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Agtech innovators. WGCIT stories.

  • Specright’s partnership w/ Cal Poly San Luis Obispo allows the company to employ the university’s packaging students, while giving them the hands-on experience needed to excel in agtech. Specright's leadership team is pictured here with Cal Poyl students.
  • Victor & Adam from Specright Inc stop to flash their smiles while working.

GUEST BLOG: Solving Specification Chaos in the Packaging Industry

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on March 14, 2016 09:11 AM

The greatest inventions are created to solve a need. The need may be obvious, or it may be a latent need. For Matthew Wright, president and co-Founder of specright, the need for a specification management service was obvious. After 20 years of working in the packaging industry, he saw how specification chaos was costing companies both time and money. His solution was to create a company that utilized “the cloud” and quality engineers to help companies to take control of their specifications.

By Matthew Wright
Specright President and Co-Founder

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Inteligistics Kicks Off WGCIT’s Tech Talk Series

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on March 04, 2016 11:47 AM

The Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology (WGCIT) kicked off its Tech Talk Series last night with an interactive workshop that was jammed-packed with information and tips on enhancing the Cold Chain process.

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Five New Companies Boost WGCIT Efforts to Solve Ag Issues

by WGCIT Western Growers Center for Innovation

Posted on March 04, 2016 11:43 AM

Five start-up companies have been added to the roster of agtech leaders working out of the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology (WGCIT). These companies, in addition to the inaugural six residents in the WGCIT, will work both independently and collaboratively to create innovations that will help solve agriculture’s biggest challenges. They will also play an integral role in the development of several new programs and events hosted by the WGCIT, such as Tech Talks.

The five new WGCIT residents include the following:

Specright is a packaging-specification management company that offers a cloud-based platform where customers can input and manage data to ensure that their specifications for packaging are met.

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