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MEP Success Stories from Alabama

Building Sustainable Success: ATN’s Long-Term Support of Valmet, Inc.

Reported Year
2025
ATN, part of the MEP National Network™, began supporting Valmet, Inc.’s Florence, Alabama location over a decade ago, initially by providing Internal Auditor training to support their ISO 9001 quality certification. Since then, ATN has continued to assist the site in achieving additional certifications, including ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018.

ISO 9001 Provides a Strong Foundation for PTS, Inc.

Reported Year
2025
To expand its capabilities in the engineering and manufacturing sector, PTS, Inc. acquired a company in Arab, Alabama, thereby enhancing its design and production capacity and footprint. With operations now spanning two locations, the organization faced the challenge of aligning management systems and operational processes across both sites to

Internal Audit Aides in Retained Sales for Metal Research, Inc.

Reported Year
2024
ATN, part of the MEP National Network™, first began working with Metal Research, Inc., because the company was preparing for certification to the AS9100 quality management system standard. They were pursing the AS9100 certification to better position themselves in the aviation, space and defense market. The company needed a gap assessment to ensure

ISO Certification Drives Sales for Vision Composite Products

Reported Year
2024
When Vision Composite Products contacted ATN, part of the MEP National Network™, they were a start-up company preparing to launch a new product line. In order to better position themselves in the marketplace to maintain and capture new business in the automotive market, they needed assistance in developing and implementing an ISO 9001 Quality

ATN Training Leads to New Investments for Tyler Union

Reported Year
2024
With a workforce of more than 450, training is essential to ensuring team members are well-equipped for safe and efficient operations. Tyler Union had new CNC flange machinists needing training to improve their skills and efficiency in operating the company’s CNC equipment. It was essential that the team understood how to manage the equipment to

R&M Machine Shop Soars to New Heights with AS9100 Certification

Reported Year
2023
After having an ISO 9001 Quality Management System in place for several years, R&M Machine decided that they wanted to become certified in a AS9100 Quality Management System to gain business from the aviation, space, and defense industries. Leadership reached out to ATN, part of the MEP National Network™, for the expertise to understand how they

Internal Audits Fuel New and Retained Sales for AvaLan Networks

Reported Year
2022
AvaLAN is currently certified to the ISO 9001 quality management system (QMS) standard. They voluntarily maintain their certification for a couple of prominent reasons. First, since ISO 9001 is an internationally recognized standard, it is often a requirement to be considered as a vendor, and AvaLAN’s attainment gives them a competitive edge in

Training for the Quality Management System Standard Boosts Sales Retention

Reported Year
2025
As a Tier 1 automotive supplier, ARD Logistics is required to have a certified quality management system that complies with the IATF 16949 standard, ensuring the company can fulfill its customer requirements. Once certified, the company must maintain a quality management system that consistently meets the standard. An essential element of this

Lean Tools Lead to New Investments and Retained Sales

Reported Year
2025
In July 2022, Fiberglass Unlimited acquired the assets of Fiberglass Specialties, Inc. in Henderson, TX, and moved the business to their facility in Alabama. The merger of product lines from these two companies has provided Fiberglass Unlimited with one of the largest selections of steeples and baptistries available for churches. To support the

Lean Journey Yields Impacts

Reported Year
2024
Eovations reached out ATN, part of the MEP National Network™, to inquire about implementing lean methodologies to eliminate waste and streamline processes. ATN created a customized training plan that would focus on lean manufacturing with an emphasis on the 5S system - sort, set in order, shine, standardize, and sustain - which aims at creating a
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