Manufacturing 101 with DVIRC: Virtual Conference

Manufacturing 101 is an opportunity to gain insights into working with manufacturers. The presentation will discuss design for manufacturing, understanding supply chain development, and manufacturing practices. We will cover design and manufacturing jargon, how to determine best strategies for early production and scaled production, and share resources to help find regional manufacturing capabilities. By attending the presentation you will be given the opportunity to help define new supply chain development services.

Guest speaker Andrew Dahlgren has been working with Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center (DVIRC) on the Manufacturing Access Project to develop new strategies to connect designers, makers, and entrepreneurs to regional manufacturers. Over the past two years they have learned about the growing number of entrepreneurs in the region and their desire to source regional manufacturing capabilities. In parallel they have identified many barriers that have prevented entrepreneurs and manufacturers from working together. Manufacturing 101 is their first step to addressing and removing those barriers.