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MEP Success Stories from Michigan

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.

Roman Manufacturing: Applying Lean Principles and Practices for Success

Reported Year
2023
RoMan faced significant challenges due to rapid growth and the need for effective leadership in multiple departments. The acquisition of the Power Systems product line during the COVID-19 pandemic presented unexpected growth and the necessity to promote from within, given external labor market difficulties. The promotion of an internal staff member

JC GIBBONS: Improving Worker Skills and Operations With Training

Reported Year
2023
Committed to advancing the skills of their workers while generating significant impacts to the company, JC Gibbons was interested in training to improve business practices. Leadership wanted to ensure focus was placed on maintaining quality while identifying additional areas where production could be improved.

SCHERDEL: A Commitment to Developing Smart Technologies

Reported Year
2023
SCHERDEL has a long history of embracing developing technologies. Industry 4.0 has brought about significant changes with an exponentially quickening timeline. With the complexity of the various Industry 4.0 nodes, it is hard for companies to determine if they are leading or lagging in technology. Gap analysis is necessary to enable companies to

WACKER CHEMICAL GROUP: Improving Performance With Six Sigma Black Belts

Reported Year
2023
With a commitment to continuous improvement, WACKER is always looking for ways to invest in its team members. This commitment was demonstrated when they wanted to advance several certified Six Sigma Green Belts to Black Belts. Six Sigma allows manufacturers to improve the performance of their business and manufacturing processes by systematically

COVENTRY INDUSTRIES: Using Automation to Expand Capabilities

Reported Year
2023
Coventry Industries had been working on a side capability project making optic plates for the firearms industry. This was a product that brought in good business, with an opportunity for future growth. However, Coventry didn’t have any space or individual to machine this part due to their busy workload with other core products and services. With

T-TOOL COMPANY: Focusing on Customer Satisfaction With a New Website

Reported Year
2023
In the past few years, T-Tool has invested in expanding their capabilities to accommodate their customers’ needs and attract new business. This created a dilemma for the company. T-Tool relies heavily on their website to inform and attract new opportunities. However, they did not have the ability to update their existing website to highlight their

M R PRODUCTS, INC: Technology Adoption Improves Data, Capacity & Quality

Reported Year
2023
Ryan Schultz, Chief Operations Officer, had worked with the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center’s Northern office in Traverse City (The Center), part of the Michigan MEP and the MEP National Network™, on past training and consulting projects, and most recently sought assistance to better understand how the company might use technology. Between

Four-Slide Technology: New Website and Market Research

Reported Year
2022
Like many other Michigan manufacturers, Four-Slide Technology experienced a significant decrease in business during the COVID-19 pandemic. Within this decline came a permanent loss of several major customers. When combined with the investments made for social distancing and PPE within the plant, the company was struggling. They were optimistic that