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MEP Success Stories from New Jersey

Balancing Productivity and Progress: SWEMCO’s Certification Triumph

Reported Year
2024
For SWEMCO, maintaining its competitive edge in the fast-paced electronics manufacturing industry required constant adaptation and improvement. Certifications were critical—not just as a badge of compliance but as a way to ensure their workforce had the skills needed to meet the rigorous demands of their clients in the aerospace, defense, medical

Edmund Optics®: Pioneering Success Through Certifications and Workforce Advancement

Reported Year
2024
Edmund Optics is always on the lookout for ways to continue growing and avoid any inefficiencies that could slow down their growth if not addressed. As they sought to break into the booming biomedical industry, they quickly discovered that earning the ISO 13485 certification—essential for working with this sector—was no small feat. On top of this

The Hotrod of Custom PCs: MAINGEAR Shaves Minutes Off Production Time

Reported Year
2024
On the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, where technology demands were booming as many businesses had to divert operations to remote models to keep operating as the lockdown ramped up, a shift that put businesses like MAINGEAR on the frontlines alongside health sciences manufacturers as providers of essential products. MAINGEAR ran into an all-too

Norwalt Design Finds Time for Employee Upskilling Amid Rapid Growth

Reported Year
2023
With the rapid growth that Norwalt has been experiencing comes its own set of challenges, most notably in facilitating programs like employee training and upskilling. In the wake of COVID, where Norwalt’s production was increased significantly to keep up with demand for COVID Test Kits and other essential goods, the Norwalt team needed assistance

Mac Products Achieves Robust Growth Through Process Enhancements Facilitated By MEP

Reported Year
2023
The relationship between MAC Products and NJMEP, part of the MEP National Network™, goes back nearly a decade, beginning with some lean training. “We continually kept engaged with the MEP over the years,” says Eddie Russnow, President of MAC. “With this latest grant that we got from the state for training, it’s all been based around the process

Technology Isn't Going Away: Minor Rubber Implements CMMC 2.0 to Stay Ahead of Cyber Threats

Reported Year
2023
With the onset of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0—a complex and rigorous process that determines how securely your organization creates, handles, and disseminates Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)—there’s a chance that, without meeting these new compliance standards set forth by the Department of Defense, suppliers can

Jersey Shore Awning Co. Inc. Does More with Less

Reported Year
2023
Wade McClellan, third generation CEO of Jersey Shore Awning Co., and his two brothers have been involved in the business as far back as he can remember, with Wade taking over in 2015. Wade was forced to reevaluate the operation and look for areas of improvement that could increase efficiency to lessen the demand of the team and himself, without

The Last of Its Kind: La Favorite Industries Inc. Continues to Pioneer

Reported Year
2023
La Favorite Industries is one of the only manufacturers left in the United States producing these highly specialized components. With La Favorite's critical role in the energy market, the need to have the latest quality management system (QMS) is pivotal in providing clients with products and services that meet all their regulatory requirements.

Fidelity Industries Inc. Used R&D Tax Credits to Expand Designs and Capabilities

Reported Year
2023
NJMEP, part of the MEP National Network™ , came into the picture about 10 years ago and originally worked with Fidelity Industries to help them get lean and optimize certain areas of their production and manufacturing processes. Since 2016 NJMEP has been helping them on exploring various cost-saving methods, particularly in reference to research
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