by Paige Romanick, Strategic Projects Associate Supply chains are a significant source of CO2 emissions for consumer companies, comprising over 80 percent of their total greenhouse gas emissions (Bove & Swartz, 2016). By partnering with local manufacturers, companies can reduce these emissions while gaining significant operational benefits. The impact of CO2 emissions Carbon dioxide, or…
by Sofia Bueso, FORGE Event Marketing Associate Each day at FORGE begins with the energy of the Green Line commute and a warm welcome at the front desk. The moment you walk into our Somerville headquarters in FORGE’s sister organization Greentown Labs, there’s a sense of camaraderie setting the tone for a day filled with…
Nov. 21, 2024 – We spent the night with some of Connecticut’s brightest and most enterprising minds! FORGE teamed up with Innovation Nights to show off physical products from amazing local companies at Innovation Nights Connecticut. It was a chilly, rainy day at GE Appliances’ CoCREATE Facility in Stamford, CT. But the arrival of more…
For its fourth year, the annual Manufacturing Mash-Up moved to Gillette Stadium for even more manufacturing ecosystem networking, panels, grants, and awards. FORGE joined in the fun as an event partner again. We brought some of our favorite manufacturers, suppliers, and startups to table at the event. Mark Michalski, one of our manufacturing experts in…
Manufacturing a medical device is fundamentally different from producing a consumer or other non-medical device. The stakes are higher, the regulations stricter, and the need for precision and reliability greater. Here’s what medical device startups need to keep in mind on the journey from prototype to full-scale production. Regulatory compliance Ensuring your device meets all…
Finish Line Product Development Services, a Friend of FORGE partner, is a product development consultancy complementing companies’ existing product development team with experts, processes and reference designs exclusively for startups and small companies. In this Tools of the Trade about market validation, Finish Line describes why startups need to validate their products before pouring money…
The team of experienced engineers at Next Rung Technology, a Friend of FORGE partner, collaborates with growth-stage companies creating sustainable technologies to support them through the range of complex challenges faced in commercialization. In this Tools of the Trade, Next Rung Technology goes in-depth on how lean startups can use techno-economic modeling to position themselves…
Plastics Manufacturing Resources, a FORGE partner, connects companies to a wide range of plastics manufacturing options, from injection and blow molding to additive manufacturing, thermoforming and more. In this Tools of the Trade, they share one thing they’ve learned over years in the industry: how to assess a plastics supplier’s ability to launch new products….
Finish Line Product Development Services, a Friend of FORGE partner, is a product development consultancy complementing companies’ existing product development team with experts, processes and reference designs exclusively for startups and small companies. In this Tools of the Trade, Finish Line describes – from hard-earned experience – the major reasons product development projects go belly…
Product Resources, a FORGE Iron partner, is a contract manufacturing company with expertise in designing and building complex scientific, medical and industrial equipment. In this Tools of the Trade, Product Resources describes the nine steps to select a contract manufacturer for your innovative product. When you select a contract manufacturer, you are, in many ways,…
