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South Carolina Manufacturing is honored to have worked with Mr. McClure and his family at International Plastics in Greenville. Bob and his family have not only established a global brand right here in the Upstate, their hard work helped provide jobs to our fellow South Carolinians for nearly six decades. South Carolina Manufacturing is truly […]
“I’d like to hold my head up and be proud of who I am, but they won’t let my secret go untold. I paid the debt I owed them, but they’re still not satisfied, now I’m a branded man out in the cold.” Before hitting the big time in Nashville, Merle Haggard famously spent time […]
South Carolina Manufacturing Introduction: Gretchen Philyaw is an industry CEO and noted columnist for a variety of global publications including Innovation & Tech Today and Plastics News. South Carolina Manufacturing is proud to announce our invitation to include her global column, Fabric of America, to our list of SCMFG resources and content. Below is one of her latest: Fabric […]
While manufacturers tune up their production processes with the ever-increasing use of automated technologies and robotics, a level of distrust has festered between flesh and blood employees and their machined counterparts now working alongside. Not only are some of these workers scared of losing their jobs, Clemson University Associate Professor and Chair on Manufacturing Automation […]
As Lockheed Martin and Boeing patrol the Palmetto State’s borders to the north and south, the aviation and aerospace sector in South Carolina has become a sledgehammer, pounding out $19 billion in economic impact every year. With the 787-10 assembly in Charleston, the F-16 being built in Greenville and other industry work scattered around the […]
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. No doubt, the state’s learning institutions and technical […]
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 deepened as I write these words, the ocean’s […]
“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, Boeing, Volvo or Mercedes have been forced to […]
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 a gatekeeper for the world’s marketplace, and the […]
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 “clean” work environment is vital to implementing Just […]
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