Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Futures for Frontliners Program

Industry 4.0 Grant Opportunity
The Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (MMTC) is administering a grant to help companies who are seeking to invest in Industry 4.0 technologies. Through the grant, companies may be reimbursed for labor costs related to the deployment of the technology. This...
Notes from 05/15 GTAMC/TAHRA Joint Discussion – COVID Return to Work
General Topic: Recalling employees back to work (furloughed, laid off, etc.) What have been your organization's successes and challenges of recalling employees? Response 1 Took about a week to get everyone back and organized, they received a letter letting them know...
Digital Conference: Crisis Brings Consensus (Prioritizing US Industrial Policy in a COVID-19 World)
A Zoom You Won't Want to Miss! The Alliance for American Manufacturing is hosting a digital conference at 3 p.m. on Thursday (05/21/20) examining ways to bring manufacturing back from countries like China in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hosted by Washington Post...
Do you know an import-challenged Manufacturer? Refer them to GLTAAC
Although these are uncertain times, there is one thing we know for sure: import competition remains a threat to smaller manufacturers. Fortunately, GLTAAC continues to help import-challenged manufacturers in Indiana, Michigan, and Oho - just as we've done for 37 years...
Notes from 05/01 Workplace Safety/Sanitation Round Table Discussion
Guest Speakers from ERG Environmental Services Terry Atkins and Karl Verity ERG Environmental Services 989-280-2435 tatkins@ergenvironmental.com www.ergenvironmental.com ERG coverage area Facilities in Livonia, MI, Bowling Green, OH, and Markham Ontario Terry...
MEP National Network – Resources for Meeting the Challenge
Lear Corporation COVID-19 Safework Playbook
CAR Webinar – The Playbook for Restarting Production
Date: April 8, 2020 Time: 1pm-2pm Registration: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/610638377803412750 Join CAR for a conversation on plans for bringing automotive production back on-line in North America. CAR’s Vice President of Business Research Kristin...
Unemployment Insurance – Work Share Program Fact Sheet

Rethinking Lean in a Time of Social Distancing
Rethinking Lean in a Time of Social Distancing Process and system designs need to adapt to keep workers safe. Beau Keyte APR 03, 2020 I was reading about March Madness shutting down when I received an SOS email from a plant manager. He had just shut down his plant for...