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MEP Success Stories from Illinois

Lean Daily Management System Implementation Improves Workforce Culture

Reported Year
2025
Meyer Tool, a precision manufacturing company serving advanced industries, saw an opportunity to strengthen its competitive edge by improving internal operations and building a resilient culture of continuous improvement. To expand its OEM customer base, including new ventures into quantum computing, leadership recognized that sustainable growth

Leading Precision Die-Cutting Manufacturer Connects with IMEC for Digital Growth

Reported Year
2025
Plitek LLC is a contract converter specializing in precision die cutting, custom film extrusion, release liner coating, and adhesive coating. With a primary focus on the medical device manufacturing sector, Plitek's components and finished parts serve critical applications such as diagnostics, microfluidics, wound care, and cardiovascular

Manufacturer Connects with IMEC to Help Develop a Continuous Improvement Process

Reported Year
2025
Founded in 1883, Rutland became a leading manufacturer of products for fireplace, chimney, and stove maintenance. Over the past 140+ years, Rutland has grown from a small family-owned business in Rutland, Vermont, into an industry-leading manufacturer. Its headquarters and manufacturing facilities are in Jacksonville, Illinois. Rutland products are

Southern Illinois Manufacturer Strengthens Culture

Reported Year
2024
With the recent addition of the Hoffman, Illinois site, the leadership team identified the need to obtain feedback from their 17-employee workforce on how they felt about the organization. The timing provided a good opportunity to be transparent about organizational change, and to develop a strong company culture. This desire was to get assistance

Expand and Grow

Reported Year
2023
Advantage Components connected with IMEC, part of the MEP National Network™, back in 2014. ACI and IMEC have worked on a variety of projects together since then, but there was one area yet to be discussed - marketing. While Advantage Components knew the positive impacts marketing could have on their business, they had yet to make a conscious effort

Machine Tool Manufacturer Adopts New Workforce Processes

Reported Year
2021
Institutional knowledge is a risk in any organization. Leadership at Bourn and Koch realized the risks they faced with the lack of well-documented, standardized key steps for their manufacturing build process and an aging workforce. They needed to find a way to continuously transfer knowledge to the next generation of workers. The standard work

Illinois Plastic Injection Molding company implements 5S Workplace Organization and Kaisen to eliminate wastes, improve productivity and efficiency, and boost employee satisfaction.

Reported Year
2022
Workplace organization is the key to success in any industry. Aztec Plastic Company saw an opportunity to improve the organization and flow of the workspace in their machining area. In an effort to set and maintain new standards that would eliminate wasted time, space, and inventory, and create an environment where employees can participate in

Champaign Precision Machine Shop Sees New Growth

Reported Year
2022
The leadership team at Wagner Machine Co. has recognized the value of maintaining a robust quality management system for many years. They had previously worked with IMEC, part of the MEP National Network™, on other projects, so reaching out to them about ISO 9001:2015 certification was an obvious move. Shortly into the process, they learned of a

Injection Molding Company Looks to IMEC for Leadership Development Training

Reported Year
2024
Midwest Molding Solutions has been experiencing tremendous growth, leading to the promotion of several new managers with limited management experience. To address this leadership skills gap Midwest Molding Solutions determined they wanted to transform their managers from being just "doers" into effective leaders who would delegate tasks

Manufacturer Receives Website Assistance Through Cook County Manufacturing Reinvented Grant

Reported Year
2024
Before contacting the IMEC team, part of the MEP National Network™, Hookset had both of their websites audited and found that both needed significant work to generate better conversions. The website had recently been rebuilt, so Hookset was seeking assistance with SEO (search engine optimization) and backend support. Opportunity struck when the
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