In this episode of 'Recipes for Manufacturing Success in Northern PA', we visit Starn Tool & Manufacturing and Mecal by Starn in Meadville PA. Starn has a unique legacy that started with William Jacob Starn, a toolmaker and inventor, in the early 1900’s. We’ll talk with Executive Vice President, Greg Wasko, about growing the business and coaching employees to reach their maximum potential.

In this episode of Recipes for Manufacturing Success in Northern PA, we visit Jamestown Coating Technologies in Jamestown, Pennsylvania. They have built a legacy of value and performance in the industrial coating industry since 1885. We’ll meet with CEO, Michael Walton, who has been working in his family’s business since 1998. Hear how this innovative leader believes in his creative staff, stays family oriented, and is customer focused.

In this episode of Recipes for Manufacturing Success, NWIRC’s Bob Zaruta and Robin Keller visit Penn-Union in Edinboro PA to talk with Operations Manager, Anthony Brown. With a history dating back to 1928, Penn-Union has a reputation as a designer, manufacturer, and supplier of quality electrical connectors and related products. Hear from Anthony about Penn-Union’s success in growing their business and developing their employees.

In this episode, we’re headed to Elk County Heat Treaters in St Marys PA - a powdered metal secondary operation. Their goal is to reduce lead time, transportation and cost to their customers by offering multiple operations under the same roof. We're talking with Ben and Gina Vrobel, owners since 2013, sharing their secret recipes of how a small community of manufacturers work together to make a big impact.

In this episode, NWIRC's Bob Zaruta and Robin Keller visit Viking Plastics in Corry PA to talk with President, Kelly Goodsel. He shares ingredients for company successes, to include sustaining their culture of continuous improvement.

Hear the background of NWIRC's new podcast, Recipes for Manufacturing Success, coming this July 2023. New episodes will air on the 1st and 3rd Monday each month.