U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

MEP Success Stories from Alabama

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

IATF 16949 and Core Tools Training Essential to Tier 1 Automotive Supplier

Reported Year
2020
Being a Tier 1 automotive supplier, RAPA is required to maintain certification to the IATF-16949 standard to ensure that they meet their customer’s requirements. Specifically, RAPA needed an overview training of the IATF standard and an advanced product quality planning (APQP) and production part approval process (PPAP) training class, which is

Precision Electric Coil Winds in New Sales with ISO Assistance

Reported Year
2022
Precision Electric Coil initially engaged with ATN by requesting assistance with an internal audit of their ISO Quality Management System. Precision Electric Coil is certified to the ISO 9001-2015 international quality management standard and one of the requirements for certification is to conduct an internal audit of the company’s processes. With

ATN Steers Marine Joiner Toward New and Retained Sales

Reported Year
2021
Outfitters International and ATN, part of the MEP National Network™, have a well-established relationship that began four years ago. Since Outfitters International is ISO 9001 certified, they needed support for the maintenance of their internal quality management system. Their ISO representative who was with the company when they originally

Continual Improvement Plan Achieves Results for Process Barron

Reported Year
2021
Process Barron had created a continuous improvement plan which they referred to as the 2020 Strategic Initiative-VELOCITY. The plan focused on operational efficiencies to continuously improve customer satisfaction levels, maintain current sales, and increase new sales.

Dwell and Decor Continues Improvement with Planned Reduction in Greenhouse Gases

Reported Year
2021
Dwell and Decor, formerly Plantation Patterns, like most manufacturers, is a generator of greenhouse gases and thus has an impact on possible climate change. One of Dwell and Decor's major customers is a “big box” retailer who has committed to the Carbon Disclosure Project, an international reporting group that encourages disclosure of the

Lean Training and Kaizen Events lead to Retained Sales and Cost Savings for Aker Solutions

Reported Year
2021
The Aker Solutions US team had been given a mandate to achieve 30% in cost savings within the current operating year. It quickly became apparent that to reach the aggressive goal, all levels of the organization would need to understand and demonstrate an awareness of continuous improvement techniques. There would also need to be a team of employees

Quality Management System Assistance Maintains Sales for Metal Processor

Reported Year
2020
Ecovery is certified to the ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and RIOS:2016 standards. Ecovery has some customers who require them to maintain the certification to continue their business engagements; thus, maintaining certification is critical to Ecovery’s operations. Additionally, many standards are recognized worldwide and Ecovery has begun

ATN Assists 3M with Emergency Response Training

Reported Year
2020
3M Guin has on-site emergency response personnel that requires them to have an annual Refresher for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) and Confined Space Rescue. Since 2003, ATN has assisted 3M Guin with miscellaneous projects including Internal Auditing of their ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 management systems as well as