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MEP Success Stories from New Jersey

Securing Defense Contracts: EPM’s Journey to Cybersecurity Compliance

Reported Year
2024
For Electro Product Management, staying ahead in the competitive defense sector meant meeting increasingly stringent cybersecurity requirements. With most of their defense clients now mandating NIST SP800-171 compliance for both new contracts and continued business, it was clear that achieving this standard wasn’t optional—it was essential. As a

Blending Tradition with Modern Expertise: GEMCO’s Certification Journey

Reported Year
2024
GEMCO faced a pressing challenge: meeting the growing demands of its clients while maintaining its reputation for excellence. The PMP® (Project Management Professional) certification emerged as a pivotal requirement, not just as a credential but as a stepping-stone to growth. For GEMCO, achieving this certification was key to maintaining

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

GEMCO is Leading the Way: Creating a Culture of Continuous Learning in Manufacturing

Reported Year
2024
“A huge motivator in the industry is competition,” says Casey Bickhardt, President and CEO of GEMCO. One of the key ways in which manufacturers like GEMCO stay competitive is by consistently upskilling and reskilling their employees. Bickhardt, the fourth-generation leader of GEMCO, started her career in one of the most unlikely of places—sweeping

HK Metalcraft Upholds Reputation for Quality Management with Internal Audit Training

Reported Year
2023
HK Metalcraft was facing an aging workforce without the talent pipeline to fill the coming gaps. For General Manager John Speidel, a manufacturing leader with over 20 years of experience in the industry, “The challenge that brought us to NJMEP was increasing the number of resources we have capable of performing internal audits and collecting

Falstrom Company Committed to Continuous Improvement and Partners with NJMEP

Reported Year
2022
As a defense manufacturer they are required to be compliant with the new CMMC regulations. Organizations are required to manage cyber security threats and apply effective processes and controls in place to respond and recover from breaches. As a smaller company, they needed support. They enlisted trusted advisor NJMEP, part of the MEP National
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