, we're doing a Manufacturing Day rewind. NWIRC co-hosts Bob Zaruta and Robin Keller had the opportunity to talk with manufacturers at the recent MFG Day 2023 event in Erie about their ingredients for attracting youth to manufacturing careers. They also had a chance to talk with a few students.
16 Oct 2023
Recipes for Manufacturing Success: Allegheny Surface Technology
In this episode of 'Recipes for Manufacturing Success', we're talking with Staci Frantz, General Manager at Allegheny Surface Technology. AST is an industry leader in stainless steel and high nickel alloy surface finishing. Based in Lewis Run, PA (near Bradford), they offer both shop and field services that include: electropolishing, passivation, pickling, mechanical polishing, equipment refurbishment, pressure vessel modification/repair, and equipment inspection and testing. Allegheny Surface Technology provides surface finishing for a variety of chambers, hoppers, tanks and components along with tubing and fittings.
1 Oct 2023
Recipes for Manufacturing Success: Starn Tool & Manufacturing | Mecal by Starn
In this episode of 'Recipes for Manufacturing Success in Northern PA', we visit Starn Tool & Manufacturing and Mecal by Starn in Meadville PA. Starn has a unique legacy that started with William Jacob Starn, a toolmaker and inventor, in the early 1900’s. We’ll talk with Executive Vice President, Greg Wasko, about growing the business and coaching employees to reach their maximum potential.
16 Sept 2023
Recipes for Manufacturing Success: Jamestown Coating Technologies
In this episode of Recipes for Manufacturing Success in Northern PA, we visit Jamestown Coating Technologies in Jamestown, Pennsylvania. They have built a legacy of value and performance in the industrial coating industry since 1885. We’ll meet with CEO, Michael Walton, who has been working in his family’s business since 1998. Hear how this innovative leader believes in his creative staff, stays family oriented, and is customer focused.
2 Sept 2023
Recipes for Manufacturing Success: Penn-Union Corp
In this episode of Recipes for Manufacturing Success, NWIRC’s Bob Zaruta and Robin Keller visit Penn-Union in Edinboro PA to talk with Operations Manager, Anthony Brown. With a history dating back to 1928, Penn-Union has a reputation as a designer, manufacturer, and supplier of quality electrical connectors and related products. Hear from Anthony about Penn-Union’s success in growing their business and developing their employees.
21 Aug 2023
Recipes for Manufacturing Success: Elk County Heat Treaters
In this episode, we’re headed to Elk County Heat Treaters in St Marys PA - a powdered metal secondary operation. Their goal is to reduce lead time, transportation and cost to their customers by offering multiple operations under the same roof. We're talking with Ben and Gina Vrobel, owners since 2013, sharing their secret recipes of how a small community of manufacturers work together to make a big impact.
4 Aug 2023
Recipes for Manufacturing Success: Viking Plastics
In this episode, NWIRC's Bob Zaruta and Robin Keller visit Viking Plastics in Corry PA to talk with President, Kelly Goodsel. He shares ingredients for company successes, to include sustaining their culture of continuous improvement.
15 Jul 2023
Recipes for Manufacturing Success: Associated Spring
In this episode of Recipes for Manufacturing Success, we visit
Associated Spring in Corry, PA to talk with Division Manager, Betsy Jacobs. She’s a pioneer in the world of female engineers and has an incredible background in the automotive industry. Her inspiring words are sure to enlighten anyone who is a leader in manufacturing and those thinking about a manufacturing career.
2 Jul 2023
Recipes for Manufacturing Success: SEPCO-Erie
For this episode, we’re heading to SEPCO located in Erie Pennsylvania to find out Owner and President Dan Ignasiak’s recipes for manufacturing
success. We’ll hear about his secret ingredients for making SEPCO a world class manufacturer specializing in tube cutting and CNC machining for over 50 years.
18 May 2023
Recipes for Manufacturing Success- Intro Trailer
Hear the background of NWIRC's new podcast, Recipes for Manufacturing Success, coming this July 2023. New episodes will air on the 1st and 3rd Monday each month.
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