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MEP Success Stories from Ohio

FastLane Helps Triangle Precision Increase Capacity with Automation

Reported Year
2023
Triangle Precision contacted the Ohio MEP | FastLane, part of the MEP National Network™, to see how they could leverage automation to improve efficiency and provide more capabilities to new and existing clients in the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) supply chain. They also needed to renew their AS9100 and ITAR certifications. These certifications

New Facility with Optimized Operations Positions Costume Specialists for Growth

Reported Year
2023
Coming out of the pandemic, Costume Specialists was facing operational challenges with their space in the downtown facility. They turned to the MEP at CSCC to help them with a facility optimization and operational efficiency project. As part of the project, the Ohio MEP team developed a plan for a future single level facility and determined what

Tadlock Trailer Sales - Preparing for Expansion

Reported Year
2023
Tadlock Trailer Sales needed to take a closer look at their financials and profit margins. This also included an assessment on how the business entity is structured, along with other entities owned by the parent company. For help Tadlock turned to the team at OSU South Centers, part of the Ohio MEP and the MEP National Network™.

Plastilene Group: Revolutionizing Packaging in North America

Reported Year
2023
In 2019, Plastilene Group expressed their desire to enter the North American market, while recognizing the difficulties and uncertainties that a Latin American company faces in a fiercely competitive industry controlled by major multinational packaging companies. To enhance their strategic partnerships with food processors, material specialists

Continuous Improvement Activities for Food Processing Line

Reported Year
2023
The team at IFS provides fresh, nutritious foods packed daily and served the next day. With the introduction of IFS's lunch menu to local schools in the Cleveland area, the food processing line saw tremendous growth. The last step of the process is packing out the food trays into transferrable, returnable totes. However, this became a bottleneck

FastLane Supports Superior Aluminum with Product Design

Reported Year
2023
Superior Aluminum wanted to improve the screw cover design for the top and bottom rail of their square post products. The existing design required a tedious assembly process and did not allow for field modification. Superior wanted to make the product easy to install and speed up the assembly time required.

FastLane Provides Automation Assessment & Consulting

Reported Year
2023
The production process for one type of seal utilizes a semi-automatic welding process requiring repetitive, precise, manual alignment of parts leading to employee fatigue. The Gadjets team wanted a machine to automate the process to form and weld wire springs. They hoped to identify an alternative production process that would protect their

Workforce Training has Impact on Safety, Productivity and Culture

Reported Year
2023
Voyant Beauty has leveraged a strong connection with non-native English speaking populations to fill its positions. A challenge for Voyant was a communication gap that, at times, resulted in production problems like downtime and increased waste on the line. Adding to the problem was a shortage of qualified maintenance technicians to make sure all

Training for Expanding Opportunities

Reported Year
2023
The operating and machining software J.P. Jones was using became outdated and obsolete. J.P. Jones was facing the loss of current customers and the inability to take on new work. The problem was not only a software issue, but also a lack of training opportunities available for J.P. Jones employees even leadership purchased a new software product.
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