An aerospace retrospective with KTM Solution’s Paul Kumler I recently attended an SC Aerospace Advisory Board meeting where a preliminary supply chain study report was presented. The report was generated to understand the impact of the aerospace supply chain in South Carolina. I found one statistic particularly…
Walking under the trees along Main Street in Greenville and into the sun again down near the Poinsett Hotel and City Hall, one could close their eyes and transport themselves to stations around the world. The digital storefront and globalization of commerce has positioned South Carolina as…
So…You want to become a tiered supplier? You want to fly beyond the “mom and pop” machine shop and onto the radars of a BMW, Boeing or Michelin? Well, you’ll need to start making your own bed first. In addition to a more aesthetically pleasing facility, a…
A profile of Micah Cantley, Kidder Group VP and former Navy SEAL In the Beginning Cantley was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1989 and graduated from Fort Zumwalt West High School in nearby O’Fallon. Growing up, the future SEAL was a Cardinal fan and avid hockey…
Smart glasses, and “augmented reality” solutions (AR), offer a wide range of benefits that accrue over time. Of course, implementing any new technology requires a significant investment in money and resources. That’s why it’s critical to be able to show a clear, reliable, and significant return on…
KTM Solutions will celebrate 14 years in business in 2019. My wife and I founded KTM Solutions after 22 years working for large corporations. While employed by world class aircraft companies, I heard a steady stream of reports about the eminent work force shortage, particularly engineers. During the last 14 years, nearly every chamber event […]
Every organization has a few individuals that act behind the scenes and contribute time and resource above the call of duty to make an organization successful. Here at South Carolina Manufacturing, we are no different. A few years ago, we were introduced to Doug Kim who took…
Having a better tax strategy can be the difference maker for South Carolina manufacturers looking to increase their existing cash flow and replenish costs from the previous year. And if that weren’t enough, a capable firm, one suited to the needs of manufacturers, can help a company navigate the complex waters of the valuable R&D […]
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, “South Carolina is a branch manufacturing state.” They tell us there’s not enough headquartering here, not enough research and development, but what if I told you the Palmetto State has a solution, in theory. South Carolina’s Research and Development…
In 2017, the A.T. Kearney Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index® concluded, “investors are bullish about economic growth and FDI [Foreign Direct Investment] is critical to the South Carolina economy. prospects, but are monitoring political risks for abrupt changes to the business environment.” Fast-forward to 2018, and that…