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MEP Success Stories from Ohio

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

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

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The operating and machining software J.P. Jones was using became outdated and obsolete.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.

Automation in Plant Increases Employee Morale and Output

Reported Year
2023
Vanamatic leadership wanted to increase the output at their Delphos facility, thereby improving the employee work environment from a labor-intensive environment to a more automated one. Their current process was manual and labor-intensive. This enhancement would directly affect both output and employee morale.

Adjusting For Growth

Reported Year
2022
AHS needed to be prepared to take on the challenges of exponential growth.

Press Operator and Frontline Leader Training Yield Significant Impacts

Reported Year
2022
The pandemic presented Simpson Strong-Tie with increased sales as housebound property owners have turned a renewed attention to home improvements. Already a market leader at 70% of the market share, Simpson Strong-Tie must continue to attract and retain top talent to fuel continued growth. However, candidates for these in-demand occupations are
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