MassMEP Announces Brian Gilmore’s Retirement From Board of Directors

On November 3, 2022

MassMEP Announces Brian Gilmore’s Retirement From Board of Directors Brian Gilmore spent extensive time as Executive Vice President at AIM HR Solutions. He and the Founder of MassMEP, Jack […]

On October 27, 2022

MassMEP Announces New Members of Board of Directors For more information contact: Kristy Grignon, MassMEP, kristyg@massmep.org Shari Worthington, PR Counsel, Telesian Technology, sharilee@telesian.com MassMEP Announces New Members of Board of Directors […]

John Kovach, Division President, Mach Technologies

Rita KapurJohn Kovach Rita Kapur is an international financial expert with 30 years of experience in manufacturing and distribution. She is visionary leader and a strong collaborator with a history of award-winning performance. In 2019, Ms Kapur received the Worcester Business Journal Outstanding Women in Business Award, and in 2016, the Tuck School of Business Award for Growing the Minority Business to Scale. She currently serves as Chief Financial Officer at Atech Turbine Components (Auburn, MA) and Aimtek, Inc. (Auburn, MA). John Kovach is a senior business executive with over 40 years of management and leadership experience in high-tech manufacturing. He has extensive experience in business planning, organization development, manufacturing operations, supply chain, and quality management. He currently serves as Division President at Mach Technologies (Westford, MA), is a board member of the Greater Lowell Workforce Development Board, and on the Business Leadership Team of the Northeast Advanced Manufacturing Consortium (NAMC). Dennis Leonard, MassMEP Board Chair, stated, 'We welcome Rita and John to the MassMEP Board. Both have deep experience in the manufacturing sector. This will allow them to provide valuable perspectives to help MassMEP and its client manufacturers navigate and meet the challenges of today's global economy, from operational excellence to workforce strategies to innovative growth solutions.' Kathie Mahoney, President/CEO of MassMEP, added, 'We are so fortunate to add the talents of Rita and John to the MassMEP Board of Directors. They are creative and progressive leaders who have forged strong relationships throughout the manufacturing community. Their skills and networks will serve to strengthen MassMEP and the state's small to mid-sized manufacturers as they evolve and grow.' About MassMEP Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MassMEP), part of the NIST MEP National Network, is a leading resource for manufacturing companies that cultivates a community built on support, idea sharing, and achievement. MassMEP creates economic impact by transforming manufacturing enterprises and the manufacturing ecosystem. This is achieved through the delivery of operational excellence programs, workforce development strategies, and innovative growth initiatives, all of which are enhanced by strategic public/private relationships. For more information, visit www.massmep.org.

For further information contact: Kristy Grignon MassMEP 27A Midstate Drive Auburn, MA 01501 Ph: 508-831-7020 Email: kristyg@massmep.org Web: http://www.massmep.org

PR Office: Shari Worthington, President Telesian Technology Inc. 49 Midgley Lane Worcester, MA 01604 USA Ph: 508-755-5242 Email: sharilee@telesian.com

Heat Related Injuries in the Workplace

On June 10, 2022

By: Darcy Cook, CHSO, SHS, PTA OSHA’s goal is to increase the number of inspections, by over 100%, for heat relatedinjuries and illnesses. OSHA will include heat-related hazards in ongoing […]

On June 8, 2022

NEWS PROVIDED BY Tooling U-SME Jun 07, 2022, 09:15 ET PITTSBURGH, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Continuing its decades-long tradition of harnessing technology to advance manufacturing training, Tooling U-SME, the leading […]

On May 25, 2022

Massachusetts has made a substantial commitment to developing the Manufacturing USA infrastructure within the state’s academic, research and manufacturing industry. Through the creation of sector-specific Manufacturing USA Centers, M2I2 will […]

On May 25, 2022

Grant Solicitation for MMAP FY’23 Solicitation No. 2023-CAM-01 Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (“Mass Tech Collaborative” or “MassTech”), on behalf of the Center for Advanced Manufacturing (“CAM”) is issuing this Request for […]

On December 31, 2021

Ep. 54 New Year’s Eve Countdown Event

We get the band back together for our traditional NYE’s countdown podcast with Kristy and Matt. We talk about our favorite’s from 2021, our upcoming events in 2022, and shout outs to some of our connections made in 2021. Enjoy our celebrations with us and we wish everyone health and happiness in 2022! Happy New Year!

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Ep. 54 New Year's Eve Countdown Event

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On December 13, 2021

Four common myths about the manufacturing industry are debunked with the data and MEP National Network success stories that prove otherwise. Myths such as automation eliminating jobs, when projections actually […]

On December 8, 2021

Laura Teicher, Executive Director at FORGE sat with us to talk on how they FORGEd through another successful year, all things considered, in 2021. Opening new locations, Manufacturing Mash-Up, Startups and so much more; so much, that she will be back in 2022 to spill more tea and give us an exclusive on the FORGE roadmap for ’22 as they continue forging innovation from prototype to IMPACT!

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Ep. 52 - Forge's journey through 2021

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On November 22, 2021

Thank you all for listening and supporting the MassMEP podcast! We celebrated our 50th episode with a variety of guests over the hour from our 49 previous episodes. Join us for a couple of minutes with each of our guests from MassMEP President, Center Director & Director of Sales & Marketing, John Killam, Kim Ingalls & Kristy Grignon. From NIST, Mark Schmidt & Anthony Diaz, Laura Teicher from FORGE, Christine Nolan from CAM, Paula Martel from NorthEaston Machine, John Sinopoli & Pete Morin from Synagex and finally end with our very own Ron Giard & Lisa Oden.

We hope you enjoy the show and here’s to 50 more!

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Ep. 50 - Our Podcast turns 50! Let's Celebrate!!

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MassMEP Announces Brian Gilmore’s Retirement From Board of Directors

MassMEP Announces New Members of Board of Directors

Heat Related Injuries in the Workplace

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Mass. Manufacturing Innovation Initiative (M2I2)

Grant Solicitation for MMAP FY’23

Ep. 54 New Year’s Eve Countdown Event

Manufacturing Myths – Debunked!

Ep. 52 – Forge’s journey through 2021

Ep. 50 – Our Podcast turns 50! Let’s Celebrate!!