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MEP Success Stories from New York

Manufacturing Efficiency & Flow Improvement

Reported Year
2021
The changeover process on Raymond Hadley Corp.'s main production line was leading to capacity constraints due to long clean times in addition to required re-cleans. Additionally, they were experiencing long retrieval times in the warehouse for material handling and retrieval, which resulted in inefficiencies with material handling and storage. For

Facility Layout and Flow Improvement

Reported Year
2021
C&D Assembly, Inc. specializes in rapid-prototype and low to mid volume, high-mix contract manufacturing. The current layout constrained the process flow in the final steps in the production process leading to increased inventory (WIP) and excess handling (motion and movement). To remain competitive and accommodate increased volume, C&D requested

Prixel Press Leverages TVCOG & CEG for Prototyping & Commercialization

Reported Year
2022
Brandon Gamm wanted to move beyond the prototyping stage to a mass-manufactured product. For help Gamm turned to the Center for Economic Growth (CEG), part of the New York MEP and the MEP National Network™, and Tech Valley Center of Gravity (TVCOG), a maker space in Troy.

Automated Inventory Management With Barcode Scanning

Reported Year
2020
RMC needed to automate its supply chain management process to maintain its well-established customer service reputation. Continuing to use a manual process despite an increase in workload would likely have led to more issues with data entry, inventory counts, shipping, tracking, and valuable time lost in finding and fixing errors.

How Value Stream Mapping Helped REELEX Tackle Its Future Growth

Reported Year
2022
REELEX Packaging Solutions Inc. found itself on an upward trajectory in spring of 2021 due to an increase in demand for the patented REELEX machines. Leadership determined that the best course of action to manage this growth would be to utilize the benefits of value stream mapping to guide effective practices and processes for future demand, market

Sotek, Inc. - QMS Internal Auditing Support

Reported Year
2022
The company has been ISO 9001:2015 certified but had struggled to consistently complete the required internal audits, consequently putting at risk their certification and potential revenue from customers that require quality management system certification. For the past three years, Sotek has engaged Insyte Consulting, part of the New York MEP and

Taking Action Against Productivity Losses

Reported Year
2022
Pladis Global’s Horseheads, NY plant requested assistance from AMT, part of the New York MEP and the MEP National Network™, with a project to increase the OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) on one of their packaging lines. The OEE prior to the project was 20-30% and the goal was to achieve greater than 60% OEE.

Innovative EDM Machine Made in the USA

Reported Year
2021
EDM machining surpasses the limits of traditional machining with the ability to drill, etch, and cut more complex jobs with precision accuracy using any conductive material. New and existing customers - especially from traditional machine shops - need support choosing, installing, configuring, and deploying advanced machines. Titan recognized that

Quality Management System Implementation and Certification for Start-Up Company

Reported Year
2021
The owners have extensive experience working in the aerospace industry and recognized they needed to achieve AS 9100 certification in order to increase sales in this market. As a start-up, however, they faced a challenge that they had little to no document structure or established processes to build upon.

How Grit and Dedication Changed a Company’s Fortune in Two Months

Reported Year
2021
Mr. Reynaldo Zapata, Founder and CEO, wanted to secure a Department of Defense (DOD) contract because he felt it was crucial and urgent to keep his business going. Qualitech needed to be cyber secure for the DOD and Northrop Grumman and they needed to do it quickly. The cybersecurity team at the NYMEP Manufacturing and Technology Enterprise Center
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