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MEP Success Stories from Ohio

Highly Efficient Plant Layout

Reported Year
2023
In order to help achieve its future business goals of increased sales, Alloy contacted the Ohio MEP | MAGNET, part of the MEP National Network™, about analyzing its current manufacturing layout and then coming up with a future state layout and recommendations which maximized white (unutilized) space in the plant. This maximized value-added

CIFT and Gold Star Chili Partner On Product Development and More

Reported Year
2023
Gold Star Chili required the Ohio MEP | CIFT's technical support for a variety of retail and restaurant related products that required some level of product and/or process improvements. CIFT's technical expertise was also needed to help increase Gold Star's production capacity.

Highly Efficient Plant Layout

Reported Year
2023
Troy Chemical's existing manufacturing facility was a 28,920-square-foot facility located in Burton, Ohio. They had outgrown the facility and started to investigate moving their operation to a larger facility.ROI calculations for moving into a different building did not make financial sense, so Troy Chemical approached MAGNET, part of the Ohio MEP

CIFT Assists Toledo Spirits with PPE

Reported Year
2022
Faced with the prospect of being forced to shut down as a non-essential manufacturer in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Toledo Spirits saw an opportunity to not only help their community but also to continue to support their employees by being agile and transitioning to the production of hand sanitizer for healthcare and personal use

TLC Products New Building Layout

Reported Year
2022
TLC's manufacturing operation was in a 13,000-square-foot facility located in Cleveland. TLC also rented offsite storage for overflow inventory. The manufacturing facility did not have the space needed to grow the business and the space issues were also causing flow and process issues, which led to process inefficiencies.To alleviate the

CIFT Assists Honeybaked Ham with Automation

Reported Year
2022
The Honeybaked Ham Company facility located in Holland, Ohio was facing labor shortage issues. To solve this problem, the company needed to improve its operation. CIFT, part of the Ohio MEP and the MEP National Network™, met with the company, conducted a walk-through assessment, and determined that automation was needed, in the form of a robotic

Reforming Business Practices Through Continuous Improvement

Reported Year
2022
TruckCorp sought out MAGNET, part of the Ohio MEP and the MEP National Network™, for the center's expertise in operational excellence. TruckCorp wanted to make improvements on the shop floor and train operators to kickstart a new culture of lean disciplines, leading to increased efficiency and promoting business growth and development.

MAGNET Assists Dura-Line Growth Through Factory and Warehouse Kaizens

Reported Year
2021
Dura-Line was moving to a new facility and wanted to take advantage of lean principles. Current distribution layout and coupler layout were inefficient. Wastes included motion, transportation and others. The plant manager engaged MAGNET, part of the Ohio MEP and the MEP National Network™, to challenge current staff, including supervisors, to
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