Concerned manufacturers from around the Upstate descended upon the BMW Zentrum in Spartanburg County last week to hear a panel of experts discuss the emerging threat of cyber attacks on manufacturing supply lines. Hosted by BMW and moderated by the U.S. Commercial Service, GreerWalker’s Jon Hightower and Gallagher Insurance’s Jennifer Bolling sat alongside Cyber Security […]
To keep up with the pace of production and satisfy customer demand, today’s manufacturers have gone digital. Although Industry 4.0 and the increasing use of automation and robotics on the manufacturing floor space have plugged them in, the daily barrage of cyber-attacks on their supply lines have them on their heels. “Cyber-attacks have become a […]
One can’t attend an economic development forum, technical college recruitment, or any chamber of commerce meeting without hearing the mention of high paying jobs in South Carolina. In addition, employers (large and small) continue to scream for skilled workers. I’ve heard comments like, “Attend a trade school;…
Ask any manufacturing executive across South Carolina to name the sector’s most critical need and the answer is almost always, workforce. No doubt, the state’s economy and manufacturing firms benefit from recruiting employment from all over the world and bringing them here to live, work and play….
Want to avoid a visit and possible fine from OSHA? New standards on electronic record-keeping has the organization coming to Greenville to highlight what South Carolina companies need to know in 2019. Life and Safety Consultant Inc. will host a free seminar Feb. 22, with Anthony Wilks,…
It’s a valid question. It’s not too presumptuous to think. Why not? Could South Carolina be the home to the next supersonic commercial airplane? Perhaps this isn’t on anyone’s radar screen yet. For decades, there has been discussion of a new supersonic commercial airplane. During my Boeing…
SCMFG Event Sneak Peak 2019! Right now, manufacturers across the Palmetto State are subject to expensive duties as their products are imported into the country. Did you know you can enjoy the bounties of complete duty elimination or deferral by warehousing your products in a General-Purpose Foreign…
Over the last quarter century, and with a big fat “Thank You” going out to BMW, there has been a flurry of global manufacturing brands and their host of tiered suppliers descending upon South Carolina, and to the Upstate in particular. And with the Charleston Harbor being…
“If I call you at 7:30 p.m. on a Friday evening, will you answer the phone and get my parts delivered to me on time?” In a manufacturing ecosystem subject to tariffs, bad weather and port congestion, South Carolina firms along the supply chains of a BMW,…
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…