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MEP Success Stories from Michigan

Technology Implementation Improves Organizational Processes

Reported Year
2024
TGI needed to improve efficiency to meet increasing demand. The company recognized that adding technology would benefit them in the future but didn’t know where to go. TGI reached out to Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (MMTC), part of the MEP National Network™, for a technology opportunity assessment to determine how TGI could streamline

Upskilling Staff Leads to IATF 16949 Certification

Reported Year
2024
Prompted by the departure of a key staff member and upcoming IATF 16949 audit, Ultraform understood that if they wanted to retain and grow business, successfully passing their annual certification was necessary. Ultraform needed someone to lead the audit preparation and compliance process and wanted to invest in a member of their current workforce.

Training Promotes Workforce & Business Growth

Reported Year
2024
As manufacturing has evolved over the last few years, Lapeer Plating & Plastics has struggled, as many organizations did, to find talent and improve their processes. They determined that the systems they had had in place since the company’s inception needed upgrading to meet the increased demands of their client base and find a source of talent to

Lean Manufacturing Techniques Lead To Streamlined Roll Conversion Process

Reported Year
2024
Duro-Last Roofing© Inc. reached out to Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (MMTC), part of the MEP National Network™, asking for assistance in their roll conversion process and accessory department. After various fact-finding meetings to better understand what Duro-Last was experiencing, MMTC suggested addressing the roll conversion, where

Facility Reorganization Increases Cost Savings

Reported Year
2024
Since moving to its new location, the company has added new products and equipment and has had to expand products onsite to meet customer needs. This has led to poor space utilization, less than optimal product flow, and increased time searching for supplies. Ranger Die was looking for ways to resolve these issues and to introduce employees to lean

Applying Technology to Increase Competitiveness

Reported Year
2024
World Magnetics develops custom switches that often need to be prototyped before production orders can be secured. The cost and time of outsourcing prototypes was limiting growth and staff retention during slow volume times.

Strengthening Leadership to Improve Profitability

Reported Year
2024
When the founder’s son took over as president of Omega Castings, he found himself evaluating various aspects of the company. He knew the leadership team was internally promoted staff who had remained loyal to the company. However, many were not experienced leaders and had little training in effectively leading a team. In addition, turnover was high

ACEMCO INC.: Technical Training Supports Continuous and Culture Improvement Journey

Reported Year
2024
In 2020, ACEMCO’s leadership began to reevaluate the organization’s vision and mission. As part of that process, they needed to improve company culture. To accomplish this, they knew formal technical training would be a critical component in this process. With the connections that ACEMCO had, they applied for grant funding through the State of

Accreditation Leads to Market Diversification

Reported Year
2024
To fully utilize available capacity, ALD wanted to diversify its customer base to include the healthcare industry. Providing heat treating services in the healthcare industry requires specialized accreditation to MedAccred standards. ALD did not possess the internal knowledge of how to become MedAccred accredited, so the decision was made to seek

Rural Manufacturing Doing Some Impressive Things

Reported Year
2024
L’Anse Manufacturing is a small company who depends on its own employees to take on special projects in addition to normal job duties when hiring talent to fill the need is not possible. The “can-do” attitude of the company makes this approach work, but taking on new tasks sometimes requires additional training.
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