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MEP Success Stories from New York

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

PVA Achieves Rapid Growth and Manages its Stresses with CEG’s Help

Reported Year
2021
In 2019, PVA was poised to increase its annual sales revenues by more than 40 percent after working with the Center for Economic Growth (CEG), part of the New York MEP and the MEP National Network™, on several initiatives. These initiatives, coupled with a lean kaizen training, set PVA on a course for rapid growth. That resulted in stress and

Leadership Training Launches Big Impacts

Reported Year
2021
Hi-Lite has relied on the MEP National Network™ for many years. With rapid growth and multiple locations it is challenging to ensure that a company is always offering consistent quality and service to clients. A 2019 leadership workshop identified the need for a consistent method to develop, establish, and maintain process improvement around

Facility Layout & Plant Expansion

Reported Year
2021
The company’s 20%+ annual growth in recent years, primarily in their large automated cutting tables, has put stress on workflow, storage, product demonstration and verification capabilities. Currently, these large cutting tables are assembled in large sub-assemblies: table frame, gantry and electronics. The sub-assemblies are manufactured in

Matching Grant Helps Increase Productivity and Create Growth In Sales

Reported Year
2021
The distribution of the product is required to be maintained at a minimal 39 degrees. The company needed the trucks to have refrigeration. The company also needed to purchase additional production equipment. They were making a large investment and qualified for a matching grant from MTRC, part of the New York MEP and the MEP National Network™, for

Re-establishing an AS9100 Quality Management System

Reported Year
2021
NSM was previously certified to the AS 9100 standard but allowed their certification to lapse in 2012 when none of their customers required it. Management had a high level of confidence they could maintain the controls and discipline the quality system required without the need for a third party certification audit. The acquisition of a new product

LC Drives Improves Processes, Hires Talent, and Attracts Investment

Reported Year
2020
LC Drives required compressed air to build a full-scale manufacturing line that would improve and automate operations while enabling the company to fill orders and attract additional investment. LC Drives also needed a powder coating booth to improve the quality, durability and appearance of its motors, thus enabling the company to attract larger

Omnitek Partners LLC Receives Assistance with the Help of MTEC

Reported Year
2020
Given Omnitek’s government client base, an assessment and compliance based on the NIST 800-171 Guideline was necessary to keep these clients in the future. NIST 800-171 is a codification of the requirements that any non-federal computer system must follow in order to store, process, or transmit Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) or provide

MEP Support for Optical Prototype Component Technology Acceleration

Reported Year
2020
Optimax was introduced to a specialized optical measuring instrument through a local research facility, and realized their need for a similar instrument to develop better, more efficient optical coatings for their products for semiconductor applications. This project was identified as a top priority of Optimax during a coordination meeting with

Agri-Mark increase plant throughput to maximize usage of its member-owned milk

Reported Year
2020
Dairy production involves tough standards for food safety, and producing award-winning cheeses year after year requires diligent consistency on the factory floor. Agri-Mark leadership’s vision of steady growth requires that every worker understands some basics of continuous improvement. A cheese plant is sanitary by nature, but 5S training puts
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