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Aerospace Aug 22

Students’ aerospace research recognized on the global stage

Named in honor of a South Carolina native and Challenger astronaut, the Ronald E. McNair Center for Aerospace Innovation was founded in 2011 at the University of South Carolina with donations from Darla Moore, Anita Zucker and Marva Smalls.  After just five years of the Center being in operation, student research is being recognized on […]

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Lead Aug 17

A well-paid job for life? Building a generation of aerospace talent in South Carolina

  The Palmetto State has been hard at work over the past three years to develop the aerospace industry.  Leaders from the public, private, academic and nonprofit sectors have organized behind an effort called SC Aerospace – a collaborative effort of the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness to support and develop aerospace in our state. […]

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Lead Aug 15

Will the FAA’s New Regulations Ground the Commercial Use of Drones?

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published its first regulations governing the commercial use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly referred to as drones. The new regulations are set to take effect in August.  Despite widespread media coverage of potential commercial applications of drone technology, such as remote delivery of products, the new rules place […]

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Lead Aug 12

Are there manufacturing uncertainties in South Carolina and should we be concerned?

  Saying “South Carolina manufacturing is strong right now” is a true statement. But that doesn’t mean it will be true next year or even a few months from now. This is not a gloom-and doom, sky is falling report. It’s a fact. South Carolina has relied on a strong manufacturing base for decades, but […]

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Lead Aug 10

Simplifying Regulatory Framework for SC Manufacturing

Our nation’s chemical sector is an $812 billion industry that directly provides jobs for nearly 800,000 people and supports jobs for seven million people in related fields. South Carolina has been home to a manufacturing revolution over the past decade and the revolution relies heavily on the chemical industry. With 96 percent of all manufactured […]

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Lead Aug 8

The Dirty Little Secret: It’s Not About Your Product

Manufacturing firms tend to focus on their products. In fact, we often fall in love with them. It consumes most of our time at work, and for many in the business, much of their time away from the office as well. We celebrate big orders and naively assume the good times will last forever. Elaborate […]

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Case Studies Aug 3

Full service logistics company boosts sales with SCMEP training program

Company Profile Vision 2 Destiny (V2D) is an asset-based logistics company that has been providing a wide variety of services for the Spartanburg, SC, area and beyond since 2003. The company prides itself on being a company that “does it all:” assembly, just-in-sequence, just-in-time delivery, manufacturing, kitting and labeling, quality inspection and sorting, repackaging, warehousing, […]

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Lead Aug 3

South Carolina is a safe haven among foreign instability

Recent events abroad are a sobering reminder of what makes the US market such an attractive location for foreign direct investment. Long considered a relatively solid democratic gateway from Europe to Asia, the Ataturk airport attack and subsequent failed Istanbul coup attempt in Turkey will largely erase the positive perceptions many international companies had about […]

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Lead Jul 20

Software Development Challenges for Traditionally Hardware Oriented Manufacturing Companies

  For manufacturing companies software is an increasingly important aspect of their product’s value proposition. From consumer to industrial products, nearly every industry is affected. Incorporating software presents greater challenges to companies whose products have traditionally been hardware oriented. Consider an example from the automotive industry. A recent article on Manufacturing.net reports a sharp increase […]

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