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MEP Success Stories from Michigan

DYNA PRODUCTS: Striving for Company-Wide Excellence With Lean

Reported Year
2021
Following a recent move to a new facility, Dyna Products was experiencing typical business growing pains. As sales continued to increase, they worked through the strain of hiring and training new employees. Additionally, production did not flow smoothly, and they had high levels of rework. Several fabrications and processes were subcontracted to

SUPERIOR HEAT TREAT LLC: Maintaining Customers with ISO 9001:2015 Certification

Reported Year
2021
Superior Heat Treat planned to transition from ISO 9001:2008 to the new ISO 9001:2015 standard to maintain their current customer base. However, after receiving non-conformances on their third-party registration audit, they contacted the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (The Center), part the MEP National Network™, for assistance with

RPB SAFETY: Supporting Healthcare Heroes With Help From The Center

Reported Year
2021
RPB was preparing for a modest but solid year of growth in 2020 with plans to enter the health field in 2021. However, when COVID-19 began to spread rapidly throughout the nation, RPB’s focus shifted to supporting healthcare workers on the pandemic's frontlines. As RPB began developing and producing new respiratory equipment for the health field

AMERICAN SOY PRODUCTS, INC.: Establishing a Company-Wide Commitment to Lean

Reported Year
2020
ASP has a long-standing commitment to continuous improvement through ongoing employee training. Following a promotion to plant manager, an ASP staff member who previously attended the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center's (The Center) Lean Manufacturing Champion program recognized an opportunity to improve the business by training other

FOREMOST FARMS: Enhancing Business Results Through Technical Training

Reported Year
2020
The food processing market is a demanding segment. Foremost Farms has stringent standards in place to ensure that what is being produced is safe for consumption. Their Greenville facility is a fully-automated milk processing plant that processes up to four million pounds of raw milk per day. Glen Kienitz, Plant Manager, recognized that in order to

Services to Enhance Potential: Strengthening Workplace Practices With Training

Reported Year
2020
A key client, which comprised 70% of STEP’s total sales, requested that STEP become certified to ISO 9001:2015 in order to continue doing business with them. Additionally, after being awarded funding for training through the state of Michigan, STEP was interested in investing in a variety of Lean training for its team members.

JIREH METAL PRODUCTS INC: Restoring Business Practices After COVID-19

Reported Year
2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated executive orders meant that Jireh Metal could only operate to fulfill essential business, resulting in a significant decline in sales. They recognized they needed assistance in navigating the disrupted manufacturing landscape.

Investing In Long-Term Workforce Training

Reported Year
2020
Understanding the importance of having consistent leadership throughout the organization, PiPP identified a need to train their supervisors. Because their supervisors were home-grown and did not have formal leadership training, there was a need for structured, principle-based leadership skills to be introduced.

Customized Costing Solutions Generate More Profit

Reported Year
2020
ATS has experienced rapid growth over the past three years. Moving into a new facility provided space for growth, but also brought challenges with layout and flow. ATS met with the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center-Northeast (The Center-NE), part of the MEP National Network™, to discuss their growing pains and challenges with keeping the
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