Events

Market research can be an invaluable tool to help companies find customers for their business. Guests from SBDC and VEDP will share upcoming market research opportunities open to VMA members that can give members a competitive advantage in the global marketplace. March 15, 2021  11:30 AM – 12:30 PM http://www.vamanufacturers.com/event/2021-town-hall-series-market-research-opportunities-competitive-advantage/?instance_id=1059

Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland (RMI) and Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) has launched a cost-free air handling assistance program for Maryland manufacturers. Manufacturers can potentially reduce the risk of business disruption from COVID-19 by improving facility airflow, filtration & ventilation. RMI’s Manufacturing Disruption Mitigation Assistance (MDMA) can help eligible Maryland manufacturers with this process. Tune into […]

Team Work Diversity & Inclusion (Webinar) People are unique. We each come from different backgrounds, generations, and cultures, as well as having different ethnicities, personalities, beliefs, and upbringings. Diverse and inclusive organizations perform better than homogenous ones – but only when each person feels able to bring their authentic self to work each day. In […]

Presented by T. Rowe Price, this knowledgeable panel will discuss the real-world implications of the economic cost of systemic racism. Our national and local economies have lost trillions of potential dollars due to the disparate wealth gap between Black and white Americans. Join the BBJ and T. Rowe Price for a panel that discusses what […]

Have a lingering question about MFG Day that you can’t find an answer to on our MFG Day page or MFG Day Resources page? Join us for MFG Day Office hours! Office Hours are held 1 week following each of the MFG Day webinars in our 4-part series this year. April 8 | April 15 | May 4 […]

Registration Opens for Virtual Learning Self-Paced Food Safety Training Series | Maryland Manufacturing Extension Partnership Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) Readiness | Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) Regulations is the process that ensures the quality of a product by establishing manufacturing procedures, ensuring that food is safe and has been prepared, packed, and stored under […]

The Manufacturing Institute and FAME-USA invite you to join us on Thursday, April 29, for a virtual event on FAME Live! Interested companies, schools, and stakeholders are invited for a chance to preview various program elements—hear from AMT students, FAME employers, and community organizations who are supporting FAME every day to strengthen their workforce and their communities. […]

As part of the Manufacturing Institute’s Diversity and Inclusion efforts, we will be hosting a virtual roundtable that will feature voices on the forefront of the ongoing work in manufacturing to enhance equality and opportunity. The discussion will focus on best practices that can be adapted and implemented at your facilities, and the key steps […]

This year on October 1, 2021, manufacturers across America will open their doors and open young minds by hosting an MFG Day event. MFG Day is manufacturing’s biggest annual opportunity to inspire the next generation about our industry and careers in modern manufacturing. Are you interested in hosting an MFG Day event but want to […]

BASICS® Lean Value Stream Mapping: An interactive, self-paced, modular, virtual training teaching the importance of value stream mapping as well as instructing how to create them. You will learn how to transform from the current state to the ideal state. You will also be given a tool to help align kaizen bursts into a prioritized […]