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MEP Success Stories from Nebraska

Webinar and Follow-Up Assistance Leads to Investment in Company Growth

Reported Year
2022
Gary Bales, President of ISSI, was looking for funding to help modernize their systems to facilitate growth and improve profitability. attended a webinar that was sponsored by the Nebraska Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), part of the MEP National Network™, which discussed services offered by the Mid-America Trade Adjustment Assistance

Quality Management Program Leads to Economic Impacts for Company

Reported Year
2022
After having discussions with the Nebraska MEP staff, NCP owners Ryan and Beau Colllison realized that they would need to develop better processes and a quality management program to help grow the company. Specifically, they wanted to examine and measure how these process improvements would be managed and the roles of management team members based

Food Safety Training Leads to Substantial Improvements

Reported Year
2022
Tasty-Toppings, Inc., decided that it would be beneficial to attend a FSPCA (Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance) Human Food Course which was brought to their attention by the Nebraska Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), part of the MEP National Network™, and the Food Processing Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Tasty

Equalizing Temperatures for Meat Tempering Facility

Reported Year
2021
In 2019 Glenn Valley Foods moved into a brand new state-of-the-art meat processing facility. After the move Glenn Valley Foods observed reduced yields due to uneven tempering in their new tempering room. They needed to better understand the temperature uniformity (i.e., cold vs. hot spots) within the room and adjust their process. For help the

ISO Certification Polishes Metalworks, Inc.’s Reputation

Reported Year
2021
Metalworks' COO knew a number of the company’s biggest customers were asking about ISO certification in the bidding process. Mike Nagle of the Nebraska MEP, part of the MEP National Network™, and Dan Johnson of HQMS spent one half-day touring the facilities to determine how Metalworks could improve their operation and become ISO 9001:2015 certified

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Procedure Review

Reported Year
2021
STANLEY was interested in evaluating its Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) procedure at its Lincoln manufacturing facility as part of its continual improvement initiative. The ESD procedure is a safety protocal used to test and control electrostatic discharge when an associate enters the assembly floor. Garth Jack, Director of Quality and Regulatory

Energy Assessment and Recommendations

Reported Year
2020
When meeting with the staff of the Nebraska MEP, part of the MEP National Network™, C.S. Precision discussed being interested in continuous improvement strategies that could result in cost savings, or cost avoidance. The Nebraska MEP informed C.S. Precision of the energy assessment capabilities available through the MEP and the College of

Tielke Sandwiches Ensures Safety of Product for Consumer

Reported Year
2020
Tielke Sandwiches wanted to continue to produce safe quality products and be in full compliance with food manufacturing regulations, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in particular. It was necessary to ensure that there was a preventive controls-qualified individual on staff that could oversee food safety and quality control. Tielke

McCain Foods Reaps Waste Reduction Benefits

Reported Year
2020
Under the guidance of the plant manager and his staff, McCain Foods’ on-going continuous improvement initiatives addressed raw material process losses with the goal over the summer of 2018 to reduce the amount of onion waste leaving the facility, while also increasing the total volume of packaged product.