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MEP Success Stories from Maine

Investment in equipment spurs growth

Reported Year
2022
During the pandemic, medical product manufacturers in Maine and beyond needed fast, flexible and accurate materials that reflect the constantly-evolving situation. Medical supply companies, pop-up clinics, health care firms and other businesses have needed to be able to print labels, signage, and packaging quickly so that they can get vital

Meeting Cybersecurity and Quality System Customer Requirements

Reported Year
2021
A key customer required Compotech to be ISO 9001 compliant and their work with the DOD required them to be compliant with cybersecurity standard NIST 800-171. Lacking the internal systems and expertise to comply with these standards, they reached out to Maine MEP, part of the MEP National Network™, for assessment and implementation guidance.

Puritan Steps Up to Keep the Nation Safe

Reported Year
2022
During the pandemic, as demand skyrocketed for COVID-19 testing kits, Puritan was one of only two manufacturers of COVID-19 testing swabs in the world. Puritan was contacted by the White House and asked to increase production to meet the needs of their COVID-19 testing program. This rapid, demand-driven expansion required an immediate increase in

Maine Wood and Wood Composite Products Company Assisted in Growth by MEP

Reported Year
2022
While many of Cousineau’s products utilize Maine wood, some require veneers imported from Eastern Europe. These veneers are relatively expensive, must be purchased by the container load and require long lead times to acquire. The cyclic nature of demand for recreational items combined with the large investment to maintain adequate levels of

Two Maine Companies Pivot Together

Reported Year
2021
Covid-19 hit Maine’s boatbuilding industry especially hard. While builders had orders to fill they could not reasonably ask their crews to do their normal jobs which require close proximity. This resulted in a complete shutdown of all of Alfred’s OEM clients. This segment of their business provided in excess of 60% of Alfred’s monthly revenue and

Ntension Has You Covered: From Trade Show Displays to PPE

Reported Year
2021
Prior to the pandemic, NTension was building on its success with major capital investments in both equipment and skilled staff, shipping up to 12 projects a day. When the pandemic hit, NTension’s work evaporated overnight. NTension's projects came to a sudden stop as trade shows worldwide were cancelled and public buildings, which once housed

Facility Site Selection & Process Flow Layout

Reported Year
2021
During the winter of 2018, Susan and her husband purchased the business from her in-laws and were looking to increase profitability while growing the business. Susan needed assistance relocating the business and improving efficiency. At the time, the business was located in the previous owner’s garage with very limited space which was not designed

Maine MEP Assists Lettuce Products Manufacturer in growth

Reported Year
2020
To meet growing demand, Springworks Farm has experienced rapid growth. Along with this growth came the need for increased capital and strategic planning. Springworks Farm has big ambitions and is currently engaging in a major investment round of several million dollars for additional facilities expansion and production efficiency enhancements

Maine Manufacturing Has Got You Covered

Reported Year
2020
Forest Wentworth, a Maine MEP project manager via sub-recipient agreement (SRA) with the University of Maine's Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC) contacted The Stainrite Companies' owner, Alan Lapoint, about the possibility of using the company's filtration expertise for manufacturing alternative PPE, particularly high-performance cloth face

Gaining Efficiencies through Process Improvement and Staff Training

Reported Year
2020
Allenfarm Fence recognized the need to eliminate waste in their processes in order to grow their business. Senior management became interested in lean training and focused Kaizen improvements, but lacked the internal expertise to lead these changes within their organization. They reached out to Maine MEP, part of the MEP National Network™, for