Manufacturing News & Events

Manufacturing News & Events

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05.05.20

Merrow Manufacturing Assembles 100% USA PPE Products ​

Fall River’s Merrow Manufacturing could emerge from the coronavirus pandemic as one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of PPE equipment like hospital gowns and masks. 

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 04.13.20

Gillette’s South Boston Plant Commits To Making 100,000 Face Shields​

The P&G-owned company has committed to making at least 100,000 shields at the South Boston plant and donate them to health care organizations across the state as needed.

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 11.06.19

Amazon expanding robotics operation to Westborough

Amazon on Wednesday will announce a big expansion of its robotics operation, leasing 350,000 square feet at a shuttered drug manufacturing plant in the MetroWest town.

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Baker-Polito Administration Announces $2.5 Million for Advanced Manufacturing Training

Four workforce development consortiums will train more than 700 unemployed and under-employed residents in advanced manufacturing.

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Emuge Grows: W. Boylston office of German manufacturer takes on more work

By: Matthew Tota

Bob Hellinger could not dwell on what the recent General Motors Co. announcement of layoffs said about the state of American manufacturing. He had to make final preparations for a business trip to Germany to discuss his own company’s plan for creating more than 20 manufacturing jobs here.

 

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US DOI Awards Offshore Wind Leases Worth Up To 4.1 Gigawatts Off Massachusetts

By: Joshua S. Hill

The US Government has awarded new offshore wind leases off the coast of Massachusetts that are said to be worth over $405 million and which have the potential to develop up to 4.1 gigawatts of offshore wind.

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Additive Manufacturing Is Driving The Future Of The Automotive Industry

By: Sarah Goehrke

Additive manufacturing aligns with the needs of the automotive industry, driving advances in vehicle design. Serial production is a reality today in additive manufacturing (or 3-D printing) as the technologies under this umbrella have advanced to a point where end-use parts can be made of both metal and plastic materials, ready to be put to use in real-world environments.

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AIS revitalizes manufacturing in North County

Affordable Interior Systems, a Leominster manufacturer of commercial office furniture, was named the manufacturer of the year for Worcester and Middlesex counties by the state's Joint Legislative Manufacturing Caucus.

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Head of Merrow receives Manufacturing Award

At the Massachusetts third annual Manufacturing Award Ceremony, Rep. Alan Silvia awarded Charles Merrow, CEO of Merrow Manufacturing, the Manufacturing Award. Merrow Manufacturing employs 144 employees and is expanding.

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Chamber partners with Monty Tech to promote manufacturing

The North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce and its economic development affiliate the North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation hosted a manufacturing bus tour recently for 46 students and chaperones from Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School as part of their efforts to promote careers in manufacturing and highlight the importance of manufacturing to North Central Massachusetts.

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