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Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership

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OMEP works side by side with Oregon manufacturers to help build successful businesses. We draw on our team’s significant depth and breadth of real-world manufacturing experience, bringing a thoughtful problem-solving approach to eliminating obstacles companies face. With our roots in lean as a business operating philosophy, we leverage these methodologies to provide solutions in Manufacturing Operations, Business Financials & Strategy and Organizational Development to be Oregon manufacturer’s source for growth and prosperity.

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Success Stories

Summit Body and Equipment Growth in the PNW & Beyond

Reported Year
2024
OMEP, part of the MEP National Network™, has worked closely with Summit for six years. Four years ago, Summit started thinking about expanding into new geographic markets in Northern California and southwest through Phoenix. However, their facility was at capacity and completely consumed by their existing client base in the Northwest.

Hardin Optical Growth on Oregon Coast

Reported Year
2024
The company was facing a series of small challenges that imposed a level of stagnation that was eroding the bottom line – first-pass yield was declining, employee turnover was up, margins were narrowing, the customer base defied growth, and small-run projects were sacrificing profitability.

Precision Machine & Manufacturing Leadership and Growth

Reported Year
2023
PMM recently made leadership changes to improve oversight, production, and sales processes. They established a corporate strategy, bolstered by new leadership, and identified significant top-line growth opportunities. In order to take advantage of these growth opportunities, they sought OMEP's support to elevate their manufacturing operation
Created March 18, 2019, Updated February 16, 2024